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Curated by author and art critic Veronica Stigger, the selected pieces -280 works belonging to MAM's collection- and where hysteria can be a form of artistic expression, praising insanity, illustrating "untamable and metamorphosed bodies" that manifest themselves through losing control, hysteria, and impulsivity. Works include different media such as photograph, painting, video, print, drawing, sculpture, and performance by over 120 different artists. The exhibition was divided in three different concepts extracted from author Clarice Lispector's work, which function as conducting threads that separate the works in these cores: Grito ancestral [Ancestral Cry], Montagem humana [Human Setup], and Vida primária [Primal Life]. Works by celebrated artists such as Lívio Abramo, Farnese de Andrade, Claudia Andujar, Flávio de Carvalho, Sandra Cinto, Antonio Dias, Hudinilson Jr., Almir Mavignier, Cildo Meireles, Vik Muniz, Mira Schendel, Tunga, Adriana Varejão, and many others.