Author: Oiticica, HélioIn the 1960s, artist Hélio Oiticica wrote a series of lyrical poems entitled "Poética Secreta" – in a private notebook he reflected on their significance for his wider practice. Despite Oiticica’s fame, his “secret” poems are almost unknown and have never been published as a collection. This bilingual edition explores the significance of poetry for Oititica, and shows its importance to his thinking on participation, sensation and memory. With accompanying essays by Rebecca Kosick and Pedro Erber. Hélio Oiticica is widely considered one of Brazil’s most significant artists, and his influence is felt across a range of disciplines including painting, film, installation and participatory art. He is well known as a key founder of the interdisciplinary movement known as Neoconcretismo, launched in Rio de Janeiro in 1959 with the collaboration of artists and writers including Lygia Clark, Lygia Pape and Ferreira Gullar. ISBN 9781940190327. Soberscove Press/Winter Editions. pb. 120 pages. 23 colour ills. 20.3 x 13.3 cm.available
