Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This text by Renato Almeida analyzes the notion of “dynamic objectivism” supported by writer Graça Aranha in his “O espírito moderno” essay (1922), which was included in the inaugural edition of the Semana of 1922; it was published in book [...]

This is a lecture delivered by Renato Almeida in Salvador (capital of the state of Bahia) on October 26, 1926. He praised the reformist line of thought that arose in Brazil as “a riot” against everything that was “sterile imitation.” He saw [...]