Vila Velha is an ecological paradise and one of the most important conservation units in Brazil. Its history, full of curiosities, presents a unique natural composition in the world, with sandstone trails and ancient rock formations. To "compete" with such a powerful nature through an art installation implies modesty.

In this way, with a design by the Paraná-born artist and architect Fernando Canalli, a type of circular mandala was created around a large, ancient central stone, leaving space for contemporary works. These are not gigantic, but on a human scale, close to the visitor, respecting the magic of the surrounding nature, in a respectful balance.

 It's always important to experience your generation and understand the new creative thinking of our world. Heritage is the fruit of generations speaking of their visions: present and future. In this project, it's very challenging, but also intelligent, to perceive the perspective of artists speaking to us about such a special place. We are at a critical moment in the Anthropocene, where nature is in danger. It's good to know how artists speak of this through their works, a way of speaking poetically about the subject without frightening anyone.

The “MON without Walls – Art in the Open Air” project, which broke the physical limits of the Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON) by bringing works of art to the gardens, is now going even further. Designated a Historical and Artistic Heritage site of the State of Paraná, the Vila Velha State Park will host previously unseen works of art, in partnership with the Museum.

 The "MON without Walls – Vila Velha" initiative is from the Government of Paraná, through the Water and Land Institute, linked to the Secretariat for Sustainable Development, Soul Parques, and the Oscar Niemeyer Museum.

 The exhibition is curated by Marc Pottier and conceptualized by Fernando Canalli. The participating artists are: Gustavo Utrabo, Tom Lisboa, Kulykirida Menihaku, Sonia Dias, Denise Milan, and Alexandre Vogler.

Inaugurated in 2024, the "MON Without Walls – Art in the Open Air" project broke the physical limits of the Oscar Niemeyer Museum's walls and embraced the public. The initiative has become a permanent invitation with interactive works of art in the outdoor area, inspiring the public and encouraging them to enter the MON.

The project, now in a new phase, in line with the state government's objective of disseminating art and culture throughout Paraná, brings this unprecedented artistic intervention to Vila Velha State Park.

 By bringing works of art to where the population is, in addition to sensitizing, raising awareness to the general public, we offer an environment for pause, deceleration, and inner reconnection. With this achievement, MON inaugurates a new chapter in its history, using all its expertise to reach even newer audiences and spaces, disseminating art.

Madeira piranheira, urucum, carvão, resina de ingá e concha de caramujo
60 x 180 cm

Totem.Tatu e Totem Urubu.Rei - Kulykirida Mehinaku

Vidro Laminado sobre estrutura metálica 
400 x 150 x 150cm

Imaginei um Vento Pintado – Gustavo Utrabo

Aço corten sobre base de areia 
110 x 300 cm

PARQUE ESTADUAL DE VILA VELHA
Rodovia BR-376, Km 515 
Vila Velha, Ponta Grossa - PR, 84000-000

Vila Velha State Park will host an outdoor art installation, a project of the Oscar Niemeyer Museum

 The “MON without Walls – Vila Velha” exhibition is curated by Marc Pottier and conceptualized by Fernando Canalli. The participating artists are: Gustavo Utrabo, Tom Lisboa, Kulykirida Menihaku, Sonia Dias, Denise Milan, and Alexandre Vogler. The opening will be on February 25th at 3 PM.

“Bringing works of art to Vila Velha State Park through ‘MON without Walls’ expands access to culture and integrates art, natural heritage, and territory. This initiative exemplifies the Paraná State Government’s commitment to decentralizing cultural policies and ensuring that art is present in different spaces throughout the state,” says Luciana Casagrande Pereira, Secretary of State for Culture.

“With this achievement, MON inaugurates a new chapter in its history, using all its expertise to reach even newer audiences and spaces, disseminating art,” says MON's CEO, Juliana Vosnika.

 Inaugurated in 2024, the "MON Without Walls – Art in the Open Air" project broke the physical limits of the Museum's walls and embraced the public. The initiative has become a permanent invitation with interactive works of art in the outdoor area, inspiring the public and encouraging them to enter the MON.

“The project, now in a new phase, in line with the state government's objective of disseminating art and culture throughout Paraná, brings an unprecedented artistic intervention to Vila Velha Park in partnership with the Museum,” informs Juliana.

 “When we bring works of art to where the population is, in addition to sensitizing the general public, who may not have the habit of entering a museum, we offer an environment of pause, of slowing down, of inner reconnection,” he says. “We understand that art increasingly helps with health.”

 Juliana comments that health professionals have been prescribing visits to museums and that research in psychology, art therapy, and cultural studies shows that visiting museums reduces stress, stimulates positive emotions, and promotes well-being. "In addition to strengthening identity and a sense of belonging, art allows connections with culture, memory, and collective narratives, fundamental elements for psychological well-being," she states.

Vila Velha State Park is an ecological paradise and one of the most important environmental conservation units in Brazil. In addition to a rich history full of curiosities, it boasts a unique natural composition in the world, with sandstone trails and ancient rock formations.

The curator, Marc Pottier, explains that the site also has many legends. "It used to be called Itacueretaba, or 'extinct city of stones,' according to the Apiaba people who lived there," he says. He also highlights that some rocks have unique shapes, such as a cup, sphinx, boot, turtle, Indian head, bottle, camel, and ship's prow. "Between these historical cliffs and the curious shapes they contain, one finds unique themes for reflection for contemporary artists," he comments.

 “The Oscar Niemeyer Museum, through ‘MON without Walls – Art in the Open Air’ (which aims to invite artists to create site-specific works in the Museum's gardens), called upon a group of artists to create a dialogue with this very special universe, thus giving their interpretations of the uniqueness of the place,” says the curator.

The Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON) is a state-owned property linked to the State Secretariat of Culture. The institution houses important references of national and international artistic production in the areas of visual arts, architecture and design, in addition to grand Asian and African collections. In total, the collection has approximately 14,000 works of art, housed in a space of over 35,000 square meters of built area, which makes the MON the largest art museum in Latin America.

Located in Ponta Grossa-PR, just one hour from Curitiba, Vila Velha State Park is the first state park created in Paraná, in 1953, and is currently a concession from the Government of the State of Paraná, through the Water and Land Institute, to Soul Vila Velha, a company of the Soul Parques Group.

