Drips in the modernist parade: the failed invasion of abstract art in Brazil, 1947-1948

Authors

  • Serge Guilbaut

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-53202011000200010

Keywords:

modernism, modern art, museums of modern art, abstract art, international politics, Léon Degand

Abstract

With the backdrop of not only the events but also the rhetoric that surrounded the creation of the first museum of modern art in Brazil, this essay aims to examine possible connections of the formation of an art collection observant of the ideas of "modern" and "abstract" with the emergence of an urban society in the country and certain interests of international politics during the Cold War.

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Published

2011-01-01

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Multimedia

How to Cite

Guilbaut, S. (2011). Drips in the modernist parade: the failed invasion of abstract art in Brazil, 1947-1948 . ARS, 9(18), 148-173. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-53202011000200010