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A Call to Action
In a solo exhibition at MAR, Panmela Castro shows that art and experience are inseparable: her works transform everyday rituals into acts of solidarityEntering Panmela Castro's exhibition, Ideias Radicais Sobre o Amor (Radical Ideas About Love), at the Museu de Arte do Rio (Rio Art Museum), feels like stepping into a conversation about what it means to be human. Love, connection, and care permeate the space—not as fixed ideas, but as dynamic and ever-evolving forces. Curated by Daniela Labra with support from Maybel Sulamita, the exhibition transforms the museum into an environment where love is simultaneously personal and collective, delicate and political, ephemeral and enduring.
Panmela Castro’s works are not just meant to be seen but to be experienced, touched, and felt. Her gestures, both playful and deeply serious, draw the viewer in—whether by drinking tea, opening a fortune cookie, or participating in another performance. Her art raises several questions: What does it mean to care for another? Can love, in its many forms, be cultivated through art? And if love is an act of reinvention, as Labra suggests in her curatorial text, how can we use it to transform the world around us?
By Jennifer Inacio
Originally published in Select on 11/21/2024.
Available at: https://select.art.br/um-chamado-a-acao/
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In the performance "Rupture," the audience leads a three-act ritual that closes a cycle begun by the artist in her first public performance in 2015, as part of the exhibition "Radical Ideas Of Love" at the Museum of Art of Rio (MAR).
In the first act, the audience offers a collection of pink lipsticks, with which the artist searches for the "perfect lipstick," symbolizing the pursuit of unattainable ideals — a metaphor for life's senseless dreams and goals. In the second act, they watch as the artist tattoos the image of a giant bear on her arm, opposite the apple tattooed in the first "Rupture." The bear represents strength and presence, symbolizing protection and belonging, reinforcing the weight of relationships built over time. In the third act, the audience cuts the artist's hair, ending cycles and creating space for the new in a gesture of rupture and renewal.
In the first act, the audience offers a collection of pink lipsticks, with which the artist searches for the "perfect lipstick," symbolizing the pursuit of unattainable ideals — a metaphor for life's senseless dreams and goals. In the second act, they watch as the artist tattoos the image of a giant bear on her arm, opposite the apple tattooed in the first "Ruptura." The bear represents strength and presence, symbolizing protection and belonging, reinforcing the weight of relationships built over time. In the third act, the audience cuts the artist's hair, ending cycles and creating space for the new in a gesture of rupture and renewal.
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Resultado do Campeonato "Luta no Museu"
Museu de Arte do Rio - 14/09/2024No último 14 de setembro, o Museu de Arte do Rio sediou o campeonato "Luta no Museu", onde gamers e especialistas em fliperama se reuniram para competir na exposição Ideias Radicais Sobre o Amor.
Após uma competição acirrada, a grande campeã Ana Alyce Ly levou para casa a serigrafia Femme Maison, uma obra rara da artista Panmela Castro. Agradecemos a todos os participantes e ao público por tornarem o evento um sucesso!
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Honra ao MéritoPerformance Honra Ao Mérito
Performance Honor to MeritThe performance emerges as a gesture of reparation and self-worth within the exhibition “Radical Ideas About Love”. By placing women, cis and trans, at the center of an action of recognition, the work reflects the power of self-love and community affection, while questioning the invisibility and historical erasure of these women. -
Radical Ideas About Love: Five O'Clock Tea
Ideias Radicais Sobre O Amor: Chá das Cinco“Chá das Cinco” (“Five O'clock Tea”) subverts the colonial tea ritual, transforming it into a space of resistance and community reunion. In this work, the act of drinking tea is rethought as a practice of communion and exchange, where visitors from different backgrounds share advice and reflections through notes left under the saucers. Each message becomes a link in a chain of shared knowledge, challenging historical narratives and proposing a different form of dialogue. -
*Radical Stories About Love* is an exhibition by Panmela Castro that features participatory works that encourage interpersonal connections. -
Campeonato "Luta no Museu"
Museu de Arte do Rio - 14/09/2024Gamers e especialistas em fliperama, chegou a sua chance! Neste sábado, 14 de setembro, rola o campeonato "Luta no Museu", onde você pode ganhar uma serigrafia exclusiva da Panmela Castro.
Dentro da exposição Ideias Radicais Sobre o Amor, no Museu de Arte do Rio, você poderá mostrar suas habilidades e conquistar o prêmio! O vencedor levará para casa a serigrafia Femme Maison, uma obra histórica e rara.
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Na fotoperformance "Consagrada", uso a escarificação para simbolizar o doloroso caminho de aceitação no mercado de arte. Estreando na galeria Luisa Strina, a obra critica os rituais de validação no sistema artístico, inspirada por referências como Catherine Opie. Recontextualizando essa prática ancestral, a performance questiona o custo da consagração no mundo da arte, misturando tradição e transgressão. -
O Culto Contra Os Embustes, foi realizado no último sábado, dia 17/08 no MAR como parte da programação da exposição Ideias Radicais Sobre O Amor, curada por Daniela Labra e Maybel Sulamita. No Culto colocamos uma intenção na queima do Embuste para fortalecer nossa auto-estima e energia vital e assim, romper com todo abuso e violência afastando os indivíduos malígnos de nossa vida.
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Abertura Ideias Radicais Sobre O Amor
Museu de Arte Do RioAbriu no dia 09 de agosto a primeira individual de Panmela Castro no MAR "Ideias Radicais Sobre O Amor" com grande presença do Público. Composta por 17 obras, entre inéditas e participativas, confira as fotos de quem passou por lá.
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Concorra as bonecas de Panmela Castro e Rosana Paulino da famosa Máquina de Pelúcia de Panmela Castro. -
Márcia Falcão, Artists in the Studio SeriesArtRio 2023
Panmela Castro opens her first SOLO exhibition at ArtRio. The artist will also be present at the stands of the Inhotim Institute and the Rede NAMI , as well as debate tables throughout the event. -
Deriva Afetiva Dakar Exibition
Opening of the exhibition at Instituto InclusartizOn August 18, Panmela Castro opened the exhibition Deriva Afetiva Dakar with a collection of works developed during the Black Rock Senegal artistic residency in Dakar, a residency created by the famous Obama portraitist: Kehinde Whiley.
Panmela Castro abriu em 18 de agosto a exposição Deriva Afetiva Dakar com uma coleção de obras desenvolvidas durante a residencia artística Black Rock Senegal em Dakar, residência criada pelo famoso retratista de Obama: Kehinde Whiley.
