In the 1960s, Brazilian artists experimented with applying geometric abstraction to the body and, since then, many artists have explored corporeal themes in ways that connect art with life.

ECONOMIST: Brazilian art

The stylized mural of the original high, arched, Fifth Avenue entrance, a geometric abstraction of industrial gears and wheels executed in gold and aluminum leaf, had been painted over and partly destroyed by a hung acrylic ceiling and fluorescent fixtures.

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Especially noteworthy was the high demand for modern Mexican paintings and for geometric South American abstraction, including works by Hlito, Asis and Camargo.

FORBES: Magnifico