Paulo Nazareth Contemporary Art Ltd. [2nd edition]

The reference book on the series Notícias de América, a game-changer in the artist’s production, Paulo Nazareth, Arte Contemporânea/LTDA receives a new, revised and expanded edition.
Paulo Nazareth Contemporary Art Ltd.(2nd edition) narrates the artist’s travels from the south of the Americas up to the north, in the United States. Not getting his feet wet throughout the trip, he carries dust for one year, going from Rio Grande to New York, where he washes his feet in the Hudson River before going on to show his work at Art Basel Miami Beach.

A walking, performing, artist, debating racial, national and continental issues that are so pertinent in Brazilian contemporary arts discussions, he faces the challenge sweetly and generously, breaking political, social and linguistic barriers. Encounters, exchanges, discoveries and creations throughout the journey expose not only the process of creating art objects, but also an artist on the move.
This new, bilingual edition features over 170 images and new writing. The volume includes an interview with the artist conducted by Janaina Melo, as well as collaborations by Renato Silva and Matthew Wood, Kiki Mazzucchelli, Maria Angélica Melendi, Hélio Alvarenga Nunes, Walter Chinchilla, Julio Calel, Edgar Calel, Pedro Calel, Helena Braunštajn, Judith Pedroza and Paulo Nazareth.

Excerpt
“My definition of fatherland grows every day... born in Brazil, I’m Latin American, and as a Latin American, I’m also Mexican... I belong to each land my feet have touched... there is no way to divide these lands using an imaginary line called a border... maybe that’s why they built the wall on the north: an attempt to prevent Mexico from continuing to be Mexico inside the United States.” Paulo Nazareth

About the artist
Old man born in Nak Borun/Vale do Watu — Pindorama Central [BR], Abya Yala do Sul. Paulo Nazareth/Paulo da Silva is a craftsman, spell collector and reza brava apprentice. A wanderer, son of Ana Gonçalves da Silva, he lives and works around the world. He’s a student of Mestre Orlando dos Santos Ferreira (Bahia artist who makes carrancas and lives in Belo Horizonte-MG). Mandingueiro since he was a tot, he learned to walk and make art with his hands from a young age. Valdomiro Flores, Kaiowá rezador/shaman, brought Paulo to his real name, Awah Jeguakaih Nredah, in a Friday morning, after Thursday night’s big prayer, before Kachará went on the African path to learn more about his family’s Black-skinned men and women. Paulo carries many names, heteronyms, aliases and nicknames, Awa Jeguakaí Rendá, Awa Oguatua, Awa Jopará, Kachará, Bombom, Palmital, Cabeludo, James Brown, Jackson Five, Valderrama, Carlito, Bob, Rasta, Afro, Paulo, Mestre Paulo, Paulo Sérgio, Mohamed, Mohammad Nazareth, Nazareth de Jesus, Bin Laden, Osama, Al Qaeda, Talibã, Che, Ernesto Batista, Zé, José, João, Pedro, Pau Mulato, Bugre, Borun, Fi da Ana, Filho da Ana, and others, still, and all of it is his work. His solo shows include Honey, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, EUA (2025); Patuá/Patois, WIELS, Brussels, Belgium (2025); Luzia, Museo Tamayo, Mexico City, Mexico (2024); Esconjuro, Inhotim, Brumadinho, Brazil (2024), among others. His work is part of the permanent collection of MoMA — Museum of Modern Art, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), Pinault Collection, Tate Modern and Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, among others.

About the authors
Kiki Mazzucchelli is a Master in Art History (20th Century) from Goldsmiths College, London. She’s an independent art critic and curator, living and working in London and São Paulo.
Maria Angélica Melendi, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, lives and works in Brazil since 1975. She's a professor at UFMG’s School of Fine Arts, and a researcher of Latin-American contemporary art.
Hélio Alvarenga Nunes is an artist, with a Master’s degree from UFMG’s School of Fine Arts, and a researcher at the research groups Estratégias da Arte numa Era das Catástrofes [Art Strategies at the Time of Catastrophes] and 3o Grupo próxima paisagem: escola de arte provisória [3rd Group next landscape: provisory art school].

Walter Chinchilla is an artist and painter, Guatemalan immigrant, who met Paulo in the Southeast-Southwest travel through the United States of America in early January 2012.
Julio Calel is an athlete and painter in San Juan Comalapa. He met Paulo in July 2011, in Guatemala.
Edgar Calel is a Guatemalan artist with a degree from the Higher School of Arts in Guatemala City. He met Paulo in Nicaragua in July 2011 and they walked together North, towards Guatemala.
Pedro Calel is a father of ten, agricultor and painter in San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala. He met Paulo in July 2011, in Guatemala.

Janaina Melo is a curator, educator and cultural manager with over 20 years of experience in museums and other Brazilian cultural institutions. She lives and works in Belo Horizonte.
Helena Braunštajn was born in Serbia, and lives and works in Mexico. Her professional work is constantly transiting between History, Art and Philosophy. Her work develops in the field of contemporary arts, with a focus in collective creation and shared authorship projects.
Judith Pedroza is an artist, writer and manager of intercultural projects based in Chicago. Here themes explore dignity, emancipation, future, and history rewriting. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from UNAM and a Master's in Visual and Critical Studies from SAIC (2015).

Specifications
Title Paulo Nazareth: Arte contemporânea / LTDA (2a edição)
[Paulo Nazareth Contemporary Art Ltd.(2nd edition)]
Artist Paulo Nazareth
Writing Renato Silva e Matthew Wood, Kiki Mazzucchelli, Maria Angélica Melendi, Hélio Alvarenga Nunes, Walter Chinchilla, Julio Calel, Edgar Calel, Pedro Calel, Janaina Melo, Helena Braunštajn, Judith Pedroza and Paulo Nazareth
Language Portuguese and English
Page count 196
Publisher Cobogó
ISBN 978-65-5691-173-1
Format Softcover
Size 18 x 22 cm
Year 2025
Price R$ 168.00