Brazilian Art under Dictatorship Antonio Manuel, Artur Barrio, and Cildo Meireles

Name: Brazilian Art under Dictatorship Antonio Manuel, Artur Barrio, and Cildo Meireles
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ISBN: 9780822351535

ISBN-10: 0822351536

ISBN-13: 9780822351535

Edition: 2012

Authors: Claudia Calirman

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Brazilian Art Under Dictatorshipis a sophisticated analysis the intersection of the visual arts and politics during the most repressive years of Brazil’s military regime, from 1968 until 1974. Raised in Rio de Janeiro during the dictatorship, the curator and art historian Claudia Calirman describes how Brazilian visual artists directly addressed the political situation and opened up the local art scene to new international trends, such as performance, media-based art, and conceptualism. Focusing on innovative art forms infused with a political undercurrent, Calirman emphasizes the desire among Brazilian artists to reconcile new modes of art-making with a concern for local politics. She…

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List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 5/28/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 6.57" wide x 9.21" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Claudia Calirman is Assistant Professor of Art History at the John Jay College of the City University of New York.