Cole O Nestl Brasil De Arte Contempor Nea No Acervo Do Museu De Arte Moderna De S O Paulo

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Exhibition that commemorates the 60th anniversary of Sao Paulo's Museum of Modern Art (Museu de Arte Moderna, MAM) in an event that explores the relationship between modern and contemporary art through an historic retrospective of the collection of this cultural space inaugurated in 1948. The exhibit described by curator Felipe Chaimovich in his essay "De Volta a Óca" as "the structure of the exhibition proposes a visit to MAM's complex past: changes of direction, loss of collection, reinvention at itself and the construction of a contemporary identity"--p. 12, takes an unusual look at the institution and its cultural role in Brazilian culture despite critical times. Flávio de Carvalho and Alfredo Volpi were the 2 artists selected central figures of the show, accompanied by Lívio Abramo, Waltercio Caldas, Almir Mavignier, Mira Schendel, Leonilson, León Ferrari, Geraldo de Barros, and others.The event was organized in honor of artist Frans Krajcberg, whose artwork is motivated by the and towards the preservation of the environment and the stop to the devastation of the Amazonian forests.