ELF: CONSTITUIÇÃO DA GALERIA DE ARTE DE 1980-1999 E SUA RESSONÂNCIA A PARTIR DE BELÉM (PA)

Abstract

This research proposes to understand the constitution processes of Elf Galeria in the local Art system and its resonances in the formation of collectors and collections of visual arts, in the private dimension, in the period of 1981-1999, in Belém, Pará. For that, we start with the material records of the gallerist and creator of Elf, Gileno Müller Chaves (1943-2006), in order to build his life trajectory associated with the process of constitution and performance of Elf Galeria and his contribution to the system of local art. The research is characterized as a case study of a qualitative nature, a theoretical-empirical approach that has the gallery owner's collections as a primary source, based on documentary research. In the development of field research and bibliographical research, the conceptual axis adopted are studies on memory, based on Maurice Halbwachs and Pierre Nora. I also resort to Ulpiano Bezerra de Meneses, to deepen questions about cultural heritage in the public and private relationship, and to François Dosse for the Biographical approach. A semi-structured interview was carried out with the widow of Gileno Chaves. The resonances were observed from the gallery owner's performance in the creation of the Art Museum of the Brazil-United States Cultural Center. In the final considerations, I present the gallery owner's intention to preserve memories through the production of documents.