by Rachel Brodsky

In keeping with our Brazilian pop push from last week, we'd humbly recommend another visit to the Yerba Buena Center this month for extra helpings of Tropicalia culture. Just after screening last weekend's Beyond Ipanema (an exploration of the influence Bossa Nova and the Tropicalia movement had on today's artists), the Yerba Buena Center continues their exploration of Brazil, this time through art's poignant lens.

The installation, When Lives Become Form, delves into the Tropicalista approach to art done by Brazilian and Asian artists in the 60s and beyond. YBCA features artwork done across a variety of mediums, including work by Hélio Oiticica, Lygia Pape, Beatriz Milhazes and Japanese-Brazilian painter Tomie Ohtake. If anyone's seen the colorful, vibrant images produced on vinyl covers of the era, you'll understand the visual appeal of Brazilian pop-art.

What: When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the Present
Where: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
When: Ends January 31, 2010
How Much: $7