Paulo Nazareth
Untitled (my image of exotic man for sale with the Kombi volkswagen), 2011
Photo printing on cotton paper
45 x 60 cm
Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proof
Copyright The Artist
In 2010, as part of a project titled Noticias de América (News from the Americas), Brazilian artist Paulo Nazareth embarked on a journey on foot from Belo Horizonte to New...
In 2010, as part of a project titled Noticias de América (News from the Americas), Brazilian artist Paulo Nazareth embarked on a journey on foot from Belo Horizonte to New York, crossing fifteen countries on the way. After almost thirteen months of traveling, the artist washed his tired feet in the Hudson River and headed to Miami to participate in the city's famous art fair.
Once there, he displayed the documentation of his trip (photographs, drawings, handwritten notes etc.) next to a 1978 Volkswagen pickup overflowing with bunches o bananas purchased in Guatemala, a symbol of the countries known as "banana republics". As the days went by, the aroma of the bananas ripening in the truck spread through the fair, inviting spectators to participate in the game
Nazareth also autographed the bananas that he sold and took photos with spectators, holding a poster with the inscription "My image of exotic man for sale. Banana Market draws attention to the commercialism of art and artists and to the imbalances of power that exist between producing and consuming countries.
Once there, he displayed the documentation of his trip (photographs, drawings, handwritten notes etc.) next to a 1978 Volkswagen pickup overflowing with bunches o bananas purchased in Guatemala, a symbol of the countries known as "banana republics". As the days went by, the aroma of the bananas ripening in the truck spread through the fair, inviting spectators to participate in the game
Nazareth also autographed the bananas that he sold and took photos with spectators, holding a poster with the inscription "My image of exotic man for sale. Banana Market draws attention to the commercialism of art and artists and to the imbalances of power that exist between producing and consuming countries.