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At the beginning of the month, Lucas and I, as NOZ.ART, were invited to make a speech and review some artists’ portfolios at an art event in Fortaleza, at the other side of Brazil. We live in Porto Alegre, in the southern state of the country, and we’re nearer to Uruguay and Argentina than to Sao Paulo, for example.  And Fortaleza is in the state of Ceara, at the top and right side of the country, very near to Portugual. We were supposed to take a 7 hours flight, including all the airport time. But it lasted more than 14 hours in the end.

 Arriving there we met the artists and producers Weaver Lima and Franklin Stein. Together they have a company called ARTZ, which represent some artists and organize exhibitions. Both Weaver and Franklin have their feedback on alternative comics, and now they produce a very cool comic’s event called Monstra, which presents the old generation of comics masters, such as Fabio Zimbres and Jaca, and new talents, Rafael Sicca, Saulo Tiago among others.  Weaver is also at our current exhibition at Fita Tape gallery.

Friend and videomaker Henry Saltz just made available this fresh video about Tara McPherson exhibition and party in Porto Alegre.

Our gallery, Fita Tape, opened it's doors last Friday, with a group show called Noz na Fita. It features artwork from 22 artists from all over the country.  The artists are:  Mateus Grimm, Luis Flavio Trampo, Diogenes DSM, Fabio Zimbres, Lidia Brancher, Giovanni Mad, James Zortea, Lilian Maus, Nina Moraes, Marcelo Monteiro, Claudia Barbisan, Talita Hoffmann, Bruno 9li, Luisa Ritter, Eduardo Haesbaert, Gelson Radaelli, Rimon Gumarães, Valério Ciqueira, Fabiano Lokinho, Luciana Araujo, Alberto Monteiro and Weaver Lima.

(Bruno 9li, from Porto Alegre/São Paulo)

(Bruno 9li, from Porto Alegre/São Paulo)

Our gallery, Fita Tape, is finally runing. He had a press+guests opening yesterday and we're having a major opening today.
Noz na Fita is the current exhibition, and features artwork from 22 artists from all over the country. The artists are: Mateus Grimm, Luis Flavio Trampo, Diogenes DSM, Fabio Zimbres, Lidia Brancher, Giovanni Mad, James Zortea, Lilian Maus, Nina Moraes, Marcelo Monteiro, Claudia Barbisan, Talita Hoffmann, Bruno 9li, Luisa Ritter, Eduardo Haesbaert, Gelson Radaelli, Rimon Gumarães, Valério Ciqueira, Fabiano Lokinho, Luciana Araujo, Alberto Monteiro and Weaver Lima.
Fita Tape takes place inside a building called Complexo Master, a cultural center mixing focused on music and arts.

Check the opening#1 pictures taken by Void Magazine (and a few ones taken by artist Trampo):