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Lygia Pape: Tecelares

Edited by Mark Pascale, Contributions by Adele Nelson, Contributions by Maria Cristina Rivera Ramos

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An engaging investigation of contemporary Brazilian artist Lygia Papeâ€™s early body of woodblock prints, which profoundly influenced the trajectory of her oeuvre One of Brazilâ€™s best-known contemporary artists, Lygia Pape (1927â€“2004) was a founding member of the Neo-Concrete movement in the late 1950s along with artists such as Lygia Clark and HÃ©lio Oiticica. Pape explored new visual languages in painting, performance, printmaking, and sculpture, and her workâ€”much of it based in geometryâ€”invited viewers to participate in the existential, sensorial, and psychological experience of her art. Presenting the first in-depth treatment of the experimental woodblock prints Pape made between 1952 and 1960, this volume examines the foundational role these works played in the rest of Papeâ€™s career, foreshadowing her philosophy of â€œmagnetized space.â€ Composed of overlapping geometric and linear elements that at times suggest atomic particles or slides of microscopic specimens, Papeâ€™s prints display an extraordinary depth accentuated by her use of incredibly thin, translucent Japanese papers. The artist applied the title Tecelares to these works decades after their creation. Loosely translated as â€œweavings,â€ the term captures Papeâ€™s uniquely handmade approach to printmaking. Lavishly illustrated, this study is filled with revealing insights into how the artistâ€™s printmaking aesthetic, materials, and process embody her core ideas about art. Â Distributed for the Art Institute of ChicagoÂ Exhibition Schedule: Art Institute of Chicago (February 11â€“June 5, 2023) Â