Paulo Bruscky, a seminal figure in Brazilian contemporary art, has cultivated a multidisciplinary practice spanning decades. Drawing inspiration from avant-garde innovators such as Marcel Duchamp and John Cage, he emerged as a pioneer of Mail Art in Brazil and became associated with Fluxus. Bruscky’s work is experimental, provocative, and highly inventive; his first mail art exhibition was forcibly closed by authorities, highlighting the politically charged nature of his practice. Operating between the local art scene of Recife and an international network of avant-garde exchange, Bruscky blends visual and literary forms to create works that are simultaneously humorous, critical, and deeply reflective. His art responds to political repression under Brazil’s military dictatorship, during which he endured imprisonment and threats of enforced disappearance. Even while working at the Agamenon Magalhães Hospital in Recife, he transformed modest, everyday materials—printer paper, photocopiers, blueprint machines, envelopes, and stamps—into vehicles of artistic expression, sustaining both his practice and livelihood. Bruscky’s oeuvre continues to interrogate the intersections of politics, society, and culture, affirming his role as a key figure in Brazil’s contemporary art landscape and a lasting influence on experimental and conceptual practices worldwide. ...
