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How Hélio Oiticica led Brazilian art's transition from abstract art to performable sculpture
One of the most radical and joyful artists of the 20th century, Hélio Oiticica (1937-80) helped lead the charge in Brazilian art’s unique transition from abstract concrete art to performative objects and collective performance.
As MoMA’s 2019 exhibition
Sur Moderno
demonstrated, one of Oiticica’s most revolutionary projects was the
Parangolé
, wearable sculptures made from fabric, plastic or paper. The
is meant to be worn, inhabited and danced by a participant, lending a physical spontaneity to the piece that entirely blurs the boundaries between the art object and those who experience it.
Dance in My Experience
traces the genealogy of this theme within the artist’s oeuvre, identifying rhythmic, choreographic and dance elements throughout his trajectory, from his first
Metaesquemas
through the
Spatial Reliefs
,
Nuclei
and
Bólides
, culminating in the
Parangolés
. It includes texts by Oiticica and contributions by numerous scholars.
One of the most radical and joyful artists of the 20th century, Hélio Oiticica (1937-80) helped lead the charge in Brazilian art’s unique transition from abstract concrete art to performative objects and collective performance.
As MoMA’s 2019 exhibition
Sur Moderno
demonstrated, one of Oiticica’s most revolutionary projects was the
Parangolé
, wearable sculptures made from fabric, plastic or paper. The
is meant to be worn, inhabited and danced by a participant, lending a physical spontaneity to the piece that entirely blurs the boundaries between the art object and those who experience it.
Dance in My Experience
traces the genealogy of this theme within the artist’s oeuvre, identifying rhythmic, choreographic and dance elements throughout his trajectory, from his first
Metaesquemas
through the
Spatial Reliefs
,
Nuclei
and
Bólides
, culminating in the
Parangolés
. It includes texts by Oiticica and contributions by numerous scholars.
How Hélio Oiticica led Brazilian art's transition from abstract art to performable sculpture
One of the most radical and joyful artists of the 20th century, Hélio Oiticica (1937-80) helped lead the charge in Brazilian art’s unique transition from abstract concrete art to performative objects and collective performance.
As MoMA’s 2019 exhibition
Sur Moderno
demonstrated, one of Oiticica’s most revolutionary projects was the
Parangolé
, wearable sculptures made from fabric, plastic or paper. The
is meant to be worn, inhabited and danced by a participant, lending a physical spontaneity to the piece that entirely blurs the boundaries between the art object and those who experience it.
Dance in My Experience
traces the genealogy of this theme within the artist’s oeuvre, identifying rhythmic, choreographic and dance elements throughout his trajectory, from his first
Metaesquemas
through the
Spatial Reliefs
,
Nuclei
and
Bólides
, culminating in the
Parangolés
. It includes texts by Oiticica and contributions by numerous scholars.
One of the most radical and joyful artists of the 20th century, Hélio Oiticica (1937-80) helped lead the charge in Brazilian art’s unique transition from abstract concrete art to performative objects and collective performance.
As MoMA’s 2019 exhibition
Sur Moderno
demonstrated, one of Oiticica’s most revolutionary projects was the
Parangolé
, wearable sculptures made from fabric, plastic or paper. The
is meant to be worn, inhabited and danced by a participant, lending a physical spontaneity to the piece that entirely blurs the boundaries between the art object and those who experience it.
Dance in My Experience
traces the genealogy of this theme within the artist’s oeuvre, identifying rhythmic, choreographic and dance elements throughout his trajectory, from his first
Metaesquemas
through the
Spatial Reliefs
,
Nuclei
and
Bólides
, culminating in the
Parangolés
. It includes texts by Oiticica and contributions by numerous scholars.
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