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Exploring Brazilian Modernism: A Fusion of Tradition and Innovation

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As the 20th century dawned in Brazil, so too did a new modern art that would not only redefine the country’s artistic landscape, but also build cities in its own image. This was a new art for a new Brazil. Roberto Burle Marx – Abstract serigraph print.

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Walter Gropius: the Visionary Master of Modernism

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Whether Berlins tallest residential building, the striking, ring-shaped Wohnhochhaus Ideal; Manhattans octagonal MetLife skyscraper, or Gropius House the iconic white cube the architect lived until his death in 1969, and now a historic house museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts.