A new energy to Brazilian painting

An exhibition fo new paintings and sculptures by Paulo Monteiro at Levy Gorvy New York.

On view from March 10th through May 1st, The Two Sides of an Empty Line exhibition acquaints the audience with expressive immediacy, intimacy and subtle humor of Paulo Monteiro art.

Monteiro emerged as an artist in Sao Paulo, where he was born in 1961 and where he continues to live and work. In 1983, he cofounded the artist’s group Casa 7 with Fábio Miguez, Rodrigo Andrade, Carlito Carvalhosa, and Antonio Malta. Monteiro and his compatriots in Casa 7 introduced a new energy to Brazilian painting. Monteiro would combine these innovations with the compositional concerns of Neo-Concrete art specific to Brazilian contemporary art to develop his singular practice. In words of the artist: “I’m more connected to the expression, to the poetic, instead of sticking to a technique that favors me.”