Lygia Pape: Tecelares

The Art Institute of Chicago brings together 100 rarely exhibited woodblock prints by the Brazilian artist Lygia Pape (11 February–4 June). Pape (1927-2004) was a founding member of the Neo-Concrete movement in Brazil in the 1950s and ’60s – a reactionary group of young artists who challenged the ‘un-expressive’, geometric forms popularised by the Constructivist and Suprematist movements. The series of prints known as Tecelares (weavings) were made during the 1950s, prompted by the artist’s interest in Brazil’s indigenous communities who used geometric forms to express identity. The works encompass a wide range of abstract compositions on various scales that employ the basic ink woodcut technique on thin, sometimes semi-transparent paper. Find out more on the AIC ’s website.

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