Latin American conceptual art in MAC-USP collection: survey and analysis

• Grant number: 07/02405-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2007
• End date: July 31, 2008
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts - Art Fundamentals and Criticism
• Principal Investigator: Maria Cristina Machado Freire
• Grantee: Rafael Vital
• Host Institution: Museu de Arte Contemporânea (MAC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project aims to survey and analyse in depth the collection of conceptual art from the Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo, particularly the Latin American collection. This investigation includes a more systematic research on artists, their career and the context of the production of their works.