Modernismo, Simbolismo e Regionalismo: a antropofagia particular dos "novos" no Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

The text aims to contribute to the current discussions about modernism(s), provoked by the centennial of the Week of Modern Art, revisiting hypotheses and conclusions about Modernism in Rio Grande do Sul. In addition to a brief presentation of authors, works, and themes, it points out two central moments in the formation of the group of so-called «new»; Rio Grande, its dynamic and varied relationships with writers, critics, and artists from São Paulo and Rio, and more slowly from other Brazilian states. In the end, it is concentrated on the specificity of this modernism, identifying the individual and collective effort in the creation of a modernist regionality, which, blending Regionalism and Symbolism, would characterize the peculiar gaucho way of contributing to the creation of the «modernist spirit» as conceived by Mário de Andrade.