Conversation with Paulo Venancio Filho and Vivian Crockett

On the occassion of TUNGA: Vê-nus, Luhring Augustine is pleased to host a conversation between the curator of the exhibition, Paulo Venancio Filho, and New Museum curator, Vivian Crockett, on Saturday, January 14 at 3pm.

TUNGA: Vê-nus will be on view in our Tribeca location January 14 – February 25, 2023, with an opening reception on Friday, January 13 (5:30–7:30pm). Organized by Brazilian art historian, curator, and writer Paulo Venancio Filho, this exhibition sheds light on the late Brazilian artist's drawing practice, a lesser-known aspect of Tunga's oeuvre, but one that was no less central to his project than his renowned sculptures, installations, and performances. Works on paper from throughout his career will be presented alongside a number of key sculptures.

Link for more information about the exhibition.

Paulo Venancio Filho is a curator, art critic, professor at the School of Fine Arts/UFRJ. He has published texts on several Brazilian artists, including Antonio Manuel, Hélio Oiticica, Cildo Meireles, Lygia Pape, Waltércio Caldas, Mira Schendel, Franz Weissmann, Anna Maria Maiolino. He was curator of the following exhibitions: Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis (Tate Modern, London, 2001), Piero Manzoni (Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, 2015), Tunga: Conjunções Magnéticas (Instituto Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, 2021), Miró/Calder (Casa RM, Rio de Janeiro, 2022), and more.

Vivian Crockett (b. 1983, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a New Museum curator and Brazilian-American scholar focusing largely on modern and contemporary art of African diasporas, Latinx diasporas, and the Americas at the varied intersections of race, gender, and queer theory. Crockett previously worked as the Nancy and Tim Hanley Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA). Her scholarly contributions can be found in publications from several institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Modern Art; The Studio Museum in Harlem; Leslie-Lohman Museum; and Museu de Arte de São Paulo; among others.