Collective Exhibition
São Paulo, Brasil
03/04/2025 - 03/07/2025

DAN Galeria presents “Geometry as a Poetic Impulse”, curated by Maria Alice Milliet. It is an exhibition that recalls, with museological sensitivity, the unique strength of geometric expressions in mid-20th century Brazilian art. The exhibition overcomes the rigidity of concrete movement, revealing dialogues and poetic intersections

between fundamental artists of that period.

The exhibition stands out not only for the excellence of the works presented, but also for the subtle and necessary intersection between different artistic approaches. It exhibits works by artists such as Judith Lauand—recently celebrated at the MoMA, Dionísio del Santo, Hércules Barsotti, who, with their powerful colors, demonstrate that geometry is not cold, but charged with

lyricism and poetic intensity.

Emblematic works by Max Bill, Rubem Valentim, Alfredo Volpi, Franz Weissmann, Geraldo de Barros, Ivan Serpa and Sérgio Camargo appear side by side with rare pieces such as the “Animal” and the “Modulated Surface” by Lygia Clark, suggesting that geometric abstraction has always moved towards a profound humanization of form.

Also noteworthy is the inclusion of rarely exhibited works, such as the surprising watch by Lothar Charoux, notable for the originality of the design and the artist, and the painting on wood by Cuban Sandu Darie, which expand the dialogue between geometric art and the Latin American context, demonstrating the continental relevance of this movement.

“Geometry as a Poetic Impulse” testifies to an artistic rupture that faced profound cultural resistance in Brazil, especially due to the dominance of a figurativism that insisted on remaining a legitimate representative of Brazilian identity. The exhibition highlights, above all, that geometry is not a mere cold structure, but rather a vehicle of intense visual emotion, thus, it proposes to review one of the most vibrant and challenging phases of

modern art in Brazil.

DAN Gallery
Geometry as a poetic impulse
Curator: Maria Alice Milliet
End: Rua Estados Unidos, 1638 — São Paulo
Stay: 3 months
Schedule: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Saturdays.
Free entry
Indicative classification: free