The ticket offices are open until 3 pm. The park recommends arriving in the morning so that visitors can explore its attractions – Unimed Sandstone Trail, Furnas and Lagoa Dourada – enjoy the various gastronomic options and also take advantage of the adventure attractions – Zip line, Tree climbing and Cycling.

More information: https://parquevilavelha.com.br/

“MON Without Walls – Open-Air Art – Vila Velha”
Opening: February 25th, 3 PM
Vila Velha State Park
BR-376 Highway, Km 515, Jardim Vila Velha, Ponta Grossa - PR

 Oscar Niemeyer Museum
www.museuoscarniemeyer.org.br

A iniciativa “MON sem Paredes – Arte ao Ar Livre”, projeto que rompeu os limites físicos do Museu Oscar Niemeyer (MON) ao levar obras de arte aos jardins, realiza a sua primeira itinerância. O Parque Estadual de Vila Velha, tombado pelo Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico do Estado do Paraná, recebe obras de arte inéditas, numa parceria com o Museu. 
A iniciativa do “MON sem Paredes – Vila Velha” é do Governo do Paraná, por meio do Instituto Água e Terra, vinculado à Secretaria do Desenvolvimento Sustentável, da Soul Parques e do Museu Oscar Niemeyer. A curadoria do projeto é de Marc Pottier e o conceito de Fernando Canalli. Os artistas participantes são: Gustavo Utrabo, Tom Lisboa, Kulykirida Menihaku, Sonia Dias, Denise Milan e Alexandre Vogler. 

MON sem Paredes - Vila Velha

The traveling exhibition “Poty portrays Paraná” brings works by artist Poty Lazzarotto (1924–1998) to the Noble Hall of the Legislative Assembly of Paraná, an initiative by the Oscar Niemeyer Museum. Curated by Ricardo Freire, the show features a selection of 50 paintings, drawings, illustrations, and panel studies—part of the over 4,000 works by the artist that constitute the MON’s permanent collection.

Having received the responsibility to safeguard and preserve his precious legacy, the Oscar Niemeyer Museum has become a reference point for this brilliant Brazilian artist. One of its missions now is to go beyond the walls of MON and make his work reach an ever-growing audience.

Having received the responsibility to safeguard and preserve the precious legacy of Poty Lazzarotto, the Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON) has become a reference in the work of this brilliant Brazilian artist. One of our missions now is to go beyond the Museum’s walls and ensure that his work reaches an ever-growing audience.

On March 29, the anniversary of Curitiba—and coincidentally the birthday of artist Poty Lazzarotto—MON received the largest collection ever donated to the institution: approximately 4,500 pieces. The year was 2022.

Since then, MON has not only been the guardian of the works but also the facilitator of access to them. This collection includes over 3,000 drawings and 366 prints, as well as tapestries, carvings, serigraphs, and sculptures, among others. The donation was made directly by the artist’s late brother, João Lazzarotto.

These works further enrich MON’s collection, which has quintupled in size in recent years and now features approximately 14,000 artworks in a space of over 35,000 square meters of built area, making MON the largest art museum in Latin America. 

Poty Lazzarotto
Untitled, 1989
Lithograph on paper	
Collection Oscar Niemeyer Museum
Poty Lazzarotto Collection – Donated by João Lazzarotto

Untitled, 1994 
Ink, charcoal, and water-based paint on paper
Collection Oscar Niemeyer Museum
Poty Lazzarotto Collection – Donated by João Lazzarotto

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF PARANÁ
Praça Nossa Senhora de Salete, s/n - Centro Cívico, Curitiba - PR
Free admission from Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm

MON presents an exhibition of works by Poty Lazzarotto at the Legislative Assembly of Paraná

The Oscar Niemeyer Museum is presenting an exhibition of works by Curitiba artist Poty Lazzarotto (1924–1998) at the Legislative Assembly of Paraná. “Poty portrays Paraná,” curated by Ricardo Freire, includes 50 paintings, drawings, illustrations, and panel studies, which are part of the more than 4,000 works by the artist in the MON’s permanent collection.

“By being entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding and preserving Poty Lazzarotto’s precious legacy, the Oscar Niemeyer Museum has become a reference point for this brilliant Brazilian artist,” says MON’s director-president, Juliana Vosnika. “One of our missions now is to go beyond the museum’s walls and ensure his work reaches an ever-larger and more diverse audience,” she adds.

In his drawings and prints, Poty portrayed our State. “The development of Paraná begins with the Indigenous peoples belonging to the Tupi-Guarani and Jê language groups. Among the ancestors of our land, history—interwoven with legend—has preserved records of heroes such as Chief Guairacá, defender of the territory, and of fantastical figures like those involved in the legend of the Iguaçu Falls,” explains the curator.

The selected works explore the State’s chronology, highlighting the tropeiros, the arrival of European immigrants, the establishment of the railway in Paraná, and industrialization, among other aspects playfully depicted by the artist.

Since childhood, Poty’s drawing already hinted at the power of his graphic storytelling. In 1942, he entered the National School of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro, where he was introduced to printmaking by Carlos Oswald. Graduating in 1946, he earned a scholarship to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Upon returning to Brazil in 1948, Poty devoted himself not only to creating art but also to art education: in 1950, he organized the first printmaking course at the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) and taught courses in Bahia, Recife, and Curitiba.

Starting in the 1950s, his art expanded monumentally into public spaces through mural projects. Among his most iconic works are: “Historical Development of Paraná” (1953), the Teatro Guaíra mural (1969), and the mural for the Memorial da América Latina in São Paulo (1988).

On March 29, 2022, the anniversary of Curitiba—and coincidentally Poty Lazzarotto’s birthday—MON received the largest collection ever donated to the institution: approximately 4,500 pieces. 

This collection includes over 3,000 drawings and 366 prints, as well as tapestries, carvings, serigraphs, and sculptures, among others. The donation was made directly by the artist’s brother, João Lazzarotto.

These works further enrich MON’s collection, which has quintupled in size in recent years, establishing the Museum as one of the most important in Latin America. 

Poty Lazzarotto (Curitiba, 1924–1998) began his path in drawing, later delving into printmaking, where he became a master and creator of the first printmaking course at MASP. Much of his art is biographical, from childhood memories of trains and tracks to depictions of Curitiba’s characters and the settings they inhabit.

