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Tangled Alphabets by Mira Schendel (2009, Hardcover)

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León Ferrari (born in 1920) and Mira Schendel (1919-1988) are among the most significant Latin American artists of the twentieth century. Active simultaneously in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in the neighboring countries of Argentina and Brazil, they found inspiration in the written word and in the eloquence of spoken language, and they both used language as important visual subject matter. Published to accompany the first comprehensive survey of the work of each artist in the United States, this essential catalogue presents new insights into the artists groundbreaking work and examines the connections and collisions between the visual arts, writing, politics and religion in their oeuvres.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMuseum of Modern Art

ISBN-100870707507

ISBN-139780870707506

eBay Product ID (ePID)71691196

Product Key Features

Book TitleTangled Alphabets

Number of Pages200 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCaribbean & Latin American, Individual Artists / General

Publication Year2009

IllustratorYes

GenreArt

AuthorMira Schendel

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight0 Oz

Item Length12.1 in

Item Width10.1 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2009-922634

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal709.22

SynopsisLe n Ferrari (born in 1920) and Mira Schendel (1919-1988) are among the most significant Latin American artists of the twentieth century. Active simultaneously in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in the neighboring countries of Argentina and Brazil, they found inspiration in the written word and in the eloquence of spoken language, and they both used language as important visual subject matter. Published to accompany the first comprehensive survey of the work of each artist in the United States, this essential catalogue presents new insights into the artists' groundbreaking work and examines the connections and collisions between the visual arts, writing, politics and religion in their oeuvres., León Ferrari and Mira Schendel are among the most significant Latin American artists of the 20th century. Active during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in the neighbouring countries of Argentina and Brazil, they found inspiration in the written word and in the eloquence of spoken language. Their striking visual production coincided with a period of significant focus on language by philosophers and artists. León Ferrari & Mira Schendel is published to accompany the first comprehensive exhibition of the work of these two artists in the United States, presenting new insights on the artists' deconstruction of language through a visual repertoire and examining the connections and collisions between the visual arts, the written form, politics and religion., León Ferrari (born in 1920) and Mira Schendel (1919-1988) are among the most significant Latin American artists of the twentieth century. Active simultaneously in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in the neighboring countries of Argentina and Brazil, they found inspiration in the written word and in the eloquence of spoken language, and they both used language as important visual subject matter. Published to accompany the first comprehensive survey of the work of each artist in the United States, this essential catalogue presents new insights into the artists' groundbreaking work and examines the connections and collisions between the visual arts, writing, politics and religion in their oeuvres.

LC Classification NumberN6639.F477A4 2009

Text byPérez-Oramas, Luis, Giunta, Andrea