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janeiro 21, 2019
Marcia Beatriz Granero na Darling's Attic, Reino Unido
Darling Pearls & Co convidou Márcia Beatriz Granero e Jaque Jolene para residência artística no Darling’s Attic em dezembro de 2018 para produzir um novo corpo de trabalho como parte de sua primeira exposição individual no Reino Unido. A curadora Alessandra Falbo, fã de Jaque, queria ser a pioneira nessa aventura.
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Jaque Jolene foi inicialmente relutante em aceitar o convite, devido ao clima de Londres. Márcia convenceu Jaque de que o espaço que ficaria é quente, seguro e silencioso no qual paparazzi não iria encontrá-la. Mas não foi o que aconteceu!
Darling Pearls recebeu a celebridade brasileira, que participou de muitos eventos especiais além de trabalhar em quatro diárias de filmagem e fotografias. Ela esteve nessa turnê em Londres em grande estilo!
Pining for Pearls reúne, neste contexto, três Pérolas [Pearls] [1], peças de videoarte, acompanhadas por série de fotografias que, em sua maioria, registram alguns momentos que os paparazzis perseguiram Jaque Jolene em Londres.
Marcia Beatriz Granero vive e trabalha em São Paulo como artista visual e produtora independente. Seus projetos exploram a criação do personagem Jaque Jolene, gravado em vídeos e fotografias. Jaque é o centro do trabalho, uma entidade fictícia que habita o corpo de Marcia Beatriz. A artista colabora com a criação em ações performativas que resultam em vídeos, fotografias e instalações. A linguagem cinematográfica é explorada não para minar as falácias de construções cinematográficas, mas como um dispositivo para investigação e apresentação de seus arredores.
[1] O termo vídeo Pérolas foi escolhido pela artista como desvio do termo “vídeo-pílula”.
[2] Tablóide neste caso é referência à palavra “Tabloid”, usada inicialmente por uma companhia farmacêutica inglesa quando esta começou a comercializar remédios em forma de cápsulas e, ao mesmo tempo, ao sentido da palavra adquirido no contexto do jornalismo no começo da década dos anos mil e novecentos. O “The Sun” é um exemplo atual de jornal tablóide.
Darling Pearls & Co invited Márcia Beatriz Granero and Jaque Jolene for a residency @Darling’s Attic in December (2018) to produce a new body of work as part of their first solo UK exhibition. They are an established duo in Brazil that has been collaborating in performances for over eight years. Reflections about the sites in which these take place as well as about class, gender and the self are inherent to their practice.
Jaque Jolene was initially reluctant to accept the invitation due to the London weather. After all, her country of origin is tropical. Márcia convinced her that the attic is warm and very private, a safe and silent location in which paparazzi would not find her. Márcia has also dedicated some time looking at and showing to J.J. the origin of tabloids and the news about the Royal Family as presented by Brazilian media outlets. She states that J.J. and Di would have been great friends and confidants as they are, in many ways, similar. These two have in common a history of winning the day with a hat trick!
As Jaque Jolene finally agreed to the trip, Darling Pearls is happy to announce that the speechless Brazilian celebrity is booked to attend a few special meetings. She will be touring London in style!
On December 15th there will be a meet and greet with her at Darling’s Attic. At the event, exclusive Pearls will be presented. These will be short films and photographs that document Jaque Jolene’s path and discoveries about herself in London. We’re looking forward to seeing you at the ceremony which will also include jars of Hard Christmas Candy.
A note from Alessandra Falbo, the curator:
Darling Pearls has been a fan of Jaque Jolene since she saw a couple of pieces in which she features at the event and exhibition Carnaval at Belli Fuori (London, UK)[1]. From different backgrounds, the cat and J.J. share a certain love for luxury and are constantly receiving jeweled gifts. They’ve been pining for their fabulous encounter while Márcia and I work day and night to ensure their safety in this joint venture.
[1] Belli Fuori is Darling’s favourite beauty salon. Its first branch, where Carnaval took place by Giovanna Distefano’s invitation, is located on Chatsworth Rd., just five minutes walk away from Darling’s Attic. The artworks there shown were soon also included in the exhibition Southern Revelries (Athens, Greece). And, on the following year, Darling presented a screening of three of the artist’s films at Topologies of an Ad Hoc Future (Athens, Greece). Darling reached the amazing people and businesses involved in J.J.’s exhibitions this far for help and/or advice. She has also partnered with Paper Dress Vintage, best store she’s seen in Hackney for “vintage garments sourced from the UK from 1900-80’s”, meeting, in this way, J.J.’s outfit and accessories needs. Special thank you to all of you who made J.J.’s visit possible !!!!!
Marcia Beatriz Granero is a Brazilian artist and independent producer currently based in São Paulo. Her projects explore the creation of the character, Jaque Jolene, recorded in videos and photographs. Jaque is the centre of the work, a fictional autobiographical entity who from time to time inhabits Márcia Beatriz Granero’s body. The artist collaborates with her creation in performative actions as they visit historic buildings where cultural institutions are established. These performances result in videos, photographs and installations. In them, cinematic language is explored not in order to undermine the fallacies of cinematic constructions but as a device for investigation and presentation of their surroundings. (www.marciabeatrizgranero.com)