Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism

Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism: For the first time in Switzerland, an exhibition provides a comprehensive insight into modern Brazilian art. In the first half of the 20th century, artists in Brazil sought a modern artistic expression of their own. Particularly in the first decades, the European avantgarde – including Paul Klee – was just as important a reference as the country’s indigenous and Afro-Brazilian cultures. The exhibition shows the different ways in which Brazilian artists developed their own modern pictorial langua ges. It presents ten artists and an introduction to formative political and economic events as well as milestones in the country’s literature, music, design, and architecture. The exhibition is organised by the Zentrum Paul Klee in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Arts, London.