Poty’s drawings and prints are direct and straightforward. With this spontaneous style, he illustrated several works of Brazilian literature, such as “Os sertões” by Euclides da Cunha and “Grande Sertão: Veredas” by Guimarães Rosa. He also brought to life the controversial Curitibanos depicted in the short stories of another Paraná icon, Dalton Trevisan. 

His presence wasn’t limited to literature: Poty left his mark across Curitiba through his monuments and tiled or exposed concrete panels—a practice that began with the panel “Historical Development of Paraná” in 1953 at Praça 19 de Dezembro. Other examples include the panels on Nestor de Castro Alley, where he depicts, on one side, a past Curitiba, and on the other, the city’s evolution, arising among pine forests, inhabited by immigrants, and standing out for its urban planning. 

The collection donated to the Oscar Niemeyer Museum encompasses all of this work. It contains originals often reproduced in books and other publications about the artist, records from his 1967 Xingu expedition, and insights into a nearly unknown side of Poty. It also includes sketches, projects, and studies, allowing us to see the evolution of his style from youth to maturity. In this way, the collection is a true ethnographic material about the artist. 

Of course, the collection also comprises completed works like drawings, woodcuts, lithographs, metal prints, wood carvings, and concrete blocks: thousands of pieces that clearly demonstrate the artist’s versatility. Through Poty, we witness the art created and still being made in Paraná. 

Preserving not only this artist’s legacy but also his memory is, above all, a duty—one that the Oscar Niemeyer Museum has taken on and accomplished brilliantly.

The traveling exhibition “Poty portrays Paraná” brings works by the artist Poty Lazzarotto (1924–1998) to the Noble Hall of the Legislative Assembly of Paraná, an initiative by the Oscar Niemeyer Museum. Curated by Ricardo Freire, the show features a selection of 50 paintings, drawings, illustrations, and panel studies—part of the over 4,000 works by the artist in MON’s permanent collection.
Having received the responsibility to safeguard and preserve his precious legacy, the Oscar Niemeyer Museum has become a reference point for this brilliant Brazilian artist. One of its missions now is to go beyond the walls of MON and make his work reach an ever-growing audience.

Poty portrays Paraná

Exhibition

The ancient metaphor of the power of trees has never been more apt than when associated with the enduring connections with our Mother Africa. If we consider the metaphors of the gigantic baobab trees, from the harsher historical references associated with slavery by the "tree of oblivion" to the gentler ones by the famous tree from The Little Prince, the lessons learned would be analogous: "You become eternally responsible for what you have tamed," as Saint-Exupéry said.

Strengthening institutional ties, the Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON) received this important donation of African works from the Ivani and Jorge Yunes Collection (CIJY). Over more than 50 years, the couple acquired works spanning five continents. From Africa, 1,700 objects were donated to the Oscar Niemeyer Museum collection, which we congratulate for taking this timely step, enriching its collection and, at the same time, the entire African legacy in Paraná and Brazil.

By exhibiting objects from such diverse cultural heritages, we find an important common ground: within the Museum, these arts are elevated to the same artistic platform, placing African art on a par with world art. This is a way to honor the visual ancestry of the past and open up new avenues, routes, and perspectives for this art in the future.

Renato Araújo da Silva
Curator and specialist in African art

The exhibition "Africa, Artistic Expressions of a Continent" arrives at the Japanese Immigration Memorial in Assaí, in the north of Paraná. Curated by Renato Araújo da Silva, the exhibition brings together around 30 works, a cross-section of the grandiose African collection, with more than 1,700 pieces, donated in 2021 to the Oscar Niemeyer Museum. 

The initiative is part of Paraná's cultural policy of promoting and encouraging the democratization of art and culture, taking the collection outside the institution. The itinerancy is also in line with MON's proposals to become increasingly accessible to all audiences.

Taking art and culture beyond the established spaces, such as museums, theaters and institutions, is one of the noble premises of the current administration of the government of Paraná. Holding this exhibition - which is one of Oscar Niemeyer Museum's most significant - outside the physical confines of the MON proves the desire to democratize culture by bringing it to the public.

The traveling exhibition "Africa - Artistic Expressions of a Continent", which now arrives in Assaí, is the consolidation of a long and careful process that culminated in the arrival of one of the most important and significant collections of contemporary African art at MON and, consequently, to the people of Paraná. 

This exhibition is a selection of the generous donation of approximately 1,700 works of African art, the result of a partnership between the Oscar Niemeyer Museum and the Ivani and Jorge Yunes Collection (CIJY), in São Paulo. Since 2021, the collection has belonged to the state of Paraná.

Latin America's largest art museum, with more than 35,000 square meters of floor space, MON has quintupled its permanent collection and now has more than 14,000 pieces, making it one of the most important in South America. 

We understand that a museum exists from its collection, but it is from the interaction between the public and its works that culture and knowledge are disseminated, assets that make us more human. We are sure that the great collection of African art will offer the public of Paraná exciting and enriching experiences.

Juliana Vellozo Almeida Vosnika
CEO of the Oscar Niemeyer Museum

Africa, Artistic Expressions of a Continent

Wood, 53 x 19 x 11 cm
Baulê - Ivory Coast
Oscar Niemeyer Museum Collection

Wood, 52,5x 12x 11,5 cm
Senufo - Ivory Coast
Oscar Niemeyer Museum Collection

Wood, 109 x 29,5x 32 cm
Attie (akye) - Ivory Coast
Oscar Niemeyer Museum Collection

Female figure with jug (folk art), undated

Wood, 46x 19x 11,5 cm
Senufo - Ivory Coast
Oscar Niemeyer Museum Collection

Memorial da Imigração Japonesa 
Rua Presidente Kennedy, 480 — Assaí/PR

Oscar Niemeyer Museum brings collection of African art to Assaí

A section of the exhibition "Africa, Artistic Expressions of a Continent", held by the Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON), will be open to the public from October 17 at the Japanese Immigration Memorial in Assaí, in the north of Paraná. Curated by Renato Araújo da Silva, the exhibition brings together around 30 works. 

