Ricardo Passaporte

This exhibition seeks to rediscover Venus: ideological and contemporary. As the title suggests, this show aims to encourage a philosophical discussion: is it possible to talk of a rebirth of Venus? The genesis of the goddess has deep roots in Roman and Greek mythology. The Greek poet Hesiod writes that Aphrodite (Venus) arose from the mixture of semen, blood and seawater after the genitals of Uranos were cut off by Kronos and thrown into the sea. She's the result of this violent act of mutilation mixed with the erratic and...