Crimes Against Love - Crimes Contra o Amor
Cyríaco Lopes: CRIMES AGAINST LOVE June 13 – September 7, 2012 President’s Gallery, 6th Floor Closing Reception: Wednesday, September 4, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Curated by Claudia Calirman, Lisa Farrington & Thalia Vrachopolous Brazil has sanctioned same-sex civil unions throughout its territory and hosts the largest Gay Pride parade in the world. At the same time, the country has one of the highest rates of violence against homosexuals. Crimes Against Love memorializes some of these victims of intolerance. Each piece juxtaposes large format images of ravaged sculptures taken from Greco-Roman and Medieval collections of preeminent museums, all printed on fabric, with micro narratives taken from the newspapers. A law that would criminalize homophobia has been proposed in 2001 and is yet to be voted by Congress. Crimes Against Love é uma série de memoriais aos mortos na guerra urbana contra os homosexuais no Brazil. O país, que oferece união civil estável para pessoas do mesmo...