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Skillfully written, Learning from Madness presents original research to the fields of Brazilian art, transnational art, curatorial studies, and to the history of modernism. By arguing that the production of art in and around psychiatric settings plays a vital part in the general constitution of Brazilian modernism, Caba�as breaks new ground in its field not only in terms of the subjects her book addresses, but also, and more crucially, by offering methodological blueprint for critical art-histories aiming to engage in debates over alternative readings of modernism, transnational perspectives on art, and the emergence of the notion of global art. --S�rgio B. Martins, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Learning from Madness is at once a fresh history of mid-twentieth century Brazilian art history that will reverberate in the area of Latin American studies, and a necessary reflection on the condition of global contemporary art at a moment when global art history is very topical. As the first English-language book that focuses exclusively on the relationship between Brazilian modern art and the artistic creativity of individuals institutionalized in psychiatric institutions, Kaira Caba�as approaches each chapter thoroughly, responsibly, and impressively, and the originality of the synthesis she creates is remarkable. --Alexander Alberro, Columbia University

Learning from Madness is at once a fresh history of mid-twentieth century Brazilian art history that will reverberate in the area of Latin American studies, and a necessary reflection on the condition of global contemporary art at a moment when global art history is very topical. As the first English-language book that focuses exclusively on the relationship between Brazilian modern art and the artistic creativity of individuals institutionalized in psychiatric institutions, Kaira Caba�as approaches each chapter thoroughly, responsibly, and impressively, and the originality of the synthesis she creates is remarkable. --Alexander Alberro, Columbia University

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Kaira M. Cabañas is associate professor in global modern and contemporary art history at the University of Florida, Gainesville.

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