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José Leonilson

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  • Walther & Franz Koenig Verlag
José Leonilson came of age as an artist during the 80s generation in Brazil. What he shared with this diverse artistic milieu was the so-called ?joy of painting,' rediscovered in the years following the end of Brazil's dictatorship. What separated him from his contemporaries was his personal way of working and his distinct aesthetic centered on raw emotional feelings, introspective musings, and private affairs.

ISBN 9783960982845 | E | HB
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Publisher Walther & Franz Koenig Verlag
ISBN 9783960982845
Publication date January 2018
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 254 x 174 mm
Illustrations 192 col. & bw ill.
Pages 284
Language(s) Eng. ed.
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José Leonilson came of age as an artist during the 80s generation in Brazil. What he shared with this diverse artistic milieu was the so-called ?joy of painting,' rediscovered in the years following the end of Brazil's dictatorship.
What separated him from his contemporaries was his personal way of working and his distinct aesthetic centered on raw emotional feelings, introspective musings, and private affairs. Focusing on Leonilson's production as a mature artist, the catalogue will feature approximately fifty paintings, drawings, and intimate embroideries made between the mid -1980s until 1993, when the artist died of AIDS. This short yet prolific period showcases the artist's fully developed language, connecting Leonilson's oeuvre with contemporary art practices, Brazilian vernacular traditions, and global issues prompted by the AIDS crisis.


Hrsg./Ed.: Karen Marta, Gabriela Rangel. Foreword: Susan Segal. Texts by: Jenni Sorkin, Yuji Kawasima, Luis Perez Oramas, Cecilia Brunson, Gabriela Rangel, And Susanna V. Temkin

Leonilson. * 1957 in Fortaleza. † 1993 (Brazil)