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Exhibition Review: Write a 500-word review of an exhibition that features drawings. In the event that the exhibition also features work in other media (photography, sculpture, etc.) focus on the drawings and their relationship to the theme of the exhibition. The following exhibitions will be available for viewing during the course: Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer (through February 12), David Hockney (through February 24), Thomas Cole’s Journey: Atlantic Crossings (through May 13), Metropolitan Museum of Art; Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art in Brazil (opens February 11)

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 	The exhibition “Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art in Brazil,” which opened at the Museum of Modern Art on February 11, is New York’s long due introduction to the painter who is considered the mother of Brazilian modernism. Tarsila do Amral (1886-1973), known usually by her first name Tarsila, is noted for having transformed the art scene of Brazil with her unconventional approach to the subject. The exhibition at MoMA , on view till June 3, showcases over a 100 paintings including some of the iconic ones like A Negra (1923), Abaporu (1928), Anthropofagia (1929), and Operários (1933). “I want to be the painter of my country”- words, which are taken from a letter she wrote to her family, are reproduced at the entrance to the exhibition. The show highlights not only her contribution in bringing modern art to Brazil but also her own evolution as an artist. The show also displays a selection of collectable items, photographs,

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