With a spray of paint in hand and a huge white wall, MIA had the perfect opportunity to protest the event. In the video it is possible to notice that the São Paulo underground artist paints the tag “Negro” in the space of the SP-art. Then, at the end of the intervention, he questionto: “where is black art?”
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SP-arte is the largest art and design event in Latin America
Massive Ilegal Artes, which is where MIA comes from, is a popular urban artist from SP. In the capital of São Paulo, he is responsible for numerous artistic interventions in buildings and warehouses. Most of his works are accompanied by the word “Negro”.
MIA recorded a video intervening inside the SP-arte space and published it on her Instagram. While he was there he started a live broadcast.
Recently, the artist also performed an intervention, this time as a guest, at the Budweiser space at Lolapalooza. MIA, in addition to being on the streets, also participates in festivals and rap shows, as she did in an appearance with rapper Matuê.
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João França was contacted by the report, but did not respond. The SP-arte press office was also contacted and did not respond.
