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Oiticica (1937–80), a founding father of installation art from Rio, is unfairly obscure outside his native Brazil. This book accompanies a successful exhibition of an artist who'd rejected museum venues, instead making art requiring big outdoor spaces, the participation of passersby, and an openness to ambiguity. The saying, "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture, compares to writing about Oiticica." His installations, photos, and films are at once visceral, heady, and crude. D...Log In or Sign Up to Read More