Edited by Renato Silva. Text by Diane Lima, Adele Nelson. Interview by Igor Simões.
A deep dive into the Brazilian artist whose work “intertwines botany and a sense of magical transformation from a Black female perspective” —the New York Times
This is the first-ever monograph on the influential Brazilian artist Rosana Paulino (born 1967), offering a comprehensive overview of her entire career. Paulino’s practice, which spans drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture and installation, often addresses the violence and discrimination suffered by Black women in Brazil as a result of racism and the lasting legacy of slavery. Exploring the impact of memory on psychosocial constructions, Paulino introduces references that intersect the artist’s trajectory with the history of Brazil, effectively reconstructing images, memories and mythologies. As she puts it, “I’m concerned with the issue of archetypes and of psychology, a Black female psychology.” This momentous volume features abundant reproductions of drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures and installations, as well as photographs from key exhibitions in the artist’s career. It also includes previously unpublished essays by curator Diane Lima and art historian Adele Nelson and an interview with the artist by curator and scholar Igor Simões.
STATUS: Forthcoming | 8/25/2026
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Published by SKIRA. Edited by Renato Silva. Text by Diane Lima, Adele Nelson. Interview by Igor Simões.
A deep dive into the Brazilian artist whose work “intertwines botany and a sense of magical transformation from a Black female perspective” —the New York Times
This is the first-ever monograph on the influential Brazilian artist Rosana Paulino (born 1967), offering a comprehensive overview of her entire career. Paulino’s practice, which spans drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture and installation, often addresses the violence and discrimination suffered by Black women in Brazil as a result of racism and the lasting legacy of slavery. Exploring the impact of memory on psychosocial constructions, Paulino introduces references that intersect the artist’s trajectory with the history of Brazil, effectively reconstructing images, memories and mythologies. As she puts it, “I’m concerned with the issue of archetypes and of psychology, a Black female psychology.”
This momentous volume features abundant reproductions of drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures and installations, as well as photographs from key exhibitions in the artist’s career. It also includes previously unpublished essays by curator Diane Lima and art historian Adele Nelson and an interview with the artist by curator and scholar Igor Simões.
