Milhazes Makes Her Mark

The artist Beatriz Milhazes, whose work is characterized by layers of vibrant shapes that evoke her native Brazil, has been everywhere lately.

In March, there was an exhibition of new prints at James Cohan Gallery, which coincided with her choreographer sister Marcia's Tempo de Verão at the Dance Theater Workshop in New York (Beatriz did the stage design). Watch the performance video at left to see the artist's work.

Now, the August issue of Interior Design showcases the new Taschen bookshop in New York's Soho. The store features specially commissioned large-scale murals by Milhazes. (According to the story, Benedikt Taschen started collecting the artist's work a decade ago. And Francesca von Hapsburg, who sits on the advisory board of auction house Phillips de Pury & Company, once lent a piece by Milhazes that she owned to the Brazilian government for a biennale.)

Milhazes also made her mark on the September issue of Vanity Fair, which profiles the pleasure and excess of Brazil in a photo essay. A spread of various indigenous art world figures not only captures the artist, herself, but also the torso of model Ana Beatriz Barros (barely) covered by a cutout of one of Milhazes' signature baroque forms.

At auction, the artist's work fetches prices in the high tens and low hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Milhazes is one to watch, we think.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Taschen