Paula Nascimento is an Angolan architect and curator[1] who along with Stefano Rabolli Pansera curated the Angolan pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia which won the Golden Lion for "best national participation".[2]
Career
In 2011, Nascimento and Pansera founded Beyond Entropy Africa, a limited company registered in Angola. Beyond Entropy Africa focuses on Luanda as the paradigm of the urban condition of the African Sub-Saharan region, a type of city that is defined by a lack of basic infrastructures and a high density of population. In 2012, Beyond Entropy Africa curated the Angola Pavilion at the 13th Architecture Biennale in Venice [3] with the title of their partnership ‘Beyond Entropy’.[4] In 2013, Beyond Entropy Africa curated the Angola Pavilion at the 55th Art Biennale in Venice entitled ‘Luanda, Encyclopedic City’ featuring the work of photographer Edson Chagas.[5][6]
Other activities
In 2023, Nascimento was a member of the visual arts jury for the annual DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program.[7]
References
- ^ "La Biennale di Venezia - National Participations: Angola". labiennale.org. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ Toledo, Manuel (6 June 2013). "Africa triumphs at the Venice Biennale". BBC News. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Beyond Entropy Angola", Domus
- ^ "Beyond Entropy Angola" Archello
- ^ See Official Awards of the 55th International Art Exhibition online http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/news/01-06.html?back=true Archived 2013-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Golden Lions", Domus
- ^ Juries DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program.
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