The Long Roots Of Formalism In Brazil

Luiz Renato Martins

ISBN 10: 1608460827 / ISBN 13: 9781608460823

Published by Haymarket Books, US, 2019

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The present studies on Brazilian modern art seek to specify some of the dominant contradictions of capitalism's combined but uneven development as these appear from the global periphery. The grand project of Brasilia is the main theme of the first two chapters, which treat the 'ideal city' as a case study in the ways in which creative talent in Brazil has been made to serve in the reproduction of social iniquities. Further chapters scrutinise the socio-historical basis of Brazilian art, and develop, against the grain of the most prominent art historical approaches to modern Brazilian culture.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Long Roots Of Formalism In Brazil
• Publisher: Haymarket Books, US
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608460827
• ISBN 13: 9781608460823
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The present studies on Brazilian modern art seek to specify some of the dominant contradictions of capitalism’s combined but uneven development as these appear from the global ‘periphery’. The grand project of Brasília is the main theme of the first two chapters, which treat the ‘ideal city’ as a case study in the ways in which creative talent in Brazil has been made to serve in the reproduction of social iniquities whose origins can be traced back to the agrarian latifundia. Further chapters scrutinise the socio-historical basis of Brazilian art, and develop, against the grain of the most prominent art historical approaches to modern Brazilian culture, a critical approach to the distinctly Brazilian visual language of geometrical abstraction. The book contends that, from the fifties up to today, formalism in Brazil has expressed the hegemony of the market.

About the Author

Juan Grigera is Lecturer at the Department of International Development, King's College London. His research interests include structural transformation, social conflict, and technological innovation.