Will Furtado

3 weeks ago | will247.medium.com | Will Furtado

In the last decade, Brazil has witnessed decolonial movements that span all fields of social, political and cultural life. Will Furtado·Follow5 min read·--Exhibition View, “Funk: A Cry of Boldness and Freedom”, Rio Art Museum (MAR), 2023/2024. Photo: PRMy conversation with a friend I met in Rio de Janeiro started with an observation about curly hair.

Dec 10, 2024 | will247.medium.com | Will Furtado

When Glenn Ligon unpacked Robert Mapplethorpe’s colonial gaze. Will Furtado·Follow4 min read·--Glenn Ligon, Notes on the Margin of the Black Book, 1991–93. Off-set prints and text, 91 off-set prints, framed: 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (27.9 x 28.6 cm) each; 78 text pages, framed: 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (13.3 x 18.4 cm) each. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York,Gift, The Bohen Foundation 2001.180. © Glenn Ligon.

Dec 7, 2024 | will247.medium.com | Will Furtado

The shortcomings and failures of anti-colonial thinkers, and what we can learn from them.

Dec 6, 2024 | will247.medium.com | Will Furtado

These trans artists argue for a temporary humanity strike. Will Furtado·Follow6 min read·--Bruna Kury, Gentrificação dos Afetos. Commissioned by SHTV. Courtesy the artist and SHTV. Photo by André Medeiros Martins. Humans, or better said, those considered humans, are at the center of everything. But it hasn’t always been like that. For centuries humans and animals were held up to the same moral standards in the infamous animal trials that took place in Europe up until the 18th century.

Dec 5, 2024 | will247.medium.com | Will Furtado

A microcosm where trans community, digital poetry, artificial intelligence, video games and ceramics converge. Will Furtado·Follow5 min read·--Left: D’Andrade feat. Walla Capelobo,”Ultrapoetry archive”, 12" Vinyl, color print, single copy feat Jenny Granado aka Kebra, 2023. Photo: D’Andrade. Right: D’Andrade feat. Walla Capelobo, “Ultrapoetry archive”, 12" Vinyl, color print, single copy feat Eric XD, 2023. Photo: D’Andrade.