Publisher's Synopsis
Literary Nonfiction. Art. Renowned internationally as one of the founders of the mail art movement, Brazilian artist Paulo Bruscky started his career, and developed a significant part of it, as the military was solidifying its hold over the country after the coup of 1964. Like many artists of the post- concrete generation, it was only inevitable that his work would reflect the jarring new environment imposed by the military on civil society. Bruscky went on to develop a body of work based largely on the dissemination of messages (postcards, newspapers ads, billboards) and audience participation. PAULO BRUSCKY: ART IS OUR LAST HOPE introduces to English reading audiences the work of this quintessential conceptual artist and poet from Brazil. The volume includes essays by Antonio Sergio Bessa and Vanessa K. Davidson, an interview with Paulo Bruscky, and a thorough chronology.
