If you're in New York, go take a look at Hauser & Wirth.
Sensitive Geometries. Brazil 1950s – 1980s
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Lothar Charoux, "Composição" (1964).
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12 September – 26 October 2013, Hauser & Wirth New York, 69th Street
Including works by:
Lothar Charoux
Waldemar Cordeiro
Joao Jose Costa
Geraldo De Barros
Hermelindo Fiaminghi
Paulo Roberto Leal
Rubem Ludolf
Anna Maria Maiolino
Mira Schendel
Ivan Serpa
Franz Weissmann
Paulo Wernck
Opening: Thursday 12 September 6 – 8 pm
New York, NY… In the years after World War II, Brazil found itself in a state of dramatic change. Economic prosperity, political democratization, and social reorganization marked the decade of the 1950s as one of the most expansive in Brazilian history. In the cultural realm, urban renewal propelled the construction of Brasilia and witnessed the creation of modern art museums in both Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The first São Paulo Biennale was held in 1951, signaling the advent of an artistic revolution that would capture the attention of both the Brazilian public and wider circles of artists, intellectuals, and critics abroad. Brazil in the mid-20th century was emerging as a dynamic cultural center of international significance.
Beginning 12 September 2013, Hauser & Wirth New York will present ‘Sensitive Geometries. Brazil 1950s – 1980s’, a landmark historical exhibition that explores this pivotal moment and reveals the evolution of a distinct visual vocabulary in Brazil through the work of twelve artists of different generations: Lothar Charoux, Waldemar Cordeiro, João José Costa, Geraldo De Barros, Hermelindo Fiaminghi, Paulo Roberto Leal, Rubem Ludolf, Anna Maria Maiolino, Mira Schendel, Ivan Serpa, Franz Weissmann, and Paulo Werneck. Inspired by an infectious spirit of postwar renewal and creativity, ‘Sensitive Geometries’ traces a shift in attitude towards artistic approaches in non-figurative art and the tenets of a period in which artists experimented with the expressive possibilities of a geometric language.
Conceived and organized with Olivier Renaud-Clément, ‘Sensitive Geometries’ will remain on view at Hauser & Wirth’s East 69th Street townhouse through 26 October.
‘Sensitive Geometries’ will be accompanied by a new publication, produced in concept and design as a facsimile of an exhibition catalogue published in 1959 for the first Neo-Concrete exhibition, held at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro.
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