O Nome do Boi

A network of artists from all over Brazil, O Nome do Boi was formed in 2016 in response to the political crisis in the country. The group’s resistance is predicated upon a range of artistic and political strategies designed to bear public witness to this historical moment through counter-narratives that—produced by multiple authors—denounce the figures and motivations behind the projects of power now vying for control. The group takes its name from a popular Brazilian expression “Dar nome aos bois” [Name the bulls], which means to identify the real culprits involved in a situation.

For the Triennial, O Nome do Boi worked in a range of spaces and with a number of agents in Sorocaba, promoting gatherings, debates, workshops and joint actions at the Sesc unit and at other venues throughout the town. Among the activities proposed are graphic workshops at the event’s Educational Space, a temporary radio station, and a series of street demonstrations accompanied by a sound bike and material produced in a collective atelier.

[Y. R.]