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Hélio Oiticica — portrait

Brazilian · 1937–1980

Hélio Oiticica

Hélio Oiticica was a Brazilian visual artist, sculptor, painter, performance artist, and theorist best known for his participation in the Neo-Concrete Movement, for his innovative use of color, and for what he later termed "environmental art," which included Parangolés and Penetrables, like the famous Tropicália.

Where to see Hélio Oiticica

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Neoconcrete Relief, Hélio Oiticica, 1960

Neoconcrete Relief

1960 · The Museum of Modern Art

Metasquema, No. 244, Hélio Oiticica, 1957

Metasquema, No. 244

1957 · Art Institute of Chicago

Grupo Frente No. 73, Hélio Oiticica, 1955–56

Grupo Frente No. 73

1955–56 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Grupo Frente No. 136, Hélio Oiticica, 1956

Grupo Frente No. 136

1956 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Metaesquema No. 179, Hélio Oiticica, 1956

Metaesquema No. 179

1956 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Metaesquema, Hélio Oiticica, 1956

Metaesquema

1956 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Metaesquema No. 237, Hélio Oiticica, 1957

Metaesquema No. 237

1957 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Grupo Frente), Hélio Oiticica, 1957

Untitled (Grupo Frente)

1957 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Metaesquema, Hélio Oiticica, 1958

Metaesquema

1958 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Metaesquema No. 4066, Hélio Oiticica, 1958

Metaesquema No. 4066

1958 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Metaesquema No. 348, Hélio Oiticica, 1958

Metaesquema No. 348

1958 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Red Monochrome, Hélio Oiticica, 1959

Red Monochrome

1959 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

B16 – Bolide – Box 12, “Archeological”, Hélio Oiticica, 1964-65

B16 – Bolide – Box 12, “Archeological”

1964-65 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

P16 Parangolé Cape 12 “From Adversity We Live”, Hélio Oiticica, 1965 (reconstructed 1992)

P16 Parangolé Cape 12 “From Adversity We Live”

1965 (reconstructed 1992) · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Romero Cavalcanti wearing Parangolé Cape 25, New York City, 1972), Hélio Oiticica, 1972

Untitled (Romero Cavalcanti wearing Parangolé Cape 25, New York City, 1972)

1972 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Mangue Bangú – excerpt from “Homage to Father” (Mangue Bangú – excerto de “Homage to father”), Hélio Oiticica, 1972

Mangue Bangú – excerpt from “Homage to Father” (Mangue Bangú – excerto de “Homage to father”)

1972 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Mangue Bangú – excerpt from “Homage to Father” (Mangue Bangú – excerto de “Homage to father”), Hélio Oiticica, 1972

Mangue Bangú – excerpt from “Homage to Father” (Mangue Bangú – excerto de “Homage to father”)

1972 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

The afternoon almost evening, Hélio Oiticica, 1973

The afternoon almost evening

1973 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Untitled, No. 56, Hélio Oiticica, 1955

Untitled, No. 56

1955 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Grupo Frente), Hélio Oiticica, 1955

Untitled (Grupo Frente)

1955 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Metaesquema), Hélio Oiticica, 1958

Untitled (Metaesquema)

1958 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Subterranean Tropicália Projects: PN10, PN11, PN12 and PN13, Hélio Oiticica, 1971

Subterranean Tropicália Projects: PN10, PN11, PN12 and PN13

1971 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago