Tarsila do Amaral by Stephanie Dalessandro
An exploration of the innovative, quintessentially Brazilian painter who merged modernism with the brilliant energy and culture of her homeland Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973) was a central figure at the genesis of modern art in her native Brazil, and her influence reverberates throughout 20th- and 21st-century art. Although relatively little-known outside Latin America, her work deserves to be understood and admired by a wide contemporary audience. This publication establishes her rich background in European modernism, which included associations in Paris with artists Fernand Léger and Constantin Brancusi, dealer Ambroise Vollard, and poet Blaise Cendrars. Tarsila (as she is known affectionately in Brazil) synthesized avant-garde aesthetics with Brazilian subjects, creating stylized, exaggerated figures and landscapes inspired by her native country that were powerful emblems of the Brazilian modernist project known as Antropofagía. Featuring a selection of Tarsila’s major paintings, this important volume conveys her vital role in the emerging modern-art scene of Brazil, the community of artists and writers (including poets Oswald de Andrade and Mário de Andrade) with whom she explored and developed a Brazilian modernism, and how she was subsequently embraced as a national cultural icon. At the same time, an analysis of Tarsila’s legacy questions traditional perceptions of the 20th-century art world and asserts the significant role that Tarsila and others in Latin America had in shaping the global trajectory of modernism. Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition Schedule: Art Institute of Chicago (10/08/17–01/07/18) Museum of Modern Art (02/11/18–06/03/18)
Stephanie D’Alessandro is the former Gary C. and Frances Comer Curator of International Modern Art at the Art Institute of Chicago. Luis Pérez-Oramas is the former Estrellita Brodsky Curator of Latin American Art for the Department of Drawings and Prints at the Museum of Modern Art.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300228618 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300228619 |
| Title | Tarsila do Amaral |
| Author | Stephanie Dalessandro |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2018-01-05 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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