2011-2012 at CURRENTS

• Shared and Divergent project: An exhibition in 2012 will feature works of art created by the artists' exchange residencies whereby Brazilian artists produce new work in China and Chinese artists do so in Brazil.
  • Marcos Chaves, from Rio de Janeiro, was in residence at Currents in the summer of 2011. (see below)
  • Caio Reisewitz, an artist who works in the medium of photography, was in residence in 2009 and 2010. (see below)
• Currents is producing a multi-year Chinese contemporary music and art project with major institutions in New York City, starting in 2012. (see below)
• Sarina Tang, founder of CURRENTS - Art and Music, in the media:
  • Profile in O Estado de S. Paulo, a major Sao Paulo newspaper (see link)
  • Profile in Stream magazine (see PDF)
  • Review written by Sarina Tang for ArtInfo on the eighth edition of Mercosul, the bienal representing South America (see link)

2011-2012 Program Details Marcos Chaves

Marcos Chaves's immediate response to Beijing’s environment compelled him to create a large-scale work within the first week. By the end of his stay, he completed three large-scale works. He returned to Brazil with a thousand images and memories of new experiences, which he is distilling into a series of photographs, as well as some videos.

Marcos Chaves met Pearl Lam's "Living Buddha" with Sarina Tang, in Shanghai

Caio Reisewitz, artist from Sao Paulo, born in 1967, works in the medium of photography. He was educated in Brazil and in Germany and trained professionally in both countries. His depiction of landscape reveals mysteries in nature rarely captured by photographic lenses. He surfaces hidden layers, provoking in viewers a deep emotional engagement with the subject matter he portrays. The architectural subjects he photographs come alive, and the material used in the architecture--wood, metal, and glass--interact with their surface and dimensional planes. He brings his unique perspective even to widely photographed areas, like the Iguassu waterfalls or the buildings in Brasilia.

Contemporary and traditional multi-disciplinary project

Currents Art and Music is embarking on a multi-disciplinary project, linking contemporary music and art to traditional literature, history, music and art from China. This starts with a new production of “Feng YiTing”, a chamber opera by renowned composer Guo Wenjing, directed by Atom Egoyan. Featuring Shen Tienmei, the Sichuan opera diva and famous Beijing opera performer Qian Qihu, the opera will be co-produced by Currents with Spoleto and Lincoln Center Festivals. The US premiere will take place in Charleston, South Carolina on May 27th, and performances in New York City begin on July 24th, 2012.