Issue 29 Beatriz Milhazes The cover image for this issue of Artkrush is a detail of the 2004 painting Pacaembu by Beatriz Milhazes, whose work is discussed in the feature article. Beatriz Milhazes was born in 1960 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she continues to live and work. She mixes elements of folk art, Carnival, abstraction, and decoration in her work, constructing a vision of vibrant modernity. Her geometric designs, loosely derived from nature, are applied to the canvas layer by layer to create dense compositions of baroque patterns and rhythmic forms. More recently, she has begun making collages from candy wrappers and cut paper. Milhazes' work has been exhibited in numerous solo shows, including Summertime at James Cohan Gallery in New York and My Pleasure at Galeria Fortes Vilaça in São Paulo (both in 2004) and Joá at Stephen Friedman Gallery in London in 2005. She participated in the 2004 São Paulo Bienal and represented Brazil in the 2003 Venice Biennale. Her work is currently on view in two dynamic commissioned projects in London: Peace and Love colorfully occupies 19 vaulted arches in the Gloucester Road Tube station, and the lively abstract mural Guanabara, on view at the Tate Modern restuarant, recalls aspects of Brazilian life. Milhazes is represented by James Cohan Gallery, New York; Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paolo; Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris; Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin; Galeria Pedro Cera, Lisbon; Galería Elba Benítez, Madrid; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. (JG) Beatriz Milhazes Pacaembu, 2004 Acrylic on canvas 105 3/4 X 135 in./268.6 x 343 cm Courtesy James Cohan Gallery, New York All Rights Reserved