THE WORK ITSELF IS BUT A PROPOSAL

Before Inhotim’s new works, visitors’ reactions may be the most diverse. For Jochen Volz, in contemporary art all that is worth for any kind of art prevails. But, at times, contemporaneity may touch the individual or not. “When the visitor does not feel touched by the work, this is good as well. I see no problem when one says he or she did not like a given work. The work itself is but a proposal. The problem is not wanting to see it. Regardless of the schooling one has had, one’s religion or family background, contemporary art shall offer something or not equally to everyone. When the individual recognizes in the work some question he/she has already posed himself, one may realize that he or she is not alone in his/her questionings and, in this case, the encounter with art may lead to a new understanding", he comments.

The curator points out that contemporary art must always be presented with an educational work, be it a thematic visit or a special program with the community. The Executive-Director Ana Lúcia Gazzola draws attention to the fact that Inhotim develops several educational programs with children and teenagers of the city of Brumadinho and of the region. Every year, approximately 20 thousand children take part in educational projects focused on art and the environment. For Gazzola, “contemporary citizenship must include the access to the assets of culture, and Inhotim has become a national and international referential institution regarding not only knowledge production, but also its circulation.”