Bugres' career proposes a more plural history of Brazilian sculpture 
This is the first monograph on the Brazilian sculptor Conceição dos Bugres (1914–84)―best known for her “bugres,” wood sculptures covered in wax and paint resembling minimalist human forms, which she produced prolifically for three decades.

Conceição dos Bugres: The Nature of the World

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Sensuous biomorphic forms steeped in Brazilian history and culture Using materials such as bronze, concrete, stone and papier-mâché, Brazilian artist Erika Verzutti (born 1971) creates works that evoke animals and plants, landscapes and minerals, everyday items and objects from art history. This monograph spans her entire career since 2003.

Erika Verzutti: The Indiscipline of Sculpture

Eroticism and Amazonian mythologies in the sculpture of an overlooked Brazilian SurrealistA leading figure in New York’s Surrealist circles and in Latin American modernism, the Brazilian artist Maria Martins (1894–1973) was known for her bronze sculptures of hybrid and mythological figures. Through her marriage to a Brazilian diplomat, Martins built a large part of her career outside Brazil, having lived in New York in the 1940s, when she was part of the city’s expat Surrealist community. This survey examines Martins’ central and active role in Surrealism (in a counterpart to the narratives about her romantic involvement with Duchamp), her interpretation of Amazonian mythologies and iconography from the outset of her career, and her female perspective on themes of desire and eroticism.

Maria Martins: Tropical Fictions

The debut monograph on the Brazilian fotoclubismo photographer 
This is the first monograph dedicated to the work of the trailblazing German Brazilian photographer Gertrudes Altschul (1904–62). Featuring an elegant uncoated paper cover with stamped lettering, it reproduces all 70 of the artist’s known vintage prints, exploring her main themes: modern Brazilian architecture, botanical motifs and still lifes. The volume includes a selection of the artist’s archival material, such as contact sheets. 
Of Jewish origin, Altschul migrated in 1939 from her hometown, Berlin, to Brazil with her husband, fleeing the Nazi regime. She settled in São Paulo, where she divided her time between photography and the production of flowers for hats in a factory run by the couple. Altschul was one of the few women to be part of the well-known Foto Cine Clube Bandeirante (FCCB) in São Paulo, an important group that brought together photographers aligned with modernist photography in Brazil.

Gertrudes Altschul: Filigree

Photography & Video

Ione Saldanha: The Invented City

History & Criticism

Abdias Nascimento: A Panamefrican Artist

Luiz Zerbini: The Same Story Is Never the Same

A fresh view of the acclaimed Brazilian modernist painter through the lens of arte popular 
Italian-Brazilian artist Alfredo Volpi (1896–1988) was a central figure of Brazilian art in the 20th century. His painting is influenced by both modern and customary traditions, including handcraft, popular parties, religious themes and the facades of Brazilian colonial and vernacular architecture.

Alfredo Volpi: Between the Modern and the Popular

“Paula’s beautiful, ambitious project illuminates forgotten histories, honoring the overlooked.” –Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker 
The Brazilian artist Dalton Paula (born 1982) works across painting, installation, photography and sculpture. Drawing on rigorous visual research, he seeks to critically interpret historical events, particularly as they have affected Black people in Brazil―a country that, after Nigeria, contains the second-largest population of African descent. 
Dalton Paula: Brazilian Portraits showcases a sampling from the portrait series Paula embarked on in 2018, a tribute to the Black Brazilian men and women who fought for freedom and justice over the course of several centuries but have been systematically erased from the country’s dominant historical narrative. Through his portraits (one of which―a gripping rendering of the Brazilian slave rebellion leader Zeferina―appears on the cover of the much-acclaimed 2021 volume Afro-Atlantic Histories), Paula provides much-needed dignity, visibility and recognition to these valorous figures.

Dalton Paula: Brazilian Portraits

Brazilian Histories

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