Carlos Zilio: 1973/1977

To close the calendar for 2016, Galeria Raquel Arnaud presents “Carlos Zilio 1973/1977”. This show brings together some twenty works including paintings, photographs, drawings and objects created by the artist in one of the darkest periods in the country’s history.

A participant in key Brazilian exhibits of the 1960s, notably “Opinião 66” (Opinion 66) and “Nova Objetividade Brasileira” (New Brazilian Objectivity), both at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro (MAM-RJ), Zilio was intensely engaged in politics during this period. “His works, initially linked to the so-called Nova Figuração Brasileira (New Brazilian Figuration), become more synthetic as of 1973, though without losing their critical content. His installations create situations that approximate the experiments in conceptual art,” notes Guilherme Bueno, professor of Art History. And it is precisely the works of this period that have been selected by critic Luisa Duarte, who curated this exhibit.