504 E Locust St
Des Moines, California 50309

When:
Wed, Nov 4: 8:00 pm-11:00 pm

What:
When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the Present
Opening Night Party
Celebrate the art, music and spirit of the tropics with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts! Join YBCA for the opening of its new exhibition, When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the Present, with a party featuring Brazilian music, Campari cocktails and the fabulous YBCA crowd. Entertainment includes Grupo Falso Baiano, an ensemble of musicians who blend joyous Brazilian choro (considered the first pop music of Brazil) with modern influences such as jazz, flamenco and samba, while the Marcos Silva Ensemble features Rio-born renowned pianist Marcos Silva in a musical fusion of Tropicália with contemporary Brazilian pop.

When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the Present (Nov 5, 2009-Jan 31, 2010) celebrates Brazil’s creative vitality through the works of artists, fashion designers and architects. The exhibition highlights artists and creators who were part of, or inspired by, “Tropicália”—an artistic movement which arose in Brazil during the 1960s around the “originality of the culture of people who live in the tropics.”

Who:
Curator: Yuko Hasegawa, Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo and co-curated by Sachiko Namba, Assistant Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

Artists include: assume vivid astro focus, Lina Bo Bardi, Isabela Capeto, Lygia Clark, Rogério Degaki, Ronaldo Fraga, Lucia Koch, André Komatsu, Leonilson, Marepe, Cildo Meireles, Beatriz Milhazes, Vik Muniz, Jum Nakao, Ernesto Neto, Rivane Neuenschwander, Ruy Ohtake, Tomie Ohtake, Hélio Oiticica, osgemeos, Lygia Pape, Mira Schendel Ana Maria Tavares and Erika Verzutti

Where:
When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the Present Opening Night Party – 701 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94103 – Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Galleries

Public Info:
415-978-2787 or www.ybca.org

$12 in advance; $15 at the door; FREE for YBCA Members and a guest

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Added by ybcapr on October 15, 2009

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