Brazilian Art Under Dictatorship: Antonio Manuel, Artur Barrio, and Cildo Meireles

by Claudia Calirman

Brazilian Art under Dictatorship is a sophisticated analysis of the intersection of politics and the visual arts during the most repressive years of Brazil's military regime, from 1968 until 1975. Raised in Rio de Janeiro during the dictatorship, the curator and art historian Claudia Calirman describes how Brazilian visual artists addressed the political situation and opened up the local art scene to new international trends. Focusing on innovative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822351536
• ISBN13: 9780822351535
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"