Talks will present new research by curators Gabriel Perez-Barreiro, Kiki Mazzucchelli and Miguel A. López,                     drawing on the themes and approaches of the Museum’s exhibition Madalena Santos Reinbolt: A Head Full of Planets.   With a focus on South America in the long 20th Century, this year’s lecture presents three painters who defied realism, capturing daily life at a time of social, ecological and political changes: Jose Antonio da Silva (Brazil; 1909-1996), Helio Melio (Brazil; 1926-2001) and Rosa Elena Curruchich (Guatemala; 1958-2005).  Schedule  1:00 p.m. ET Welcome & Opening Remarks  1:10 p.m. ET Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro on Jose Antonio da Silva (Brazil; 1909-1996)  1:40 p.m. ET Kiki Mazzucchelli on Helio Melio (Brazil; 1926-2001)  2:10 p.m. ET Miguel A. López on Rosa Elena Curruchich (Guatemala; 1958-2005)  2: 40 pm ET Q&A              
              
                                
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