Review 73: Brazilian Writing and Arts

This issue juxtaposes rediscovered iconoclasts, such as 19th century poet Sousândrade; Brazilian Modernist Pagu; and Nise da Silveira, the creator of the first art therapy workshop in Rio, with contemporary cultural figures such as vital artist Paula Trope and performance artist Márcia X.

Reproducing Nations: Types and Costumes in Asia and Latin America ca. 1800-1860

This innovative exhibition explores the descriptive tradition of "costumbrismo" as it developed in South America in the first half of the nineteenth century. The catalogue focuses on the cultural responses opened up by trade and commerce in the nineteenth century, and also traces the broad circulation of costume books, prints, and watercolors within South America, Asia, and Europe.