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Introduction
Lygia Pape (7 April 1927 – 3 May 2004) was a Brazilian visual artist, sculptor, engraver, and filmmaker, who was a key figure in the Concrete movement and a later co-founder of the Neo-Concrete Movement in Brazil during the 1950s and 1960s. Along with Hélio Oiticica and Lygia Clark, she was an important artist in the expansion of contemporary art in Brazil and pushed geometric art to include aspects of interaction and to engage with ethical and political themes.
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Introduction
Pape was active in the Concretism and Neo-Concretism movements.
Nationalities
Brazilian, South American
Gender
Female
Roles
Artist, Dancer, Installation Artist, Painter, Performance Artist, Sculptor
Names
Lygia Pape, Lígia Pape
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Works

8 works online

Exhibitions

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Publication

  • Sur moderno: Journeys of Abstraction—The Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift Inés Katzenstein and María Amalia García, 2019 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 240 pages
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