Author: Lauand, JudithBrazilian painter and printmaker Judith Lauand (born 1922) is regarded as a key figure of Concrete art. This survey follows Lauand’s tremendous oeuvre across five decades, paying particular attention to her engagement with the Concrete movement. The catalogue cover is rendered in striking Concrete style, lined with squares and enclosed within a black slipcase dotted with geometric cutouts.Lauand, initially self-taught, moved to São Paulo in the 1950s and encountered Concrete art while working at the 2nd Bienal Internacional. She then quickly delved into the movement, holding a solo show within the same year. Lauand is the only woman to have participated in Grupo Ruptura, a collective of artists that pioneered Concretism in Brazil, which counted such luminaries as Waldemar Cordeiro, Luiz Sacilotto, Geraldo de Barros, Lotar Charoux and Anatol Wladyslaw among its ranks. ISBN 9786557770276. Museu de Arte de São Paulo/KMEC Books. hb. 320 pages. 308 colour ills. 27.9 x 21.6 cm.available
