Friday, April 29, 2022

The “Week of Modern Art” in 1922

The  “Week of Modern Art” was a cultural event which consisted of lectures, readings, and exhibitions, with new concepts of art to a public not very well prepared for their irreverent innovations. (Adapted from britannica.com.)

Here are some of its most prominent participants: 

Anita Malfatti

Di Cavalcanti 
 
Fructuoso Vianna 
 
Graça Aranha 
 
Guilherme de Almeida 
 
Guiomar Novaes 
 
Heitor Villa-Lobos 
 
Mário de Andrade

Oswald de Andrade 

Tarsila do Amaral

Anita Malfatti

Anita Catarina Malfatti (December 2, 1889 – November 6, 1964) introduced Modernism to Brazil. Her style was expressionist and revolutionary....