Brazilian Art at the IVAM

The Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM) presents until July 17 of this year the exhibition entitled A Giant by Thine Own Nature-title taken from a phrase found in the Brazilian national anthem-and curated by Wilson Lázaro and Rafael Gil. The connecting thread of the exhibition is rhythm; the authentic rhythm of Brazil present in all of its people and across the Brazilian territory and represented as an essential part of the everyday life of the inhabitants. An appreciation of several time periods in Brazilian art is precisely the reflection this exhibition leads us to; modern, contemporary, and current art are brought together with the purpose of offering visitors several artistic points of view, by Brazilian artists and artists that have lived in Brazil, expressed through themes initially developed during the 1940s-and continually developed to this day-that are connected to the emotions elicited by the already mentioned connecting thread of rhythm. The artists participating in this exhibition are: Andrea Brown, Adriana Varejão, Adrianna Eu, Alair Gomes, Alberto da Veiga Guignard, Alexandre Siqueira, Alfredo Volpi, Ana Miguel, Anna Maria Maiolino, Armando Queiroz, Arthur Bispo do Rosário, Artur Barrio, Ascânio MMM, Barrão, Beatriz Milhazes, Cabelo, Caio Reisewitz, Cao Guimarães, Carlos Vergara, Cildo Meireles, Delson Uchôa, Elisa Castro, Ernesto Neto, Hélio Oiticica, Ivens Machado, Joaquim Paiva, José Medeiros, Katie van Scherpenberg, Laura Lima, Lucia Laguna, Lula Wanderley, Lygia Clark, Marcos Chaves, Marepe, Maria Leontina, Maria Nepomuceno, Nelson Félix, Niura Bellavinha, Os Gêmeos, Pedro Varela, Raul Mourão, Renata Lucas, Rivane Neuenschwander, Roberto Evangelista, Rochelle Costi, Sandra Cinto, Tunga, Vik Muniz, Walmor Corrêa, Walter Carvalho, and Wanda Pimentel.