Making Art Concrete: Works from Argentina and Brazil in the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros

by Pia Gottschaller and Aleca Le Blanc

Book Overview

In the years after World War II, artists in Argentina and Brazil experimented with geo-metric abstraction and engaged in lively debates about the role of the artwork in society. Some of these artists used novel synthetic materials, creating objects that offered an alternative to established traditions in painting--proposing that these objects become part of everyday, concrete reality. Combining art historical and scientific analysis, experts from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606065297
• ISBN13: 9781606065297
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Getty Conservation Institute
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.7" x 10.2"