Circuitos heterogêneos de arte contemporânea no Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

This paper discusses the Carioca artistic context in the early twenty-first century based on the concept of heterogeneous circuits, created by the Brazilian artist and researcher Newton Goto. During the period in question, Rio de Janeiro witnessed the proliferation of artistic actions in public spaces, in addition to the emergence of a large number of collective initiatives by artists and autonomous spaces of contemporary art. Facing the difficulty of entering a restricted and incipient art circuit, some artists start to create their own circuits, seeking new ways of circulation and existence for art. The aim of this text is to analyze some of the symptoms of the emergence of heterogeneous circuits in Rio de Janeiro and its impacts on the art system.