eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2014-02-12 2 2 78 83 10.12691/education-2-2-3 EDUCATION2014223 article Alecsandra Matias de Oliveira alemaoli@usp.br 1 Doctor in Visual Arts, School of Communication and Arts, Universidade de São Paulo - ECA USP, Specialist in Universit, Cooperation and Extension, Museu de Arte Contemporanea - MAC USP This study deals with the relations between memory and art, especially the contemporary art seen in architectural monuments in the city of São Paulo. With this aim, the art history and its aesthetic developments are used as a tool for the research, focusing on the poetics of memories by Maria Bonomi one of the most important artists of the national artistic circuit. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/2/2/3/education-2-2-3.pdf Brazilian artcontemporary arthistoryMaria BonomiSão Paulo