Hélio Oiticica

b. 1937, Rio de Janeiro; d. 1980, Rio de Janeiro

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Oiticica. Macaléia, 1978
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Hélio Oiticica: Penetrável Macaléia

Penetrável Macaléia (1978) is among the last variations of the form that Oiticica conceived. Dedicated to Jards Macalé, the famous musician who was a dear friend of the artist. The design of this work was inspired by an epic party at Macalé’s house, which Oiticica wrote vividly about in his notes. Stage lights shone on the…