Wednesday 3/14/2007
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

From the Inside Out: The Embodiment of Color in Hélio Oiticica’s Work
Mari Carmen Ramírez, Curator of Latin American Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Hélio Oiticica (1937-1980) played a leading role in Brazil’s Neo Concrete movement during the 1960s. Oiticica explored color and its material presence through abstract paintings, works on paper, hanging sculptures, and extraordinary boxes, glass vessels, and parangolés (capes) of diverse materials meant for audience participation. Ramírez will focus on the artist’s groundbreaking exploration of color, drawing from the 2006-7 exhibition, "Hélio Oiticica: The Body of Color," which she curated at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Location:

There will be a reception following the lecture. Free parking is available at the Broadway Garage on Felton Street, between Cambridge Street and Broadway.

For more information contact: Janet Sartor at janet_sartor@harvard.edu