PROJECT TITLE
Song Dong no Brasil
EDITORIAL COORDINATION
- Luiza Mello
- Marisa Mello
GRAPHIC CONCEPT
Song Dong
TEXTS
- Sarina Tang
- Marcello Dantas
DESIGN
- Ruth Reis
- Natali Nabekura
COPY EDITING
Duda Costa
TRANSLATION
- John Norman
- Marise Barros
Song Dong develops conceptual works since the 1990s, even before they were accepted as legitimate forms of art in China. The artist became known for works using modest materials that point to the impermanence of life. The book is divided into three parts: the first has a text about the experience of Song Dong in Brazil. Written by the art critic Sarina Tang, who is also the creator of the book. Responsible for bringing the artist to the country in 2013, Sarina draws attention to the similarities between Brazil and China, as the recent urbanization of their surroundings, and the marginalization of Europe-US axis hegemonic contemporary art. Then recounts the history surrounding the realization of Regenerate exhibition at Galeria Barão, in São Paulo, which was curated by Sarina. The second part of the book presents images from the Regenerate exhibition held at Galeria Barão in 2014. The third part has the text “Sweet subversion” written by the curator Marcello Dantas about the presentation of Eating the city, performance held in Brasilia in 2015. The work reproduces models of the architectural heritage of the city, made of biscuits, sweets and chocolates.