Visual arts
Art

New Nature Museum in Piauí
The new institution is located in an area that borders the Serra da Capivara National Park
By Redação
History

France must return African objects
Tens of thousands of African artifacts kept in French museums should be permanently returned if requested by the country of origin
By Redação
Microbiology

Bacteria hungry for works of art
Some microorganisms destroy works of art while others protect them
By Redação
Video

Analyses show how Portinari produced his work
The findings can help confirm authorship of a painting found in what used to be his home and now is the Portinari House Museum
By Redação
ART

The curious creatures of Frans Post
Exhibition in an Irish museum brings together artwork of Brazilian fauna created by the Dutch artist in the seventeenth century
By Redação
Arts

The evolution of painting according to physics
A computer algorithm has provided a numerical quantification of the changing visual characteristics in paintings over the last thousand years
By Redação
CINEMA

A Swedish filmmaker in Copacabana
Research reveals the Brazilian dimension of the work of Arne Sucksdorff, best known for documentaries about nature
By Luisa Destri
DESIGN

Printing heritage
The first printing shops in São Paulo were established by lawyers and politicians
anthropology

How graffiti tensions art
Graffiti movement gave rise to São Paulo's own language
By Redação
Paleontology

Rare dinosaur sold for €1.13 million
An auction lead to a discussion about the recent trend of treating fossils as works of art
By Redação
Chemistry

The indelible pigment of Brazilwood
Raphael, Rembrandt, Pietro da Cortona, and Van Gogh all used paints containing red pigments from the bark of the brazilwood tree
By Redação
VISUAL ARTS

The omnipresence of images
Studies show how photography has molded our way of seeing the world
Lux Boelitz Vidal

Lux Boelitz Vidal: Collector of cultures
Anthropologist has contributed to the demarcation of indigenous lands
MENTAL HEALTH

Atelier Juquery
Sculptures and paintings reflect the role of art in psychiatric hospitals
ANTHROPOLOGY

Knowledge through images
Project analyzes the use of photos and film as a research strategy or product