Arte contemporânea e o campo expandido da comida: criação de redes e imaginário crítico sobre sistemas alimentares

Abstract

This research investigates how some works of contemporary art have related to food in a systemic way and how they contribute to the formation of a critical and poetic imaginary about food systems. The main works covered have in common that they were created by artist collectives or based on an artist's proposal and realized through a network of collaborators, often involving different publics. The research is divided into two parts: Canteiros [Planting beds] and Fazer junto [Doing it together]. Canteiros explores three historical references from the 1960s to 1980s: the series Inserções em circuitos ideológicos [Insertions into ideological circuits] by Cildo Meireles; Arte de Sistemas from the Argentine conceptualism of CAYC – Centro de Arte y Comunicación (Art and Communication Center); and Joseph Beuys' projects with multiples and food. Fazer junto looks at artistic productions made in Brazil between 2002 and 2019: works by Poro that have to do with food, cooking, graphic imaginary, picnics, street food and public space; works by Thislandyourland collective related to land issues, agri-food incursions, autonomy, harvests and community preparations; and, finally, works by Jorge Menna Barreto that explore the relationship between food-landscape-society, agroforestry, sites and contexts specifics.