OSCAR NIEMEYER - CURVES OF IRREVERENCE

This gorgeously illustrated book explores the development of Niemeyer’s extraordinary body of ideas and forms as well as his role in the construction of Brazil’s modern image and cultural tradition. Through a detailed discussion of his intoxicating experiments in reinforced concrete, the book offers the opportunity to relish the stream of pleasures afforded by Niemeyer’s important buildings, including his mid-century projects as chief architect for the new capital of Brasília, and the spectacular Niterói Museum of Contemporary Art, completed in 1996. Providing the first comprehensive analysis of Niemeyer’s radical work and dissident perspective, 'Oscar Niemeyer: Curves of Irreverence' sheds new light on the route the architect has followedas well as on Brazilian Modernism as a non-conformist project informed by a nationalist and anti-colonialist stance.