Pedro Correia de Araújo

by Pedro Luiz Correia de Araújo

Among the names that integrated the "Salão" (Revolutionary Salon) of 1931, in Rio de Janeiro -an event organized by Lúcio Costa, that brought together the first generation of Brazilian Modernists- artist Pedro Correia de Araújo (b. Paris 1874- d. Rio de Janeiro,1955) was far from the most recognized name. The pernambucano never had the opportunity to see his work collected in a solo exhibition in his entire life. Nearly four decades later, MASP in São Paulo, brings together 66 of his most iconic art works. The exhibition is part of the program project "Histórias da Sexualidade" (Stories of...