Da escravidão à liberdade: a imagem de Anastácia entre arte contemporânea, política e religião
Edilson Pereira
Abstract:Resumo O artigo recupera a trama histórica e as controvérsias em torno da imagem de Anastácia, acompanhando sua passagem e transformação entre registros históricos: de memória da escravidão, mágico-religiosos, políticos e de consciência racial, até chegar em um caso exemplar da arte contemporânea brasileira, com o trabalho do artista negro LGBTQIA+ carioca Yhuri Cruz. Tema de interesse de outros pesquisadores ao longo das últimas décadas, as reproduções e apropriações da imagem de Anastácia são analisadas para… Show more
“…The religious sacredness of (Slave) Anastácia was modified to reconstruct her face without the symbol of oppression. Renamed as Anastácia Livre [Free Anastácia], the new version of the holy card created by the black LGBT artist from Rio de Janeiro has gained widespread media attention in recent years and enabled a non-canonical and non-colonial way of producing monumentality (Pereira 2023).…”
“…The religious sacredness of (Slave) Anastácia was modified to reconstruct her face without the symbol of oppression. Renamed as Anastácia Livre [Free Anastácia], the new version of the holy card created by the black LGBT artist from Rio de Janeiro has gained widespread media attention in recent years and enabled a non-canonical and non-colonial way of producing monumentality (Pereira 2023).…”
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