Almir Mavignier: Privileged Form
Galeria Nara Roesler | New York is pleased to present Almir Mavignier: Privileged Form, featuring posters by Almir da Silva Mavignier (b.1925, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The exhibition will also include a seminal "Kinechromatic Device" produced circa 1955 by Abraham Palatnik (b.1928, Natal, Brazil), a sculpture that employs light play to create kaleidoscopic images. Palatnik's and Mavignier's trajectories overlap, as both artists, along with critic M谩rio Pedrosa and artist Ivan Serpa, were united in pursuit of what Pedrosa called a "privileged form." Almir Mavignier: Privileged Form will be on view from March 2 through April 14, 2018.
The aesthetic strategies employed in Mavignier's posters to investigate form and color have long been present in his practice. His work is informed by his early experiences in Rio de Janeiro, his time in the Constructivist Ulm School in Germany led by Max Bill, and his association with Group Zero. Mavignier masterfully embodied the artistic principles expounded by these movements in his designs, a skill that led him to secure a key position as poster-maker for the 20thcentury avant-garde. The presented pieces reflect the scope of Mavignier's production and include posters made to announce exhibitions by artists, movements, and institutions such as Paul Klee, Group Zero, and the Museum of Concrete Art. The show will also highlight posters produced to publicize exhibitions by Jes煤s Rafael Soto and Abraham Palatnik,emphasizing the commonalities between Mavignier's practice and the formal investigation led by these artists.
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Galeria Nara Roesler | New York is pleased to present Almir Mavignier: Privileged Form, featuring posters by Almir da Silva Mavignier (b.1925, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The exhibition will also include a seminal "Kinechromatic Device" produced circa 1955 by Abraham Palatnik (b.1928, Natal, Brazil), a sculpture that employs light play to create kaleidoscopic images. Palatnik's and Mavignier's trajectories overlap, as both artists, along with critic M谩rio Pedrosa and artist Ivan Serpa, were united in pursuit of what Pedrosa called a "privileged form." Almir Mavignier: Privileged Form will be on view from March 2 through April 14, 2018.
The aesthetic strategies employed in Mavignier's posters to investigate form and color have long been present in his practice. His work is informed by his early experiences in Rio de Janeiro, his time in the Constructivist Ulm School in Germany led by Max Bill, and his association with Group Zero. Mavignier masterfully embodied the artistic principles expounded by these movements in his designs, a skill that led him to secure a key position as poster-maker for the 20thcentury avant-garde. The presented pieces reflect the scope of Mavignier's production and include posters made to announce exhibitions by artists, movements, and institutions such as Paul Klee, Group Zero, and the Museum of Concrete Art. The show will also highlight posters produced to publicize exhibitions by Jes煤s Rafael Soto and Abraham Palatnik,emphasizing the commonalities between Mavignier's practice and the formal investigation led by these artists.
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