Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

In his introductory essay, Frederico Morais identifies the basic criteria underpinning the three retrospective exhibitions that were presented as part of the Ciclo de exposições sobre arte no Rio de Janeiro (1984). He briefly discusses [...]

This text is a historical balance sheet of Concrete art in Brazil. The art critic, Ferreira Gullar, introduces Concrete art as a movement of “rupture” whose radical nature contrasts with the painting that predominated in Brazil in the late 1940s [...]

In this text critic Mário Pedrosa presents the second Grupo Frente exhibition at the MAM-RJ (Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro), calling the reader’s attention to the distinctive characteristics of each artist. He praises the integration of [...]

[This document is] a brief, poetic reflection by the Puerto Rican artist Antonio Navia on what is, and what is not art. As an example, Navia claims that “art should raise awareness,” but he also says that “art is neither left-wing nor right- [...]