The Week of Modern Art, 1922

The Week of Modern Art, 1922

THE idea of a new, contemporary Brazil waslaunched during the "Week of Modern Art" held in Sao Paulo from 13 to 17 February 1922. The impact of this event on Brazilian literature, art and culture generally was so great that it could be said to have lasted for the next thirty-eight years, beginning with the lecture given by the essayist and thinker Jose Pereira da Graca Aranha in Sao Paulo on 13 February 1922, and ending with the speech delivered by President Juscelino Kubitschek when he proclaimed Brasilia capital of the Republic on 21 April 1960.

The "Week of Modern Art" was organized byBrazilian artists, writers and composers in a bid to instil a new spirit into artistic creation in Brazil on the centenary of the country's independence. Speaking at the Sao Paulo Municipal Theatre on 13 February 1922, Graca Aranha explained the nature of the ideias novas, the new ideas that were in the air: …

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Publication information: Article title: The Week of Modern Art, 1922. Contributors: Not available. Magazine title: UNESCO Courier. Publication date: December 1986. Page number: 38+. © 1984 UNESCO. COPYRIGHT 1986 Gale Group.

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