Until September 29, you can visit for free the exhibition ‘Ecos Armoriais‘. The show brings together works by 25 northeastern artists to exalt the art and culture of the sertões. It is an ode to ancestry and a dive into the Armorial movement, which spread the image of the Northeast in Brazil and around the world.
The exhibition is on display at the Shopping Lar Center, located at Avenida Otto Baumgart, 500 – Vila Guilherme. Previously, it was part of CASACOR 2024, one of the biggest interior architecture events in the Americas, but now you can visit it on its own. So, don’t miss this opportunity!
What will you find in ‘Ecos Armoriais’?
The exhibition is a collection of works by 25 Northeastern artists who are alive and still working. Thus, displaying a current vision of the region honored and reflecting the cultural plurality of the Northeast. Which is often portrayed with a xenophobic and prejudiced eye.
Items of design, wall paintings, woodcuts, poems and other pieces are used to celebrate the ancestrality of Northeastern popular culture. So, get ready to visit a rich exhibition full of Brazilianness.
The influence of Ariano Suassuna
‘Ecos Armoriais’ is inspired by the armorial movement, originated by the famous writer of ‘Auto da Compadecida’, Ariano Suassuna. Created in Recife in 1970, this movement believes in erudite art with Brazilian roots and helped the Northeast to portray itself in an autonomous way, with cordéis, for example.
Did you like to know more about this exhibition that was at CASACOR 2024? Visit ‘Ecos Armoriais’ for free at Shopping Lar Center, in the North Zone of São Paulo, and take part in the celebration of the riches and cultures of the Northeast with artists from the region being honored.