Spatial Orders, Social Forms

“Anagnost has done a superb job of reuniting the discussions of art and architecture, reminding us of the intense exchanges between people working on different media and at different scales.”—Fernando Luiz Lara, Art Journal

“The case studies that Anagnost assembles in this elegantly written book allow us to perceive a different landscape of artistic production as it takes place across the twentieth century. Spatial Orders, Social Forms ultimately offers insightful reevaluations of some of the most canonical moments of Brazilian art history alongside lesser-known public works.”—Aleca Le Blanc, Art Bulletin

“Spatial Orders, Social Forms is a much-needed account and reconsideration of the many important works, ideas, and social intentions of twentieth century Brazilian art, architecture, and space.”—Luis E. Carranza, author of Modern Architecture in Latin America: Art, Technology, and Utopia

“Not only very original but also a very necessary, long overdue, and refreshing corrective of ingrained and perceived ideas about Brazilian modernism.”—Anna Indych-López, The Graduate Center & City College (CUNY)