Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

In this essay, the author Anna Barros examines the changes in the concept of “sculpture” that started appearing in the sixties, which derived from a new perception of space. Taking as a starting point and using the guiding principles previously [...]

These are Hélio Oiticica’s notes, written in 1966 and 1967, in which he outlines the basic descriptions for the “Parangolés,” his series of multicolored capes. He associates the series with the concept of “anti-art” and the active [...]