Brazil’s Art Nuts: Why the Country Continues to Be a Bastion of Art Collecting
Historically, the collecting of contemporary art in Brazil tracks closely with changes wrought by world events.
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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…
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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…
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‘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…
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Photographer Passes Torch to Favela Residents
Marc Ohrem-Leclef spotlights the Brazilians the World Cup passed by
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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…
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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…
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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…
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