Forming Abstraction - Art and Institutions in Postwar Brazil (Hardcover)

Art produced outside hegemonic centers is often seen as a form of derivation or relegated to a provisional status. Forming Abstraction turns this narrative on its head. In the first book-length study of postwar Brazilian art and culture, Adele Nelson highlights the importance of exhibitionary and pedagogical institutions in the development of abstract art in Brazil. By focusing on the formation of the Sao Paulo Biennial in 1951; the early activities of artists Geraldo de Barros, Lygia Clark, Waldemar Cordeiro, Helio Oiticica, Lygia Pape, and Ivan Serpa; and the ideas of critics like Mario Pedrosa, Nelson illuminates the complex, strategic processes of citation and adaption of both local and international forms. The book ultimately demonstrates that Brazilian art institutions and abstract artistic groups-and their exhibitions of abstract art in particular-served as crucial loci for the articulation of societal identities in a newly democratic nation at the onset of the Cold War.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies on Latin American Art, 5
Release date:	February 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Adele Nelson
Dimensions:	229 x 178 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	392
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-37984-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-520-37984-5
Barcode:	9780520379848

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