Sensitive Geometries

In the years after World War II, Brazil found itself in a state of dramatic change. Economic prosperity, political democratization, and social reorganization marked the 1950s as one of the most expansive in Brazilian history, and was accompanied by an artistic revolution that captured the attention of both the Brazilian public and wider circles of artists, intellectuals, and critics abroad. 'Sensitive Geometries' explores this pivotal moment and its legacy through the work of twelve artists— Lothar Charoux, Waldemar Cordeiro, João José Costa, Geraldo De Barros, Hermelindo Fiaminghi, Paulo Roberto Leal, Rubem Ludolf, Anna Maria Maiolino, Mira Schendel, Ivan Serpa, Franz Weissmann, and Paulo Werneck—who testify Brazil’s status as a dynamic cultural center of international significance.