"The initiative is part of Paraná's cultural policy of promoting and encouraging the democratization of art and culture, taking the collection outside the institution," comments the Museum's director-president, Juliana Vosnika. "This initiative is totally in line with MON's proposals to become increasingly accessible to all audiences."

MON is the largest art museum in Latin America, with a floor space of over 35,000 square meters. It is state property linked to the Paraná State Department of Culture. With its natural vocation for visual arts, architecture and design, it has Asian and African collections. 

The exhibition is a selection of the donation of approximately 1,700 works of African art, the result of a partnership between the Oscar Niemeyer Museum and the Ivani and Jorge Yunes Collection (CIJY), in São Paulo. Since 2021, the collection has belonged to the state of Paraná.

MON was chosen to house the donation because of its technical conditions, management capacity and the institution's credibility. Other large collections have been donated to the Oscar Niemeyer Museum in recent years for the same reasons, such as more than four thousand works by the artist Poty Lazzarotto in 2022 and around three thousand works of Asian art in 2018. 

"For all these reasons, MON's collection has recently increased fivefold and now has more than 14,000 pieces, making it one of the most important in South America," explains Juliana.

The exhibition "Africa, Artistic Expressions of a Continent", organized by the Oscar Niemeyer Museum, can be seen in Room 4 of the MON in Curitiba. One section is now traveling to Assai.

According to the exhibitions's curator, Renato Araújo da Silva, the works donated to MON were acquired over more than 50 years by Ivani and Jorge Yunes, who have one of the largest art collections in Brazil. 

"With the exhibition at MON of objects from such different cultural heritages, we find an important common point here: within the Museum, they are elevated to the same artistic platform, bringing African art up to the level of world art," he says. "This is a way of honoring the visual ancestry of the past and opening up new plantings, routes and perspectives for this art in the future," says Renato.

The works in the collection come from countries such as Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique, among others. 

Renato Araújo da Silva is a historian with a degree in Philosophy from the University of São Paulo and co-author, among other published works, of the book "Africa in the Arts". A curator and researcher, he worked at the Afro Museum and held other exhibitions at museums such as the Sacred Art Museum in São Paulo.

The addition of the African art collection was part of a process to consolidate MON's frame of reference, which sets the institution apart by prioritizing the collection of art from Paraná and Brazil and expanding its non-Eurocentric gaze to Latin American, Asian and African art.

The Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON) is a state heritage site linked to the State Secretariat for Culture. The institution houses important references of national and international artistic production in the areas of visual arts, architecture and design, as well as large Asian and African collections. In total, the collection has approximately 14,000 works of art, housed in a space of more than 35,000 square meters, making MON the largest art museum in Latin America.

Africa, Artistic Expressions of a Continent" exhibition
Opening: 17/10/2025, at 11am
Exhibition period: until 25/1/2026
Location: Japanese Immigration Memorial (Rua Presidente Kennedy, 480, Assaí - PR)

Organized by the Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON)

The exhibition "Africa, Artistic Expressions of a Continent" arrives at the Japanese Immigration Memorial in Assaí, in the north of Paraná. Curated by Renato Araújo da Silva, the exhibition brings together around 30 works, a cross-section of the grandiose African collection, with more than 1,700 pieces, donated in 2021 to the Oscar Niemeyer Museum. 
The initiative is part of Paraná's cultural policy of promoting and encouraging the democratization of art and culture, taking the collection outside the institution. The itinerancy is also in line with MON's proposals to become increasingly accessible to all audiences.

Two characteristics, principally, distinguish the arts of Asia from the West. One of them is the anonymity of the author. The second is the absence of a hierarchy between the so-called “fine arts” and the “applied arts”. Asian people perceive the world holistically; they do not distinguish between the beauty of a piece of furniture, a garment, or a tool, which would be "applied arts", in the West, and that of a painting, a drawing, or a sculpture, the "noble arts" - "fine arts" -, for example. Everything for him reflects the creative breath, the Divine Hand that unveils the designs of the intellect and the soul and embodies itself in creation. For this individual, there is as much beauty and magic in a kimono, bowl, or chair, for example, as there is in a painting or sculpture by a great artist. 

In some places, such as Japan and China, the greatest art, if you can call it that, is calligraphy, writing that unites thought, reflected in words, to the hand gesture that concretizes it. In the entire continent, the Sacred has no authorship. Almost nothing is known of the skillful hands that created the wonders of religious statuary in India and elsewhere on the Continent. The artist's devotion is immortalized in its work... and leaves, leaving no trace of memory. We are transient... the work remains!

We're referring to the oldest cultures on the planet, along with Egypt, the Middle East, and the pre-Columbian Americas. In this universe, the weight of tradition imposes aesthetic norms that last for generations, making the contemporary eye unable to distinguish the differences between a thousand-year-old pottery and another that is only a hundred years old, or even more recent, for example. Therefore, in China, the great craftsman/artist is the one who reveres their masters. This made it dedicate itself to creating work as similar as possible to the original, often even copying the dynastic seal that was affixed to the porcelain that had been ordered by the imperial court. Copy or reverence to the author and original creation?

The opulence of Indian works confronts the silence of Japanese aesthetics. For the Japanese, Wabi-sabi (侘寂) is an emphasis on the notion of impermanence that permeates all things. Myanmar, formerly Burma, is called the “Golden Country”, due to the amount of gold that covers its temples and Buddhist pagodas, as well as their images. Those who contribute to cover these sacred monuments earn merits that will enable a better future incarnation, on the way to Nirvana, when our corporeal existence will be transformed into pure energy and will escape the cycles of Samsara, earthly life filled with suffering. Austere Pakistan, on the other hand, refuses to show off its beauty and takes refuge in the sobriety of modesty that the Koran, the holy book, imposes. However, as we are human, affection escapes due to the excessively fanciful architecture of the truck bodies that cross its roads.

However, nothing better demonstrates the richness of Asian artisanship than textiles. From the rudimentary shawl to the richest garment, weaving is the vast and wise repertoire of the civilizations that created them; in the same way, the shapes that clay and wood carved.

The Asian soul manifests itself in its most varied forms, to our delight. This is the purpose of our exhibition.

An ode to the beauty of Asian culture and people. 

It is with great pride and honor that we receive the exhibition “Ásia: A Mão do Povo” (“Asia: The Hand of the People”). A valuable sample of the rich culture of different countries in Asia.

