Brazilian artist Antonio Obá investigates the erasure of Black identity from the historical, spiritual, and political narratives of Brazil. Placing Black bodies at the centre of his paintings, sculptures and performances, these figures are often positioned next to symbolic objects or scenes within Brazilian culture, revealing the biases that feed the country’s identity. Challenging the predominant imagery of white bodies within Brazil’s art history, Obá builds incredibly detailed historical tableaux in his paintings, with Black figures in lush landscapes or domestic settings, rewriting and constructing narratives lost to popular memory. The paintings and his installations are strikingly intimate in tone. They hold space for his own personal experiences, whilst his works also manage to tap into particular historical moments and wider contemporary conditions for Black Brazilians today.

Brasília

Pipa Prize

São Paulo

Mendes Wood Dm

Decurators

New York City

Brussels

Galeria Xxx Arte Contemporânea

Rio de Janeiro

Cândido Portinari Gallery

Auroras

Cape Town

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art

Paris

Pinault Collection

Instituto Tomie Ohtake

Museu De Arte Moderna De Sao Paulo

Porto Alegre

Santander Cultural

Museu De Arte Do Rio

Miami

Perez Art Museum

Ica Miami

Beijing

X Museum

Dhaka

Samdani Art Foundation

Antonio Obá

Estripulia: pula-carniça

Stranger fruits - genealogia