No Martins
No Martins (b. 1987 in São Paulo, Brazil) investigates the daily interpersonal relationships of Afro-Brazilians in urban daily life. His work objectifies issues of territorialism, access, racism, mortality and the high population of incarcerated Black Brazilians. The artist uses painting, performance, and objects to provoke viewers and expose the steep differences in lifestyle due to gender, race, and social class.
Among various collective exhibitions Martins participated in are the 21a Bienal de Arte Contemporânea Sesc_VIDEOBRASIL in São Paulo, “PretAtidude” at Sesc Santos, and “What is not forest is political prison" at Reocupa Gallery in São Paulo, all in 2019 and “Afro-Atlantic Histories” at the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) and Tomie Ohtake Institute (ITO) in 2018.
In 2019, Martins also had three individual shows, “Mine Field” in Baró Gallery (São Paulo, Brazil), “Everything Under Control” at the São Paulo Cultural Center (CCSP), and “To those who have gone, to those here and to those who will come” at the Pretos Novos Institute (Rio de Janero, Brazil). Martins participated in the AIR Program residency in Luanda, Angola, and won the Sesc Contemporary Art Award.
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The Ocean is the Axis
Curated by Igor Simões 1 Jun - 14 Sep 2024 Mexico CityMariane Ibrahim is pleased to announce, The Ocean is the Axis, a group exhibition curated by Igor Simões presenting work by Agrade Camíz, Rebeca Carapiá, Lidia Lisbôa, No Martins, Dalton Paula...Read more -
No Martins
Encontros Políticos (Political Encounters)…Part 2 15 Sep - 28 Oct 2023 ChicagoCourtesy of Mariane IbrahimRead more -
La Vie en Rose
Group Exhibition 5 Feb - 19 Mar 2022 ChicagoExhibiting Artists: ruby onyinyechi amanze, Raphaël Barontini, Amoako Boafo, M. Florine Démosthène, Maïmouna Guerresi, Mwangi Hutter, Yukimasa Ida, Ayana V. Jackson, Clotilde Jiménez, Shannon T. Lewis, Sergio Lucena, No Martins,...Read more -
No Martins
Encontros Políticos (Political Conversations) 21 Oct - 27 Nov 2021 ParisMariane Ibrahim presents the first solo exhibition of Afro-Brazilian artist No Martins, featuring recent works. No Martins produces a polymorphic art form and has been gaining increasing public recognition in...Read more -
The discovery of what it means to be Brazilian
Group Exhibition Curated by Hélio Menezes 1 Feb - 21 Mar 2020 ChicagoThe title was a homage to James Baldwin’s famous essay (1959), The discovery of what it means to be an American, uniting recent work of contemporary Black Brazilian artists Jaime...Read more
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Art Basel Miami Beach
1 - 3 Dec 2022BOOTH #D33 EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Amoako Boafo M. Florine Démosthène Patrick Eugène Yukimasa Ida Clotilde Jiménez Shannon T. Lewis No Martins Ian Micheal Ian Mwesiga Carmen...Read more -
EXPO CHICAGO
7 - 10 Apr 2022BOOTH # 223 EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Raphaël Barontini Amoako Boafo Yukimasa Ida Clotilde Jiménez No Martins Ian Micheal Ian Mwesiga Carmen Neely Zohra Opoku Our presentation...Read more
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The Ocean is the Axis
Group Exhibition August 8, 2024Mariane Ibrahim is pleased to announce, The Ocean is the Axis, a group exhibition curated by Igor Simões presenting work by Agrade Camíz, Rebeca Carapiá, Lidia Lisbôa, No Martins, Dalton Paula and Rubem Valentim. The concept of an axis, like the ocean, defines a central line around which movement occurs. Embracing the ocean as the axis underscores the significance of the Atlantic, where diverse life forms have historically converged and continue to intersect. The Atlantic has served as a vital conduit for past and present lives, shaping artistic expressions that challenge...Read more -
Encontros Políticos Part 2
No Martins October 13, 2023A trip to the beach is one of life's simplest and most pleasurable experiences. But to whom is this pleasure given? For whom is it forbidden? Going to the beach as a Black Brazilian brings to bare the question of personhood and, by extension, Black Brazilians’ right to be self-possessed in public. Africans first arrived in Brazil, having crossed the Atlantic by boat, as early as the mid 1500s. Rio de Janeiro, home to some of Brazil’s most beautiful and elite beaches, was a major slave port. One can not...Read more