They are works of unique beauty from countries such as China, India, Bangladesh, Japan, Tibet, Myanmar, Bhutan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, and Afghanistan, which will be able to be seen and appreciated here in Cascavel, thanks to the partnership built from 2022 between the Government of the State of Paraná, the State Secretariat for Culture, the Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON) and the city of Cascavel.

I understand that fostering culture in our city and region is contributing to the development of our citizens, who excel in their creativity and inventiveness.

I would like to thank the collector Fausto Godoy for his generosity in making these jewels from the Asian continent available to the people of Paraná, as it was through his sensitive eye and persistence that it was possible to have such a rare collection that is representative of the culture of these peoples.

I have always believed that investing in culture is to foster the development of tourism and the generation of new jobs, leveraging local commerce and the creative industry in the city, bringing new currency and further boosting economic development.

In 2022, Cascavel received the title of 2nd Best City in Brazil and the recognition of the National Confederation of Municipalities – CNM – as a Cultural Pole of the South of the Country. 

Cascavel goes further, building the present with an eye on the future, knowing that actions such as the one by MON in Cascavel enrich us in knowledge and, by extension, enrich our own culture.

Leonaldo Paranhos da Silva
Mayor of Cascavel

The Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON) is one of the icons of culture in Paraná. Since 2022, the institution has established an unprecedented bridge in its more than 20 years of history with the city of Cascavel. The MON Cascavel “antenna” expanded the reach of the Museum and allowed residents of the entire region to have access to collections previously restricted to the capital.

Now, we have the immense pleasure of presenting “Ásia: a Mão do Povo” (“Asia: The Hand of the People”) to the region's population, an immersion in the tradition and history of this continent, so far away and so close to us at the same time. Asian culture enhances the formation of the culture of the cities in the west of the state, generating interest and identification.

By presenting this exhibition, MON advances in the consolidation of its cell and the state recognizes the importance of Cascavel as a cultural-tourist hub. As a daughter of this wonderful land, I proudly join this tribute.

One of the main missions of the Secretary of State for Culture is to promote the preservation and dissemination of cultural goods in a decentralized way. Within this framework, the numerous initiatives of public cultural policies that the Government of Paraná has undertaken fit into this framework.

MON's extramural initiative not only proves that the Museum is in tune with contemporary museum flows but is also the implementation of the public policy of cultural decentralization established in the state of Paraná.

Art and culture are fundamental for human development and the construction of a more just and egalitarian society. May this exhibition contribute to the formation of new viewers and citizens.

Luciana Casagrande Pereira
Secretary of State for Culture

It is with great pride that the government of the state of Paraná takes to Cascavel the exhibition “Ásia: a Mão do Povo” (“Asia: the Hand of the People”). There are more than 160 works, part of the collection of the Oscar Niemeyer Museum, which will now be presented in the west of the state, in yet another action to democratize art and culture in the state of Paraná.

We want more and more people from Paraná from all corners of the state, from large and small cities, to have access to music, theater, and exhibitions. 

Our government plan was designed to provide for this decentralization and, year after year, we are putting projects into practice.

The State of Paraná Symphony Orchestra now leaves the Teatro Guaíra stages and takes its repertoire to various venues in different regions of Paraná. Our Ballet also follows this path and invades squares in open-air shows. And what about the “Cinema na Praça” ("Cinema on the Square") and “Trilhando pelo Paraná” (“Hiking through Paraná”) programs, which offer movies and theater plays to the population of cities with less than 5,000 inhabitants with low HDI? 

It is a joy to see art reaching all people from Paraná, especially this place, the Municipal Theater of Cascavel, which, since last year, has been receiving clippings from the MON collection and, this time, it presents, under the curatorship of Fausto Godoy and Marco Baena, the beauty and particularities of Asian culture.

Carlos Massa Ratinho Junior
Governor of the State of Paraná

Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted cotton fabric produced in the Deccan region of south-central India, which was formerly part of the Muslim Golconda Sultanate.

Traditionally, these canvases illustrated the performance of minstrels, known as chitrakars, who moved from village to village to tell the inhabitants, on improvised stages, stories of Hindu mythology. This art is found on large panels in Hindu temples as well.

The Kalamkari mostly depicts the Ramayana and Mahabharata religious epics. However, in recent times, artists have extended this iconography and have begun to illustrate the Buddha, musical instruments, small animals, flowers, and some Hindu symbols.

Only natural dyes are used in this technique, which involves 23 extremely complex and time-consuming steps. Many families in the region of Andhra Pradesh who earn their living from it have practiced the art of Kalamkari for generations. It suffered a period of decline but was revived, in India and abroad, by handicrafts, which were much appreciated by British colonists as decoration for their clothing.

A painting called Madhubani, also known as Mithila, is a form of art practiced in the Mithila region of India and Nepal. Its name comes from the style developed in the Madhubani district of Bihar state, India, where it originated. Women from several communities in the region traditionally practiced it.

Artists create these paintings using a variety of ways, including their fingers, sticks, paintbrushes, pens, and even matchsticks. Ink is prepared using natural dyes and pigments. 

These paintings are characterized by their geometric patterns that mostly portray people in association with nature, as well as deities from religious epics. They can also illustrate specific occasions like religious festivals, births, and weddings. Natural elements such as the Sun and Moon and religious plants such as tulsi (holy basil) are also recurring themes.

Usually, no space is left empty; the gaps are filled in by paintings of flowers, animals, birds, and even geometric designs. This art, which was passed down from generation to generation in families, remains alive and spread across the entire Mithila region.

Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) is an ethnically diverse nation, with 135 distinct groups officially recognized by the government. They are grouped into the eight “major national ethnic races” defined by the legislation. They are Kachin, Karen, Karenni, Chin, Mon, Bamárs, Arakan, and Shan. Burmese or Bamars are the major ethnic group. They are a people of Sino-Tibetan origin and although there has been no reliable census in the country for over a century, preliminary estimates consider that they make up approximately 68% of the population. There are, however, many other unrecognized groups – including Chinese and Indian descendants who were displaced to the region by British colonists.

All of these ethnic groups have their languages, traditions, and beliefs, which contribute to the cultural density of the country and to the difficulty of managing such diversity.

