Visual arts
RESEARCH ITINERARIES
The image as a refuge
Philosopher and anthropologist Janaína Damaceno studies audiovisual materials and investigates photographic archives of the struggle against racism
SCIENCE OUTREACH
Theater company highlights women scientists
YouTube web series and plays include Brazilian and foreign researchers
RESEARCH ITINERARIES
A diverse outlook
Paulo Tavares, a winner at this year’s Venice Biennale of Architecture, divides his time between academia, art, and defending human rights
Restoration
Bacterial ink for works of art
Method for 3D printing with an ink containing calcium carbonate–producing bacteria could be used in art restoration
By Redação
photolab
Roots of life
Hormone treatment for superovulation in cattle induces proliferation of blood vessels
By Redação
images
Images of history, history of images
The illustrations created for this edition were based on iconography that originated from the facts and key characters of the Independence of Brazil, as well as other “portrayals” of the country produced during almost seven decades of its imperial rule. “Portrayals” is in quotation marks because as has been described, these images are more like... View Article
Cover
Contested significance
New research sheds light on modernist projects in Brazil's furthest reaches
Video
On its 100th anniversary, Modernism still raises criticism and reflection
Historian Luiz Armando Bagolin, from the Institute of Brazilian Studies at the University of São Paulo (IEB-USP), goes through highlights of literature, visual arts and thought by the Modernist movement champions
By Redação
Chemistry
The Lavoisiers, transformed
Researchers discovered important differences in the original composition of the iconic portrait of Antoine Lavoisier and his wife
By Redação