José Rufino's Retrospective 'Limbo' at Biblioteca Mário de Andrade Explores Human Existence

José Rufino's exhibition 'Limbo' at Biblioteca Mário de Andrade in São Paulo presents a retrospective of his work from 1970 to 2018, including recent pieces. The show, on view until November 18, 2018, features drawings, maquettes, concrete and visual poetry, and mail art, reflecting themes of memory, death, and oppression. Rufino's childhood experiences, including political persecution of his parents and rural hunger, inform his artistic labyrinth. In the 1980s, he worked with letters from his grandfather, a powerful plantation owner, written during a period of oppression. The exhibition includes a drawing made at age ten, reminiscent of a Rorschach test, which he later developed into series. Rufino also curates at Usina de Arte in the zona da mata of southern Pernambuco. The retrospective, free to the public, is open daily from 8 AM to 7 PM at Rua da Consolação, 94.