Many religions are practiced in the country, most of the time non-confrontational, with the notable exception of some ethnic minorities such as Rohingya Muslims, who continue to be denied citizenship status and treated as illegal immigrants. 

About 89% of the population is adept at Buddhism; 4% of the population practices Islam; 4%, Christianity; 1%, traditional animist beliefs; and another 2% follow other religions, including Hinduism and East Asian religions.

THE ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DENSITY OF MYANMAR 

Daruma are Japanese folk dolls inspired by a real-life Buddhist monk. His birthdate is unknown, but it is known that he died in the year 528 CE. Born into a family of noble Brahmins in India, he went to China at a young age in search of developing his spirituality, reaching, according to legend, spiritual enlightenment following Buddhist precepts. He is credited with founding Zen Buddhism in the late fifth century.

Daruma is one of the main characters of Japanese folklore. Quite present in the daily lives of the population, the dolls are sold at the end and beginning of the year and in the Matsuri, religious festivals in Buddhist and Shintoist temples. Dressed in red, with a rounded shape and weight at the bottom, it picks itself up as soon as it is knocked over and gets back up again, no matter how many times it hits the ground. For that reason, it is considered an amulet for success.

A traditional habit is to make a wish by painting only one of the doll's eyes and, when the wish is granted, painting the other. This gesture, which can also be seen when the student is approved in the entrance exam, or when a candidate wins the elections, is related to the Kaigen ceremony, or Buddhābhiseka, in which Buddhist statues are consecrated and “receive their souls”.

The Chin tribes of the Mrauk U region of Myanmar, close to the Bangladeshi border, are notorious for the intricate tattooing that covers the faces of women. Each area of the state has a distinct pattern. This way, it is possible to discern where a woman comes from by the pattern on her face.

There are three lines of thought on why Chin women are tattooed, although nothing has been formally reported. One historical reason given for this custom is that Burmese kings would travel to the Chin State and select beautiful girls for their harem; tattooed, they became undesirable. It was therefore a way for fathers to protect their daughters. Another narrative is that neighboring tribes kidnapped girls, so giving them a distinctive tribal mark was a prevention tactic. Some say that the inhabitants of these villages claimed that it was a belief among the Christianized Chin community that only tattooed women would go to heaven. As staunch believers of Christianity, this would be a plausible reason.

For more than a millennium, the Chin community has tattooed the faces of their young women. However, the authorities, who prohibited it in the 1960s no longer allow this practice nor is the younger generation interested in following this tradition. Only a handful of these tattooed women currently exist. Therefore, this part of Chin culture will soon disappear.

O Nakshi Kantha, um tipo de colcha bordada, faz parte de uma tradição centenária em Bangladesh e nos estados de Bengala Ocidental, Tripura e parte de Assam, no nordeste da Índia. Os materiais básicos utilizados são a linha e um pano velho. Como qualquer outra arte popular, a sua criação é influenciada por fatores como os materiais disponíveis, as necessidades diárias, o clima, a geografia e fatores econômicos. 

Kantha consiste no ponto mais simples na linguagem do bordado – o chamado “ponto corrido”. Mesmo que nenhuma simetria estrita específica seja seguida, a maioria dos Kanthas terá um ponto focal, em torno do qual os temas se desenvolvem. Os motivos do Nakshi Kantha são profundamente influenciados pelas crenças religiosas e pela cultura. Eles podem incluir imagens de flores e folhas, pássaros, peixes, animais e pessoas.

Provavelmente, a forma mais antiga de Kantha foi a colcha de retalhos. As mulheres hindus, durante o século XIX, usavam formas humanas e de animais para contar histórias de deuses e deusas. E as mulheres bengalis foram se inspirar no rico folclore regional, bem como em histórias contemporâneas como tema para as suas composições. 

Hoje em dia, o Nakshi Kantha é tratado como uma forma tradicional de arte popular, mas serve também de inspiração para os melhores designers em suas criações de alta-costura.

A TRADIÇÃO DO NAKSHI KANTHA EM BANGLADESH E NA ÍNDIA

Central Asia has always been at a cultural crossroads. It is at the heart of the so-called Silk Road, the complex system of trade routes that stretched from China to the Mediterranean for millennia. Central Asian art reflects the rich history of this vast area, which is home to an enormous variety of peoples, religions, and ways of life. This diversity accounts for the remarkable combination of influences that underpin the multicultural nature of societies in the region.

Since the end of the second millennium BCE, the savannahs – which stretch from the Caspian Sea to central China and from southern Russia to northern India – have been home to migrant pastoralists who practice a mixed economy on the fringes of sedentary urban societies. These vast open areas are home to several tribes who lead nomadic lives living in yurts, which are tents that are pitched and unladen as they follow their herds. This way led its inhabitants to develop a specific range of textiles that they use as protection against the elements of nature, including felts, in addition to embroidery for decorating the environment. 

In this broad and unpopulated universe, music plays an important role as a community aggregator. In this context, string and percussion instruments are essential, especially to accompany the singing.

Tibetan prayer flags are colorful rectangular fabrics that are hung along trails and mountain peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used for blessing the landscape and for other protective purposes.

Legend attributes its origin to the Buddha himself. They traditionally come in sets of five. The five colors represent the five elements and the Five Pure Lights. Different elements are associated with these colors, reflecting different traditions and purposes. Blue symbolizes the sky and space; the white, the air and the wind; the red symbolizes the fire; the green, the water, and the yellow symbolizes the earth.

Traditionally, prayer flags have been used to promote peace, compassion, resilience, and wisdom. Tibetans believe that the prayers and mantras will be dispersed by the wind and will thus spread compassion throughout the space around them. 

These prayers become a permanent part of the universe as the images fade and disappear from exposure to the elements. As life moves on and is replaced by new life, Tibetans renew their hopes by continually installing new pennants alongside the old ones. This act symbolizes the acceptance of the changes in existence and the recognition that all beings are part of a larger and continuous cycle.

Printing patterns with stamps onto textiles, usually of linen, cotton, or silk, using carved wooden blocks, is so closely related to other similar methods of creation such as painting, dyeing, and weaving. It is almost impossible to determine when this technique started to be used to decorate garments.

