Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

In this article, the Cuban philosopher/historian Jorge Mañach carries on the debate about avant-garde art that he had started in two articles previously published by the journal. This time, the Revista de avance editor responds directly to what [...]

The artist Cícero Dias was the subject of this article that includes a combination of first-hand accounts on his artistic career. The text was originally published due to an exhibition on abstract art by the artist in Recife (Faculdade de Direito) [...]

This text by Lucio Costa discusses the “unpredictable” nature of Brazilian architecture. In it, Costa develops a far-reaching theory of modern art and architecture to which the visual form is the sine qua non. The visual-formal component [...]

The second part of a two-part essay published in the Bellas Artes newspaper, this text consists of a lecture given by artist Flávio de Carvalho at the Congrès International d’Esthétique in Paris, and later (in 1937), at the Salão de Maio in Sã [...]

The first part of a two-part essay published in the Bellas Artes newspaper, this text consists of a lecture given by artist Flávio de Carvalho at the Congrès International d’Esthétique in Paris, and later (in 1937), at the Salão de Maio in São [...]

In this article, Hélio Oiticica explains what he means by the terms “color,” “time,” “structure,” and even “space” as applied to his work, underscoring the interrelationships between these elements and the organic nature of his art. [...]

Hélio Oiticica presents his research into the transition from two-dimensional paintings to three-dimensional works of art, discussing some of his own projects—such as Invenções, Núcleos, and Penetráveis—and the designs for open air [...]

The art critic Ferreira Gullar discusses the concept of the “non-object,” a kind of work of art that cannot be classified as belonging to any of the traditional genres of painting or sculpture. He chronicles the gradual disappearance of the [...]

This is a critical and historical review of Concrete art, written by the poet and critic Ferreira Gullar, who sees the movement as an objective, critical response to the modern era and industrial society. Gullar makes comparisons between the ideas of [...]

Décio Pignatari insists that the artist should be an integral part of the industrial production system, and proposes that art should be incorporated into architecture, urban development, industrial design, cinematography, advertising, and [...]

In this article about the artists from Rio de Janeiro who took part in the Iª Exposição Nacional de Arte Concreta, Waldemar Cordeiro, as usual, scrutinizes the parameters of theory and practice that reveal radical differences in the defining [...]

The critic and visual artist Waldemar Cordeiro defends the true language of the arts—the one that, in his opinion, is “real”—in which the visual elements present themselves (to themselves) as lines and colors, making not the slightest [...]

Hélio Oiticica describes the origins of his work Tropicália, which he associates with the exhibition, Nova Objetividade Brasileira, and the idea behind this event that was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1967. Oiticica believes that avant-garde styles [...]

The Mexican researcher Rita Eder discusses the possibility of consolidating an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the art of Latin America. This in fact took place in the 1970s, when the subject of “changing mental habits” was raised [...]