• Reviews

José Leonilson

Brazilian artist José Leonilson (1957–1993) is a legendary figure in his homeland, where he is esteemed for the poetic vision he expressed during a period of social crisis. His work has rarely been…

• By
  David Ebony
• Feb 1, 2018 4:00 pm

• Features

A Tribute to Tunga (1952-2016)

Inspired by Hellenistic poetry and medieval alchemy, Brazilian artist Tunga created sculptures, installations, and performances over the past three decades that made him one of Brazil’s best known and…

• By
  David Ebony
• Jun 21, 2016 12:44 pm

• News

‘Sergio Camargo: Mármore’ at Lisson Gallery

Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday. Today's show: "Sergio Camargo: Mármore” is currently on view at Lisson Gallery in London through July 4. This is the late…

• By
  The Editors of ARTnews
• Jun 1, 2015 2:06 pm

• News

Photographer Passes Torch to Favela Residents

Marc Ohrem-Leclef spotlights the Brazilians the World Cup passed by

• By
  Arnie Cooper
• Jul 2, 2014 7:00 am

• Interviews

Alchemical Procedures: An Interview with Tunga

Brazilian artist Tunga has, in recent years, developed an elaborate, idiosyncratic cosmology. Grounded in literary sources such as Poe and Mallarmé, his work reflects the artist's psychoanalytic res…

• By
  David Ebony
• Apr 28, 2014 1:25 pm

• Reviews

Ninth Bienal Do Mercosul

Perched on a cluster of sun-bleached rocks that barely protrudes from the Guaíba Lake—or river, depending on whom you ask—a former prison for political dissenters and other miscreants steadily erode…

• By
  Alexander Provan
• Dec 2, 2013 10:41 am

• Features

Muse: Poetic Glue

I am inspired by what I call the energy of conjunction. This energy results from bringing disparate things together: unexpected materials, objects, ideas and, most potent and important of all, words…

• By
  Tunga
• Sep 19, 2012 3:53 pm