Osgemeos : endless story /
"Osgemeos: endless story" follows the twins from their origins in 1970s São Paulo to world graffiti fame. Combining folkloric and contemporary elements of Brazilian society with graffiti, hip-hop, and youth culture, the artists' body of work embraces murals, paintings, sculpture, inst...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York : Washington, DC :
Rizzoli Electa ; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,
2024.
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| Summary: | "Osgemeos: endless story" follows the twins from their origins in 1970s São Paulo to world graffiti fame. Combining folkloric and contemporary elements of Brazilian society with graffiti, hip-hop, and youth culture, the artists' body of work embraces murals, paintings, sculpture, installations, and video, all using a symbolic visual language often inspired by dreams. Renowned for their spindly yellow characters--often seen dancing, writing graffiti, interacting with their urban settings, and stretching high across buildings and train cars worldwide--OSGEMEOS creates works that invite readers into a surreal, chimerical world filled with motifs that signal access to another realm or the deep psyche. Their fantasy world, called Tritrez, is the apex of their vision: a land of wonder that reflects the diverse nature of Brazil itself. |
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| Item Description: | Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, organized by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, May 18, 2024, to July 6, 2025. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 331 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 35 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780847866397 0847866394 |