An exceptional overview of the experimental, political, and participatory artwork of an important, iconoclastic Latin American artist Lygia Pape (1927–2004) was an influential Brazilian artist and pioneering member of the postwar avant-garde. She worked across an expansive range of media, including painting, drawing, prints, sculpture, film, performance, poetry, and installation, and her art is now exhibited worldwide. This handsome book provides an extensive examination of her lengthy, prolific career. Pape embraced the ideals of Concrete art and geometric abstraction early on, and later was an active participant in the Neo Concrete movement that championed experimentation and chance. During this time, she created participatory works that questioned the space between artist and viewer, as well as the social context of art itself. Featuring essays from art historians in both North and South America, an illustrated chronology, and two previously untranslated interviews with the artist, Lygia Pape is a testament to Pape’s lasting importance to the modern art and culture of Latin America and to her position as a major figure of the international avant-garde.

Lygia Pape

Arts & Photography

Candela, Iria

History & Criticism

Metropolitan Museum of Art

<div>Features new analysis of Héctor Zamora's oeuvre alongside a discussion of his topical, site-specific work created for the 2020 Roof Garden Commission at The Met The work of Mexican artist Héctor Zamora engages with urban or built environments, both disrupting and rearticulating the viewer's interaction with the site. Lattice Detour, his most recent intervention, commissioned by The Met for its Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, is fabricated from terracotta bricks produced in Mexico and transported to New York. This compact volume, the first book in English on Zamora, presents images and analysis of the new artwork, setting its creation in the context of his past work. An interview with Zamora sheds further light on his formation as an artist, his process, and his inspirations.</div>

Hector Zamora: Lattice Detour: The Roof Garden Commission

Santoscoy, Paolo

Individual Artists

Abetare, Petrit Halilaj: The Roof Garden Commission

Breslin, David

This is the first book to provide a thorough exploration of Latin American art since 1990, a period during which the Latin American art scene has grown in importance and influence. Iria Candela explains the importance of contemporary art in this complex and diverse region, and provides a detailed study of new and unconventional art practices. Her original, in-depth interpretation of more than 100 works in a wide variety of media focuses on disruptive and politically committed works that challenge traditional forms and recognize the need to strengthen freedom of expression and democratization in Latin America. Among the Latin American–born or –based artists featured are Gabriel Orozco, Doris Salcedo, Ernesto Neto, Francis Alÿs, Jorge Macchi, Santiago Sierra, Carlos Garaicoa, and Allora &amp; Calzadilla.

Art in Latin America

Tate

The bright colors and graphic strength of Joan Miró’s paintings have made him immensely popular, but the artist would have been disappointed to see his work treated as little more than interior décor. This accessible survey of the artist’s life and career explores the complex roots and darker shades that lie behind the evolution of Miró’s work, from the culture of his Catalan homeland to his exposure to the Parisian avant-garde, and the rise of fascism in Spain. Alongside Miró’s paintings, the author studies his sculpture, prints, and murals, quoting from the artist’s own revealing statements. For anyone wanting to explore the visual legacy of the artist who declared that he wanted to “assassinate painting,” this vividly illustrated book is the perfect guide.

Miró (Tate Introductions)

Reference

Alexander Calder’s BMW 3.0 CSL from 1975 was the first in a series of BMW Art Cars brought to life by Hervé Poulain, art lover and auto racing enthusiast, in collaboration with BMW’s Jochen Neerpasch. This volume presents 17 artists who have designed BMWs, including Sandro Chia, David Hockney, Jenny Holzer, Michael Jagamara, A.R. Penck, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella and Andy Warhol.

BMW Art Cars

Sims, Lowery Stokes

Lehmann, Ulrich

Karcher, Eva

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Hatje Cantz

Lucio Fontana. En el umbral

Braun, Emily

White, Anthony

Crispolti, Enrico

GIUNTA,ANDREA

Gottschaller, Pia

Fundación del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao

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