Brazil contemporary : architectuur, beeldcultuur, kunst = architecture, visual culture, art / Nederlands Architectuurinstituut, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen.
"Deze publicatie verschijnt naar aanleiding van de tentoonstelling Brazil Contemporary gepresenteerd in/This publication appears on the occasion of the exhibition Brazil Contemporary at Nederlands Architectuurinstituut, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, 23 mei-23 augustus 2009/23 May-23 August 2009"--P. 314. "Tekst/Text: Luciano Figueredo ... [et al.]"--p. 314. "Samenstellers/curators: Paul Meurs ... [et al.]"--p. 316.
Summary:
"Brazil is one of the biggest countries in the world and is regarded as one of the economic world powers of the future because of its lightning development. But there is another side to the coin: the enormous contrasts between rich and poor, the slums in the staggeringly enormous cities of millions, and the destruction of the rainforest. These contrasts are manifested culturally in a heady mixture of high and low art, technological innovation and traditional handicrafts." "This richly illustrated publication provides a review of the contemporary architecture, visual culture, art and music of Brazil. It offers wide coverage of the overwhelming urban development of the metropolis Sao Paulo and a survey of the powerful and fascinating visual culture - television, video, film, photography, graphic design - in Rio de Janeiro in particular. The section on art is introduced by the idiosyncratic oeuvre of Helio Oiticica, complemented by the work of five of today's leading Brazilian artists."--BOOK JACKET.
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