In the Baroque, beauty and the grotesque are always like opposites—it’s an aesthetic that deals with contrasts.
—Adriana Varejão
Gagosian is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by Adriana Varejão.
One of Brazil’s most renowned living artists, Varejão is perhaps best known for her incisive reflections on the rich yet conflicted history and culture of Brazil, embodied in her “azulejão” or “big tile” paintings, ongoing since the first iteration in 1988. These highly inventive paintings simulate azulejos, or painted tiles whose complex provenance connects Brazil with Portugal through …