These blocks can be made from various species of wood. They vary considerably in size, however, they must always be between two and three centimeters thick, otherwise, they will warp. Printing requires great skill and patience on the part of the artisan so that the different shapes and colors that overlap to form the final design coincide, otherwise it will be blurred.

The vast majority of artisans use this method. The city of Jaipur, India, is considered one of the main centers of creation and manufacture of this form of craft in Asia. In the home ateliers scattered throughout, it is still possible to find chippas, a breed of typographer-artists who continue, day after day, to print large amounts of colorful cotton fabric using these hand-carved wooden blocks. They learned this craft from their fathers, who, in turn, were taught it by their ancestors – each generation operating almost exactly like the last for at least 300 years.

Jamdani (জামদানি) is a fine muslin textile that mixes cotton and gold threads, which has been produced for centuries on the banks of the Shitalakhwa River in Bangladesh. It is one of the most time-consuming and labor-intensive ways of weaving on the manual loom. 

Historically, its production increased and became more sophisticated under the courtship of the Mughal Emperors, who dominated South Asia between 1526 and 1857. During British colonialism, the Bengali jamdani and muslin industries declined rapidly due to colonial import policies that favored industrial textiles. 

In recent years, its production has seen a renaissance in the country. In 2013, UNESCO declared the traditional art of jamdani weaving an “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”.

The so-called “glove puppets”, known in China as “Bu Dai Xi” (布袋戏), are traditional puppets fitted like gloves in the hands of the performers who manipulate them. It is a unique form of entertainment that puppeteers often use to recreate scenes and legends from popular Chinese folklore.

This type of performance, which had its format developed in the province of Fujian, in the south of China, dates back to the 16th or 17th century, from when it spread throughout Southeast Asia, taken by Chinese migrants. However, researchers revealed that this type of narrative had existed in that region since at least 200 BC.

The puppets in this exhibition were created by the company “Ho Lo Fang Classical Puppet Art”, from Taipei/Taiwan. They are meticulously handcrafted and feature a great deal of detail, with distinctive facial features and embroidery on the garments, which in some ways replicate costumes from classical opera in China.

The cult of Nats, the Burmese folk religion, pre-exists Buddhism, which was introduced in the Myanmar region by Emperor Anawrahta Minsaw of the Bamar dynasty in the 11th century. According to belief, these deities and animistic spirits regulate all events in the lives of people and society.

There are two types of Nats: the Nat Sein, who are human beings who were deified after death, and the other Nats, who are nature spirits (spirits of water, trees, wind, etc.).

The most important among them constitute a group collectively called the "Thirty-Seven", made up of the spirits of individuals who have died a violent death. They are called upon to protect the believer when duly propitiated and respected, and to harm when offended or ignored.

The Nats are appeased by offerings of food or flowers given on every important occasion. Among the special festivals of specific Nats are those that honor the Taungbyon brothers, who are said to have been executed in the 11th century, and the considered “King of the Thirty-Seven”, Thagya Min, who is associated with the Indian god Indra, who, in Hindu mythology, is related to the weather and the flow of rivers.

Ceramic objects placed in the tombs depicted the daily life of the deceased. They began to be made from the 2nd century BC onwards to replace living beings that were sacrificed upon the death of an emperor, a member of the high nobility, or a military man, to accompany him and serve him in the afterlife. There was a belief that what was represented in the figures would become available to the deceased. The size and quantity of figures placed on the grave depended on the social class of the deceased.

The figures, called mingqui in Mandarin, often depicted servants, soldiers (in male tombs), and attendants such as dancers and musicians. The animals portrayed were most often horses, but there are a large number of camels, demonstrating the importance of trade, particularly through the Silk Road, which carried goods from China to the West. 

Human depictions were realistic to a degree unprecedented in Chinese art. There are also imaginary figures and monstrous "earth spirits" (the lokapalas), who guarded the tombs against attacks by spirits and humans. These figures were arranged in the shape of a funeral procession. The size and quantity of figures depended on the deceased's social class. 

“Pabuji Ki Phad” is a heroic-religious painting that celebrates the epic of Pabuji, leader of the Rathore clan, of the Rajputs, from the desert of Rajasthan, India. He is a folk deity, also worshiped in parts of the Gujarat and Indus River Plain regions. 

According to legend, which dates back to the 14th century, his family lived in the village of Kolu. His natural mother had four children, two boys (Buro and Pabuji) and two girls (Sonalbai and Pemabai). But Pabuji was an incarnate deity, born of a celestial nymph, who had promised him that when he was 12 years old, she would return in the form of a mare to serve as his mount.  

His life and the battles he won to establish his clan's power are sung by traveling minstrels. They go from village to village narrating their deeds in front of a canvas covered with images that the artists illuminate, part by part, with the light of a candle, as the narrative unfolds in the desert nights.

The three basic features associated with this performance art form are: 1) the epic legend of Pabuji, extolled as an incarnation of the deity worshiped by the Rabari clan of Rajasthan; 2) the Phud, the long painting made of cloth depicting Pabuji's life and adventures; and 3) the bard minstrels, known as the Bhopas, who sing his story.

Sumo (相撲) is a contact wrestling sport in which a rikishi (wrestler) forces another rikishi out of a circular ring (dohyō) or makes him touch the ground with any part of the body other than the soles of the feet.

This sport is generally considered a gendai budō (modern Japanese martial art). However, the sport has a history dating back centuries. Many ancient traditions are preserved. Even today, the sport includes many rituals, such as the use of salt fighting space purification, going back to the time when sumo was an intrinsic part of the Shinto religion. 

Wrestlers' lives are very strict and most of them must live in communal training camps, known in Japanese as heya, where every aspect of their daily lives – from meals to dress – is dictated by tradition.

Some Brazilian sumo wrestlers have competed in Japan.

The Warli – or Varli – are a tribe that lives in mountainous regions and on the coasts of western India. They have animist beliefs, lifestyles, customs, and traditions of their own. However, because of the acculturation they were exposed to by other cultures in the region, they began to adopt many beliefs from Hinduism. 

The Warli speak the unwritten Varli language, which belongs to the larger Indo-Aryan language spectrum. In the book “The Painted World of the Warlis”, the writer Yashodhara Dalmia stated that the traditions of the Warli date back to 2500 or 3000 BCE. Their wall paintings are similar to those made between 500 and 10,000 BCE on the walls of cave caves in the Madhya Pradesh region, which demonstrates the ancestry of his art. 

