The group show “Corpo Poético/Político” (Poetic/Political Body) is curated by Fernando Mota and proposes to embrace and shuffle possible readings on the symbolic and representative role of the human body in today’s poetics and politics. Through the direct image and the testimonies left by the body, a series of questions are raised around the inherent meanings and implications derived from what is considered poetic and/or political today.

Participating in the show are artists Ayrson Heráclito, Berna Reale, Bianca Turner, Jorge Soledar, Lenora de Barros, Lyz Parayzo, Maria Noujaim, Mano Penalva and Mauricio Ianês. The selected artists use different media and supports – in some cases, they allow the public to visualize not only the final result of the work, but also the process to achieve it. Their assessments of politics and poetics are unique and the way they distill both within...