Hélio Oiticica moved from geometric painting into environments, wearable Parangolés and immersive installations that made color something to enter, carry and perform. His engagement with samba schools and Rio’s Mangueira community shaped an art of bodily participation that challenged museum etiquette and social hierarchy.
Installation; participatory art; painting; film
Artist Films
Hélio Oiticica: To Organize Delirium
Whitney Museum of American ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Gay Pride Parade ca 1971 by Hélio Oiticica
Whitney Museum of American ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 1957–58Metaesquemas
- 1960–63Núcleos
- 1963–69Bólides
- 1964 onwardParangolés
- 1967Tropicália
- 1969Eden
- 1970Nests
- 1973Cosmococa CC5 Hendrix-War
- 1966Penetrável PN2 'Pureza é um mito'
- 1960Grande Núcleo
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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