Rubens Gerchman
Biography
Rubens Gerchman (Rio de Janeiro, January 10, 1942 - São Paulo, January 29, 2008) was a Brazilian visual artist, of Swedish descent, linked to avant-garde trends such as psychedelicism and influenced by pop-art, art concrete and neoconcrete. The artist used football, television and political icons in his works.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Self
Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.
Movie - 1968, 2h 15m • as Himself
A film regarding the works, the studios and the performances of Abrahan Palatnik, Antonio Dias, Carlos Vergara, Glauco Rodrigues, Helio Oiticica, Ligia Pape, Lygia Clark, Pedro Escosteguy, Rubens Gerchman, Tomoshige Kusuno, Wesley Duke Lee, and the São Paulo 9th Bienal of Art.