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S/HS (Seminar/Graduate Seminar)
Lygia Clark and the Brazilian Neo-Avantgarde
Maxwell Boersma/Eric de Bruyn
Comments
In line with her major retrospective at the Neue Nationalgalerie during summer 2025, this seminar will examine the work of Brazilian artist Lygia Clark (1920–88) and her pivotal role in the development of postwar modernism in Brazil, notably within the movement known as Neoconcretismo (Neoconcrete art). Seminar meetings will trace the paradigmatic shifts of her career starting from the 1950s, encompassing rigorous geometric abstractions, participatory sculptures, performative actions, and experimental therapeutic strategies, including the discussion of related artists, such as Hélio Oiticica or Lygia Pape. Course readings will engage closely with both critical and artistic theorizations of her moment and important recent scholarship, including by scholars such as Irene Small, Mónica Amor, Sérgio B. Martins, and others. The seminar includes at least one mandatory excursion to the Neue Nationalgalerie and meets bi-weekly (see dates below). The seminar will be conducted in English and German. close
6 Class schedule
Additional appointments
Fri, 2025-05-09 14:00 - 18:00Regular appointments
Thu, 2025-04-24 14:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2025-05-22 14:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2025-06-05 14:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2025-06-19 14:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2025-07-03 14:00 - 18:00
Thu, 2025-07-17 14:00 - 18:00