The paintings on textiles use clay as a background and the paintings are made with rice paste. They show the daily life of society and some allude to ancestral deities that survived the presence of Hinduism. 

Rickshaw is one of the main means of transportation in the urban areas of Bangladesh. With improved road communication across the country, the rickshaw now finds its way to rural areas as well.

The first rickshaws arrived in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, around 1930. They came from Calcutta, India, brought by European jute exporters, who imported them for their use. The new vehicle aroused great curiosity among the population, which was traditionally used for carriages, palanquins, and boats that navigate the city's canals.

Estimates suggest that rickshaws are now a source of income for almost three million people in Dhaka. They contribute around 50% of the value in the transport sector and employ individuals of various professions, not only as pilots but also as carcass builders.

In this way, a large number of people depend for their livelihood on the manufacture and decoration of rickshaws. This art form is primarily an urban phenomenon, dating back to the 1950s and sharing some similarities, in terms of thematics and execution, with the movie posters that are still hand-painted in the city's movie theaters today. This stems from the fact that many rickshaw artists also painted these billboards, or learned the craft from other sign painters.

This art is passed from the ustad (master) to the apprentice. There is a lot of copying, whether due to the popularity of some themes or the influence of the master artisan. Paintings are performed quickly, with ready-made enamel paints that do not allow mixing, so bright primary colors are the most popular. Painting, on the other hand, is flat, without shadows, perspective, or determined scale.

There are variations in rickshaw art in different cities in Bangladesh. Among the popular themes are movie scenes and portraits of movie stars. Artists do not always sign their work – instead, they replace their signature with the name of the garage owner or the rickshaw manufacturer. It is likely that with its increasing recognition – a collection of rickshaw paintings was donated to the Bangladesh National Museum – this art form will come to be recognized as such and artists will acquire increasing notoriety and even fame.

The “matsuris” are traditional festivals that take place in various locations in Japan and in places on the planet where large Nikkei populations live. The Matsuri have their origins in the Shintō (Shintoism) religion. They were originally held to celebrate the deity (神 kami) of a shrine. This sacred dimension remains the main reason these festivals exist, which are an essential part of Japanese culture. They take the form of demonstrations of dance, music, food, and cultural attractions. There are hundreds of such events all over Japan, scattered across towns and cities.

Among the most important, some celebrate both feminine and masculine attributes and values that the Japanese consider as the ideals desired for their offspring. The custom of displaying dolls started during the Edo period (1603 to 1867 CE). In ancient times, people believed that they had the power to ward off evil spirits and thus protect the owner.

The dolls represent the ideals of beauty, kindness, grace, and hope for an auspicious future that parents wish for their daughters, like a good marriage, for example. These dolls are passed down from mother to daughter for generations. Thus, on the third day of March, Hina Matsuri – “Girls' Day” – is celebrated, when an “altar” is erected that displays an imperial court, a symbol of a rich and happy marriage.

On May 5th, "Boys' Day" (Kodomo no Hi) is celebrated. It is a moment when dolls of samurai warriors that celebrate masculine values are exposed, together with carp streamers, called koinobori, which are hung in the gardens and backyards of the houses. The dolls and helmets that represent samurai recall the values of Bushido, which is a code of conduct and way of life comparable to the “knight” in the medieval West. The concept originated between the 11th and 14th centuries, taking shape in the figure and life of samurai, between the 12th and 16th centuries, and transmuted into a code of honor, Bushido. 

NINGYOS: THE MASCULINE AND THE FEMININE IN JAPAN

Boys' Day (こどもの日) is an annual public holiday in Japan on May 5. It is a festival designed to celebrate the personality of male children and to bring happiness to them. 

This festival – “Matsuri” – was designated a National Holiday by the Japanese government in 1948, but it has a long tradition in Japanese culture. Its roots go back to the “Tango no Sekku” (端午の節句), festival, originally the day when women purified the house with iris flowers, which were believed to be effective in repelling the evil spirits that haunted the homes. The festival was changed to celebrate masculine values during the Kamakura Shogunate (1185-1333 CE) when the samurai class took control of power.

“Tango no Sekku” became, then, a ceremony destined to ward off evil spirits that came to persecute boys of the samurai class. Japanese armor, kabuto (helmets) and Japanese swords (katana) began to be exhibited in homes where there were boys. From the Edo period (1603-1867), dolls representing samurai (武者人形, musha ningyo), and pennants depicting carps (koinobori) were also displayed, which were hung in the gardens of residences. The carp, in Japanese culture, is a symbol of strength, persistence, bravery and success, as this fish is able to climb the steep currents of the falls without any help. 

These values have their roots in Bushidō, which is a code of conduct and way of life that can be compared to the medieval knight in the West. Great importance is attached to certain virtues such as frugality, loyalty, mastery of the martial arts, and honor, even death if necessary to preserve it. The concept originated between the 11th and 14th centuries, and took a specific form, embodied in the figure and life of samurai, between the 12th and 16th centuries. During the Tokugawa shogunate (14th-19th century CE), Bushido became the official code of conduct under Japanese feudal law.

The term “Orientalism” describes the long historical process through which the Orient was constructed in Western minds, having as reference the concepts of the West, thus preventing us from considering Eastern cultures as they are and not as we perceive them.

This issue is fundamental to understanding Islamic civilization. Muslims consider the Qur'an inviolable. They believe that the Qur'an is the literal word of God (Allah) revealed to the Prophet Mohammed over the course of 23 years starting in 632 CE and constitutes the last of the holy books revealed to humanity. 

To promote and encourage art throughout the State of Paraná, the Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON) opens the exhibition “Ásia: a Mão do Povo” (“Asia: the Hand of the People”), in Cascavel (PR). There are more than 160 works belonging to the Museum’s Asian art collection. Curated by Fausto Godoy and assistant to Marco Baena, it presents an unprecedented section, now available for the population of the western region to enjoy a promotion of decentralization and democratization of culture.
MON's collection has increased fivefold in recent years, reaching 14 thousand works of art, and the donation of almost 3 thousand Asian works by diplomat Fausto Godoy was fundamental in this trajectory.

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