Key title information Lygia Pape Product Details Magnetized Space £30 Artist(s) Lygia Pape Author(s) Ivana Bentes, Guy Brett, Lauro Brazilian artist Lygia Pape was a founding member of the Neo- Cavalcanti, Paulo Venancio Filho, Concrete movement, which was dedicated to the inclusion of art into Paulo Herkenhoff, Reynaldo Jardim, everyday life. Luiz Camillo Osorio, Lygia Pape, Paula Pape, Teresa Velásquez Her early work developed out of an interest in European abstraction; Editor(s) María Luisa Blanco, Manuel J. Borja- however, she and her contemporaries went beyond simply adopting an Villel, Teresa Velásquez international style, and started to draw on their own local situation. Publisher JRP | Editions ISBN 9783037643938 Neo-Concretism is often seen as the beginning of contemporary art in Format softback Brazil, and Pape’s work – which focus on the coming together of Pages 420 aesthetic, ethical, and political ideas – has formed an important part of Illustrations 239 colour, 108 b&w illustrations Brazil’s artistic identity. Dimensions 262mm x 205mm Linked to Grupo Frente’s Concretism, the artist aligned herself with Weight 155 other artists such as Lygia Clark and Hélio Oiticica, and poets such as Ferreira Gullar. Publication Date: Feb 2015 However, Pape’s work, with its focus on poetry, writing, and experience, did not receive the same critical attention as that of her contemporaries. The texts in this monograph explore the artist’s efforts to create a language that echoes a new order of sensation and sensibility. Revised and expanded edition, published with Projeto Lygia Pape and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid. Distributed by Enquiries Website Cornerhouse Publications +44 (0)161 212 3466 / 3468 www.cornerhousepublications.org HOME [email protected] 2 Tony Wilson Place Twitter Manchester Orders @CornerhousePubs M15 4FN +44 (0) 1752 202301 England [email protected].