Times are tough in Brazil: With almost daily political scandals and a fierce drought in the nation’s largest city—brought on in part by poor resource management—Brazilians seem desperate to rekindle their faith in their country. Luiz Zerbini’s vibrant and elevating exhibition at Galeria Fortes Vilaça’s warehouse may have offered them something to believe in. In eight medium- and large-scale paintings, the artist’s juxtaposition of figuration and geometry, natural and man-made forms created a rhythmic visual dialogue culminating in the extensive mixed-media sculpture that lent its name