Brasil 1920-1950: From Anthropophagy to Brasilia.IVAM IVAM - Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (Spain) Brazilian fever? Judging by the rash of shows, in Brazil as well as abroad, occasioned by the quincentennial of the Portuguese arrival, there may be evidence of widespread contagion Contagion The likelihood of significant economic changes in one country spreading to other countries. This can refer to either economic booms or economic crises.Notes: An infamous example is the "Asian Contagion" that occurred in 1997 and started in Thailand. The economic crisis in Thailand spread to bordering southeast Asian countries and then eventually spilled over to Latin America. in venues on both sides of the Atlantic. "Brasil 1920-1950" promises at the very least a serious reconsideration of the Latin American giant's rich cultural history. Focusing on the period of Modernismo modernismo (mōthārnē`smō), movement in Spanish literature that had its beginning in Latin America. It was paramount in the last decade of the 19th cent. and the first decade of the 20th cent.
Modernismo derived from French symbolism and the Parnassian school., the exhibition encompasses the visual arts, literature, music film, urbanism, and architecture--an exercise in interdisciplinarity worthy of high Brazilian modernism itself. The team of curators, led by Jorge Schwartz, includes several top Brazilian scholars, and the accompanying catalogue should become the definitive reference on the period. Oct 18, 2000-Jan. TA. 2001. |
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