Art Back Then (Memories)

Authors

  • Antonio Candido Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-901X.v0i54p13-20

Keywords:

Cultural life in São Paulo city, Art exhibitions, the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s, artistic renewal, memory.

Abstract

Triggered by jolts of memory, this account by Antonio Candido revisitsthe atmosphere of artistic renewal that took hold in São Paulocity in the second half of the 1930s and which extended throughoutsubsequent decades. Recalling important exhibitions held in thecity, Candido evokes the main players of the time and the social lifeenjoyed by the city’s artists and intellectuals. In this text, a personalglance back in time coincides with a watershed in the aesthetic tasteof the day.

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Author Biography

  • Antonio Candido, Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, Universidade de São Paulo
    Professor Emérito da Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, Universidade de São Paulo, FFLCH-USP e doutor honoris causa pela Unicamp. Escritor ecrítico literário de reconhecida atuação intelectual e política, é autor, dentre outrasobras, de Formação da literatura brasileira (Ouro Sobre Azul, 2006).

Published

2012-03-01

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Candido, A. (2012). Art Back Then (Memories). Revista Do Instituto De Estudos Brasileiros, 54, 13-20. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-901X.v0i54p13-20