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In 1993, Adriana Varejão began painting decorative tin-glazed tiles, also known as azulejos, into her practice. For the artist, these distinctive blue and white ceramics serve as metonyms for the colonial Portuguese presence in Brazil. 𝘈𝘻𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘫𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 "𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦" 𝘦𝘮 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢 (1999) captures a grisly scene of azulejos, as if the inert tiles were flesh disemboweled. Varejão sunders the façade of ornamental beauty with this sculptural painting, and in so doing re-enacts the violence incurred by practices of colonialism, trade, and cultural commodification. See 𝘈𝘻𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘫𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 "𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦" 𝘦𝘮 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢 (1999) on view in MCASD’s permanent collection galleries in La Jolla. MCASD’s new extended hours are Thursday to Saturday from 11AM – 7PM and Sunday from 11AM – 5PM. Reserve tickets today: https://lnkd.in/g7bjaBkh [Adriana Varejão, 𝘈𝘻𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘫𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 "𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦" 𝘦𝘮 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢 (𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘵-𝘚𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘍𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘩), 1999. Photography: Daniel Lang Farris Gallery]

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