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Rubem Valentim
Brazilian, 1922–1991 2 works onlineIn his 1976 Manifesto ainda que tardio (A Manifesto, Albeit Late) , the artist Rubem Valentim declared, “The Afro-Amerindian-Northeastern-Brazilian iconology is alive.
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Geometric abstraction
A form of abstract art that combines geometric, “hard-edge,” or linear forms. When geometric shapes are arranged in nonrepresentational space (i.e.
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Gallery 407This phrase suggests the role of some artists as a guide or a beacon, pointing the way. It also refers to the visual languages of their work, in which symbols can efficiently distill complex ideas.
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Provenance
The artist.
? - 1996, Hércules Barsotti, São Paulo.
1996 - 2016, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York, and Caracas, purchased from Hércules Barsotti through Sylvio Nery da Fonseca, Escritório de Arte, São Paulo.
2016, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired as promised gift from Patricia Phelps de Cisneros.
Exhibition history
Cambridge, Fogg Art Museum, "Geometric Abstraction, Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection / Abstracción Geométrica Arte Latinoamericano en la Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros", March 3 - November 4, 2001
São Paulo, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, “Paralelos: Arte brasileira da segunda metade do século XX em contexto. Colección Cisneros ", March 21 - June 16, 2002 and tour:
Rio de Janeiro, Museu de Arte Moderna de Rio de Janeiro, July 11 - September 22, 2002
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, "Concrete Matters", February 24 - May 13, 2018
Miami, Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, " Crossroads: Rubem Valentim’s 1960s", November 21, 2024 - April 6, 2025
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