Lina Bo Bardi
- Introduction
- Lina Bo Bardi, born Achillina Bo (December 5, 1914 – March 20, 1992), was an Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect. A prolific architect and designer, she devoted her working life, most of it spent in Brazil, to promoting the social and cultural potential of architecture and design. While she studied under radical Italian architects, she quickly became intrigued with Brazilian vernacular design and how it could influence a modern Brazilian architecture. During her lifetime it was difficult to be accepted among the local Brazilian architects, because she was both a "foreigner" and a woman.She is recognizable for the unique style of the many architectural illustrations she created over her lifetime, along with her tendency to leave poignant notes to herself. She is also known for her furniture and jewelry designs. The popularity of her works has increased since 2008, when a 1993 catalog of her works was republished. A number of her product designs are being revived, and exhibitions such as her 1968 exhibition of glass and concrete easels have been recreated.
- Wikidata
- Q272400
- Introduction
- Brazilian architect, São Paulo; b. in Italy; moved to Brazil in 1946.
- Nationalities
- Brazilian, South American, Italian
- Gender
- Female
- Roles
- Artist, Architect
- Names
- Lina Bò Bardi, Lina Bardi, Lina Bo, Lina Bo Bardi, Lina neé Bo
- Ulan
- 500036905
Exhibitions
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Sur moderno: Journeys of Abstraction—The Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift
May 28–Sep 12, 2020
MoMA
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216: Building Citizens
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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The Value of Good Design
Feb 10–Jun 15, 2019
MoMA
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Making Space: Women Artists and Postwar Abstraction
Apr 15–Aug 13, 2017
MoMA
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Latin America in Construction: Architecture
1955–1980 Mar 29–Jul 19, 2015
MoMA
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Lina Bo Bardi has
10 exhibitionsonline.
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Lina Bo Bardi Exposição da Agricultura Paulista (Poster for exhibition on agriculture in the state of São Paulo) 1951
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Lina Bo Bardi Bowl chair 1951
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Lina Bo Bardi Tripé de Ferro chair 1950–1958
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Lina Bo Bardi, Marcelo Ferraz, Marcelo Suzuki "Giraffe" chair and table c. 1986
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Lina Bo Bardi, Marcelo Ferraz, Marcelo Suzuki Frei Egídio chair c.1986
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Cristobal Palma, Lina Bo Bardi Untitled (Lina Bo Bardi's SESC Pompéia, São Paulo, 1977–86) 2008
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