{"id":1801,"date":"2025-07-02T16:11:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fercaggiano.xyz\/?p=1801"},"modified":"2025-07-02T16:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:11:34","slug":"why-im-curating-a-post-pride-exhibition-in-sao-paulo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fercaggiano.art\/pt\/2025\/07\/02\/why-im-curating-a-post-pride-exhibition-in-sao-paulo\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I\u2019m Curating a Post-Pride Exhibition in S\u00e3o Paulo"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few years ago, I was exhibiting at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. It was June\u2014Pride Month\u2014and I decided to add a small LGBTQ+ flag to my booth. Nothing big or loud, just a quiet symbol of support and identity. But Charleston is a deeply conservative place. I quickly noticed a pattern: several people who had walked in with interest turned around and left the moment they saw the flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That kind of silent rejection wasn\u2019t new to me. As a woman\u2014and especially as an artist\u2014I had already felt disrespected and overlooked in that environment. That\u2019s part of why I created my project Like a Girl: Dare to Dream<\/a><\/em> while living there: I wanted to support and uplift women in a place where we were often dismissed. At the time, I hadn\u2019t come out locally as bisexual. I\u2019ve known and accepted this part of myself since my late teens, but I\u2019ve never been one to make announcements\u2014especially while I was married to a man, when everyone simply assumed I was straight. That invisibility, both as a woman and as someone in the LGBTQ community, was heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That experience made something very clear to me: even within the art world\u2014where we\u2019re supposed to be open and progressive\u2014LGBTQ voices still face resistance. That\u2019s why we need<\/em> minority-focused shows. Not as a trend or a checkbox, but because we are still fighting for space, for visibility, and for respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So this July, I\u2019m curating a special exhibition at Casa Nua in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/strong>, called Post-Pride<\/strong>. It opens on July 5th<\/strong>, and it\u2019s exactly what it sounds like\u2014a celebration of LGBTQ+ artists after<\/em> the rainbow branding of June fades away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Because Pride is not a one-month theme. Our lives, our stories, our struggles, and our joy deserve attention all year long<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This show brings together LGBTQ+ artists from different backgrounds, working in various mediums, all united by the courage to express who they are. I\u2019m honored to hold space for that. For us<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re in S\u00e3o Paulo, I hope you\u2019ll come by<\/a>. Not just to support the community\u2014but to truly engage with the honesty, beauty, and power of queer art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because sometimes, all it takes is a small flag to reveal how far we still have to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the official post on X:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Announcing "POST-PRIDE \u2014 Beyond the Rainbow" \ud83d\udd25\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83d\udd25
An exhibition for everyone who still trusts the untamed power of art.

\ud83d\udcc5 Opening Event: July 5th, 2025 | 3-11 pm (BRT)
\ud83d\udccd Casa NUA, S\u00e3o Paulo \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7
\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Free tickets (limited): https:\/\/t.co\/CDcaegN7oN<\/a>

ft @thephilo_sopher<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/XsGWg6S4M1<\/a><\/p>— CasaNUA.6529 (@Casa_NUA) July 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>