It was 2006. Armed men invaded the Chácara do Céu Museum in Rio de Janeiro and stole a fortune in paintings. The stolen artworks included Picasso,...
Rute Ferreira 23 October 2021
In 1922, the Semana de Arte Moderna (Modern Art Week) was held in Brazil. Marking the official beginning of Modernism in Brazil, the event lasted an...
Vithória Konzen Dill 29 July 2021
Breaking with all the patterns of what had been art in Latin America up to then, Lygia Pape with Grupo Frente created a unique Brazilian...
Dévra Taboada 27 December 2020
Protest Art is challenging and controversial. Political protest requires a focus, and protest art gives us a public space where we can have a...
Candy Bedworth 25 November 2020
This collection of paintings in idyllic settings is the legacy of artist and illustrator João Batista da Costa. Batista da Costa was active in...
Maya Tola 24 November 2020
