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Luiz Carlos Barreto lifetime achievements highlighted in the New York Times

By ⋅ February 1, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

New York Times’ “Lens” section on Photography, Video and Visual Journalism has recently highlighted the work of Luiz Carlos Barreto (born 20 May 1928), Brazilian photographer, film producer and screenwriter [...]

Roots: Gilvan Samico (1928 – )

By ⋅ August 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Gilvan José Meira Lins Samico (Recife, Pernambuco, 1928- ). Engraver, painter, draughtsman, lecturer. In 1952, together with other artists, Gilvan Samico founded the Ateliê Coletivo [Collective Studio] of the Sociedade de Arte Moderna do Recife – SAMR [Recife Modern Art Society], conceived by Abelardo da Hora (1924). Gilvan studied wood engraving with Lívio Abramo (1903 – 1992) in 1957 at the Escola de Artesanato [School of Crafts] of the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo – MAM/SP [São Paulo Museum of Modern Art]

Cannes Lions 2011 Design category to be presided by Brazilian brand specialist

By ⋅ January 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Luciano Deos has been named Jury President for the Design category of the Cannes Lions 2011 that takes place from 19 to 25 June at Cannes in France [...]

Brazilian posters for the Green Movement in Iran

By ⋅ August 31, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Brazilian graphic designers Rico Lins and Yomar Augusto are among the 140 graphic artists that take part in “Where is my vote?”, a poster exhibition for the Green Movement in Iran presented in New York, at the Visual Arts Gallery (601 West 26th Street, 15th floor), from August 30th – September 25th, 2010 [...]

Os Gêmeos Create a World on a New York Wall

By ⋅ January 30, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Roberta Smith writes for the New York Times: “With their first public artwork in Manhattan, which went up at the northwest corner of Houston Street and the Bowery on July 17/2009, the Brazilian brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, who call themselves Os Gêmeos, bring graffiti art to its Rococo phase” [...]

Brazil featured on Advertising Age’s “The Best of Latin American Marketing in 2009″

By ⋅ January 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Highlights From Ad Age International Partner Adlatina’s Annual Rankings: Sky Brasil, Hyundai Brasil, HSBC Brasil among the best campaigns of 2009. As part of its awards, Adlatina has also named outstanding marketing executives of the year.

Roots: Oiticica, Hélio (1937 – 1980)

By ⋅ October 27, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Hélio Oiticica (Rio de Janeiro, 1937 – idem, 1980). Together with his brother, César Oiticica, he began studying painting and drawing with Ivan Serpa at the Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro – MAM/RJ [Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro], in 1954. He took part in the Opinião 66 [Opinion 66] and Nova Objetividade Brasileira [New Brazilian Objectivity], presenting the Tropicália environmental demonstration. In 1969, at the Whitechapel Gallery, in London, he realised what he called the Whitechapel Experience, presenting the Éden [Eden] project. For most of the 1970s, he lived in New York, during which period, he was a visiting scholar of the Guggenheim Foundation, taking part in the Information show, at the Museum of Modern Art – MoMA. He returned to Brazil in 1978. After his death, the Projeto Hélio Oiticica [Hélio Oiticica Project] was created in Rio de Janeiro, in 1981, with the aim of preserving, analysing and promoting his work, under the direction of Lygia Pape, Luciano Figueiredo and Waly Salomão [...]

Brazilian Design at the New York’s MoMA Store

By ⋅ October 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Museum of Modern Art’s Design Store has been running regionally-sourced collections in their retails shops and online. Currently they’ve got an excellent array of products from Korea, and next up they’ll be bringing work from Brazil. The collection focuses on locally sourced materials—many of them environmentally-minded—like coconut, eucalyptus, and Brazilian white clay. The objects range in scale from small jewelry and vases to stools and even a large lounge chair designed by the Campana Brothers [...]

Interaction South America ’09: São Paulo, Brazil

By ⋅ October 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Interaction Design Association (IXDA) is pleased to announce the 1st regional conference of Interaction Design Association (IxDA): Interaction’09 | South America, which will happen on 26,27 and 28 November at 9 am to 18 pm, in São Paulo. The purpose of the event is to encourage and work with the education of interaction design in Latin America, so has the support of several institutions of higher education, promoting greater visibility for professionals engaged in the development of interactive solutions.

Premiere Brazil Film Exhibition at MoMA, New York

By ⋅ October 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

MoMA presents the seventh annual Premiere Brazil film exhibition, which introduces New York audiences to accomplished, original films by Brazilian filmmakers, from July 16 through August 3, 2009 [...]

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