Art Institute of Chicago opens first U.S. exhibition of influential Latin American Modernist
(Artdaily.org)

The Art Institute of Chicago is presenting the first-ever North American exhibition devoted to the pivotal Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973). Tarsila, as she is known, is a paradigmatic figure in twentieth-century art whose groundbreaking work of the 1920s synthesized avant-garde aesthetics and Brazilian subjects to produce a powerful new modernism for her country. Among the most emblematic paintings of the Brazilian modern movement are A Negra (1923), Abaporu (1928), and Antropofagia (Anthropophagy) (1929); these icons all bear Tarsila’s signature and are on view in the exhibition, creating an extraordinary opportunity for global audiences to experience her influential work outside of Latin America. After the presentation at the Art Institute of Chicago, the exhibition will be on view at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, from February 11 through June 3, 2018. Bringing together more than