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Beatriz Milhazes: Mistura Sagrada

Beatriz Milhazes, Sonho de Jardineiro, 2021.

Sept 16 – Oct 29, 2022
540 W 25th St, New York, NY 10001, United States

“I am seeking geometrical structures,” the Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes has said, “but with freedom of form and imagery taken from different worlds.” These worlds may oppose one another, but they coexist harmoniously in Milhazes’s canvases. Vibrant arabesques and kaleidoscopes in punchy colors hail Brazilian tradition. European techniques are reminiscent of Henri Matisse and Wassily Kandinsky. The compositions are geometric and precise, yet project Brazilian alegría. In this show, 10 recent paintings and a large-scale mobile sculpture are on view. —Elena Clavarino

Photo: Pepe Schettino/© Beatriz Milhazes/courtesy of Pace Gallery