JONATHAS DE ANDRADE

‘I think that an artistic existence -which is not a privilege reserved to professional artists, nor is it always guaranteed to them- is related to a state of attention and urgency, that must be nurtured and be given space. That, in addition to having an aesthetic sensibility towards life. For that matter an understanding of art as an isolated field is ultimately uninteresting. [...] I see art’s strength in its ability to generate energy through absolute contradiction and disarray within a system; through its ability to use checkmates as impulses for movement and transformation, rather than seeing them as insurmountable ambushes.’

Jonathas de Andrade was born in Maceió, Brazil, in 1982\. He currently lives and works in Recife, Brazil. Solo exhibitions include: Staging Resistance, at Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam (Foam), in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2022); Jonathas de Andrade: One to One, at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA) (2019), in Chicago, USA; Visões do Nordeste, at Museo Jumex (2017), in Mexico City, Mexico; O peixe, at New Museum (2017), in New York, USA; Convocatória para um mobiliário nacional, at Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) (2016), in São Paulo, Brazil; and Museu do Homem do Nordeste, at Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR) (2014), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Courtesy Galeria Nara Roesler