Carl Einstein interdisciplinar: sobre Escultura Negra (Negerplastik)

with negerplastik (escultura negra in portuguese) the santa catarina university press publishes the first book by carl einstein (1885-1940) edited in brazil. in this context and doing justice to the nowadays important relation between art and political action, this article presents information in multidisciplinary perspective about the artist/writer, the translation of “negergebet” and “drei negerlieder”, considering the relevance of african arts and literature in einstein’s work, as well as a reading guide tuned and useful in order to understand his work.