Anna Maria Maiolino

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Anna Maria Maiolino weaves her humanistic upbringing with the Brazilian neo-concrete movement, which perceives art as a living entity rather than a mere object. Her diverse use of media—drawing, sculpture, performance, installation, film, and photography—reflects a creative exploration of materials, reconnecting with ancestral practices. Maiolino's work embodies relational subjectivity, navigating between dichotomies such as in/out, positive/negative, and void/full, all engaged in a continuous transformation process. The book begins with an interview by Helena Tatay, serving as a narrative thread that unites over a hundred images of her artistic journey from 1967 to the present, including a facsimile of one of her book-objects. Contributions from Griselda Pollock and Marcio Doctors contextualize Maiolino's work, while Ivone Margulies analyzes her films. Influenced by Brazilian neo-concrete art, Maiolino views art as dynamic and mutable. Her first monograph emphasizes the interplay of contrasts, revealing processes of transformation and movement throughout her creations. The synergy of her drawings, sculptures, performances, installations, films, and photographs unveils these metamorphoses in often surprising ways.