Tarsila Popular

Tarsila do Amaral, Cartão postal, 1929, oil on canvas, coleção particular, Rio de Janeiro
Tarsila do Amaral, Cartão postal, 1929, oil on canvas, coleção particular, Rio de Janeiro

At the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), Tarsila Popular is the largest exhibition ever dedicated to one of the great Brazilian artists of the 20th century. In Tarsila’s hometown, and in one of the most significant museums in Latin America, the exhibition brings together 92 works that contextualize race, class, and post-colonialism in Brazilian Modernist painting.

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Calder in the Alps

Alexander Calder, Six Planes Escarpé, 1967; installation view near Gstaad; sheet metal, bolts and paint; 119 x 156 x 150 in inches; photo by Jon Etter, © 2016 Calder Foundation, New York / DACS, London, courtesy of Calder Foundation, New York / Art Resource, New York and Hauser & Wirth
Alexander Calder, Six Planes Escarpé, 1967; installation view near Gstaad; sheet metal, bolts and paint; 119 x 156 x 150 in inches; photo by Jon Etter, © 2016 Calder Foundation, New York / DACS, London, courtesy of Calder Foundation, New York / Art Resource, New York and Hauser & Wirth

A temporary outdoor sculpture exhibition has opened in the Swiss Alps with installations of six works by Alexander Calder. Presented by Hauser & Wirth and the Calder Foundation, Calder in the Alps takes place in and around the posh resort town of Gstaad.

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Henry Moore

Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1956; bronze, edition 3/7; Palm Springs Art Museum; photo © codylee.co
Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1956; bronze, edition 3/7; Palm Springs Art Museum; photo © codylee.co

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