Favelization
The book @Favelization explores the ways in which producers of contemporary Brazilian culture capitalize on misappropriations of favelas in order to attract a non-Brazilian audience. The first edition of the book was published by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Available on Amazon.
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BOOK | In Favelization, Adriana Kertzer set out to understand the ways in which specific producers of contemporary Brazilian culture capitalized on misappropriations of favelas (informal squatter settlements that grow along the hillsides and lowlands of many Brazilian cities) in order to brand luxury items as "Brazilian." Available on Amazon Twitter @Favelization www.favelization.net
The #CampanaInstitute teamed up with the #WomanityFoundation and gave the #CampanaBrothers a #FIAT 500 to customize for this collaboration. The brothers chose to revisit their Favela concept - Favela armchair (1991) and Campana works at #NewHotel - @YesHotelsGroup (2011) - for the exterior and interiors of the car that will unveiled at the foundation's fundraising gala evening on 4 Feb at Palexpo in Geneva. O #InstitutoCampana fez parceria com o #WomanityFoundation e deu um #FIAT 500 aos #I...