Hélio Oiticica - Parangolé – Between Revolt and Poetry
Hélio Oiticica - Parangolé – Between Revolt and Poetry
| Author | Delmari Romero Keith and Marc Pottier |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Mousse Publishing |
| ISBN | 9788867495658 |
| Idea Code | 23284 |
This text questions the tension between Eurocentric and peripheral conceptualisms, positioning Oiticica’s work within the international Neo-Avantgarde, where life and art intertwine. Delmari Romero Keith and Marc Pottier’s research affirms art’s power as a vehicle for social protest and poetic-political critique, re-framing Oiticica’s work beyond conceptual and performative trends. The Parangolés revive a postmodern allegorical impulse, expressing atavistic references, ancestral rituals, and residual memory - drawn from Brazilian favelas and carnival - and linking the rhythms of the body with those of nature. This performative action, rooted in Neoconcretism and Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology, challenges Eurocentric artistic norms. In the Parangolés, the sacred meets the vernacular in a multidisciplinary blend of dance, movement, music, poetry, and vivid colours. They embody a fluid, hybrid identity that disrupts and protests against social inequalities. This genre hybridisation - a form of cultural cannibalism - absorbs both indigenous traditions and mainstream aesthetics, ultimately critiquing the status quo of the time.
| 204 p, ills colour & bw, 16 x 23 cm, pb, English/Spanish/French |
Mousse Publishing
