Rubem Valentim : Afro-Atlantic constructions /

Rubem Valentim : Afro-Atlantic constructions /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Valentim, Rubem, 1922-1991, artist.
Uniform title:	Works. Selections
Edition:	1a. edição.
Imprint:	[São Paulo, Brazil] : MASP, [2018].
Description:	283 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Valentim, Rubem, -- 1922-1991 -- Exhibitions. Painting, Brazilian -- 20th century -- Exhibitions. Sculpture, Brazilian -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11967245

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Varying Form of Title:	Original exhibition title Rubem Valentim : construções afro-atlânticas Construções afro-atlânticas :
Other authors / contributors:	Pedrosa, Adriano, editor. Oliva, Fernando, editor, curator, contributor. Lapin Dardashti, Abigail, contributor. Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, host institution, issuing body.
ISBN:	9788531000546 8531000548
Notes:	Catalog of the exhibition "Rubem Valentim: Construções afro-atlânticas (Afro-Atlantic Constructions) held at Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP), November 14, 2018 -- March 10, 2019. Includes bibliographical references and index. In English.
Summary:	Construções afro-atlânticas [Afro-Atlantic Constructions] reproduces 99 artworks by the painter, sculptor and engraver Rubem Valentim's (Salvador, Brazil, 1922 - São Paulo, Brazil, 1991), a key figure in 20th century Brazilian art and Afro-Atlantic Histories. From the 1950s onward, Valentim incorporated the language of geometric abstraction to create complex compositions that redesigned and reconfigured Afro-Atlantic symbols, emblems and references. In this process, Valentim transformed the European artistic languages that dominated most of the art production in Brazil and worldwide during the 1950-60s (geometric abstraction, constructivism and concretism), blending them with African references, mostly through drawings and diagrams representing the deities of Afro-Brazilian religions-known as orishas-such as Shango's double-edged axe, Oshoosi's arrow and Osanyin's rods.

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Item Description:	Catalog of the exhibition "Rubem Valentim: Construções afro-atlânticas (Afro-Atlantic Constructions) held at Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP), November 14, 2018 -- March 10, 2019.
Physical Description:	283 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9788531000546 8531000548