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The Brazil of the 1950s and 1960s represents a radical departure into the modern world. The roots of Brazilian art can be traced back to Europe and the inspiration of Constructivism and the Bauhaus. While European artists developed a utopian language characterised by symbols and forms, Brazilian artists by contrast extended the field of abstraction in another direction: their approach was more poetic, sensory and personal. Even today, many contemporary artists relate to the Brazilian avant-garde and engage with it critically, because no other country has implemented the modern vision of the future as radically as Brazil.

»Avante Brasil« shows a glimpse of the vibrant young art scene in Brazil and presents artistic positions that avail themselves of an established, international vocabulary.

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The exhibited artists are already well known in Brazil, whereas here In Germany they are being premiered.

The exhibition itself is the result of intensive research; it is by no means a German view on Brazil, but was developed in close collaboration with Brazilian curators.