The Istituto Italiano di Cultura and the Museu da Casa Brasileira (MCB), an institution of the Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy of the State of São Paulo, bring to the capital the exhibition BRUNO MUNARI: change is the only constant in the universe, on display between September 4th and November 10th. Curated by the historian Alberto Salvadori, the show features 117 works by the Italian designer and artist, giving an overview of what was produced from the 1930s until the end of his career. The show has the support of Ferrero.
For the exhibition at the MCB, rare editions of art books were selected, which reveal Munari’s performance in the field of editorial design, in addition to a series of children’s books for which he won the Hans Christian Andersen Prize, in 1947. also experiments that Munari carried out with the use of light on different surfaces – such as projection on a wall, photocopies and studies on polarized light. Other examples of the diversity of his production are the graphic series “Negativo Positivo” and the sculptures “De Viagem” and “Côncavo Convexo”, a work that stood out in the artist’s career, as well as two of his best-known pieces: “A chair for short visits” and “Habitáculo”, a multifunctional bed for children – a project that won the Compasso d’Oro Award in 1979.
Bruno Munari (1907-1998) was one of the multifaceted figures of 20th century art and design who, during his career, built a true idea of alternative reality. He was a graphic designer, artist and educator, and during his professional career he was in constant dialogue with different artistic forms and currents. His projects were recognized with four Compasso d’ Oro awards, the oldest and most prestigious award for Italian industrial design, in 1954, 1955, 1979 and, in 1995, for the work as a whole. He was also honored by international awards, such as the Japan Design Foundation in 1985. Munari has collaborated intensively with graphic and editorial production, having published several books aimed at children. The Munari method, developed by him and aimed at education for art, is still applied worldwide today.
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