Visual artist Ângelo Venosa dies at age 68

By Isabella Caminoto / 17/10/2022 / 1 minute reading

Angelo Venosa died at the age of 68, this Monday (17), in Rio de Janeiro, due to problems caused by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a disease that attacks the nervous system, weakens muscles and affects physical functions. Since 2019, the artist has been living with the symptoms of ALS and last Saturday (15) he was hospitalized in the capital of Rio.

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Born in the city of São Paulo, Venosa is considered one of the greatest sculptors in Brazil, with a career spanning almost 40 years. The artist's characteristic was to create pieces using wood, fabric, fiberglass and other materials.

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Venosa, one of the main names of the so-called Generation 80, was already quite weakened when he was honored a year ago by the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) of the University of São Paulo with the installation of his sculpture in the ground floor space of the museum's Clareira project in Ibirapuera.

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Visual artist Angelo Venosa dies in RJ. One of the big names of the so-called Generation 80, the sculptor was 68 years old and had suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since 2019. Find out more: https://t.co/M16D1xjcZX pic.twitter.com/RfwkVNe9zK
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