Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This book is about Chico Tabibuia, the African-Brazilian artist whose sculptures are known for the tension they express between religiosity and eroticism. In Brazilian syncretism, Exú (the messenger of the gods) is a recurring theme, as is in [...]

This text discusses the life and work of Francisco Biquiba dy Lafuente Guarany, a popular artist from Bahia whose work revolved around carrancas—figureheads used in small vessels that cross the São Francisco River, sailing through the states of [...]