The idea that natural, Afro-textured hair is “unprofessional” or “unkempt” if it is not manipulated into a state more in line with Eurocentric notions of what hair looks like has long been documented.
Gustavo Nazareno’s richly symbolic paintings investigate the African hand in Brazilian Baroque art. GABRIEL_VOLPI In 2018, Brazilian artist Gustavo Nazareno left Minas Gerais for São Paulo because his ...