Lift Our Taboos: Christian-Jack Heymès Shares His Tribal Art Collection at Museu Afro Brasil
Most of the artifacts were retrieved during the travels of this adventurous Parisian, bit by the tribal art bug when he was drafted in 1971.
Urban Renewing: São Paulo Celebrates 466th Anniversary With Huge Public Art Restoration Project
Greater cultural awareness strengthens our community, bolsters the feeling of belonging and grounds the individual in society.
A Pursuit of Quality Art: Gallerist Luisa Strina Reflects on Her Decades-Long Career
The longest-running contemporary art gallery in Brazil opens the collective exhibition “I-D” to commemorate the gallery’s identity as the frontrunner of Latin American visual art.
Objet Trouvé: Luis Pérez-Oramas Curates a Poetic and Subtle Group Exhibition at Galeria Nara Roesler
Inspired by the French objet trouvé (found objects), a variety of works by a myriad of artists are on view at São Paulo’s Galeria Nara Roesler.
Ready Made: Carbono Galeria’s Vision to Expand the Art Market
With fifteen artists, Carbono Galeria has on view the group exhibition “O que emana da água” (What Emanates from Water), carefully curated by Vanda Klabin.
Cultural Exchange: Selections From the MCA Chicago Are on Display at MASP
The collaboration between the two museums juxtaposes rare works from both collections, and highlights visual rhymes displayed in Lina Bo Bardi’s iconic glass easels.
Ancient History: English Artist Dan Coopey Elevates Old World Basketry into High Art
Coopey braids ancestral knowhow with a contemporary narrative resulting in abstract, organic shapes that avoid any explicit reference to the traditional craft.
The Beauty of Imperfection: Japanese Ceramicist Kimi Nii Brings a Zen Outlook to Artmaking
Nii’s quiet simplicity bestows her pieces with tactile and visual qualities of subtle beauty, atmosphere and character.
The Scale of Common Things: Conceptual Giant Cildo Meireles Mounts Impressive Survey
The universal appeal of “Entrevendo” (Glimpsing) makes for an inspirational, vigorous retrospective that relates to young and old.
Esthetic Hell: Maciej Babinski Discusses Electrifyingly Tense New Illustrations
The intense observation of human nature in the watercolors conveys a dark side of the artist countered by an explosion of insight, tenderness, anxiety and eroticism.
Conscious Amateur: A Retrospective of Carlos Moreira Shows the Poetics of the Street
He was out in the street and beginning to establish a relation with what was going on around him, while creating beautiful, fast-tempo compositions.
Spontaneous Poetics: Marepe Explains Why Bahia is the Perfect Place for Making Art
His spontaneous conceptual poetics boasts universal appeal with common, everyday things brilliantly transformed.
Self-Assured and Shocking: A New Exhibition Takes on the Legacy of Flávio de Carvalho
Now he is hailed for his vision, but in his days Flávio de Carvalho was slashed by conservative society, the clergy and the majority of art critics.
Redrafting the Narrative of Painting: Daniel Senise Delves Into Photography in Two New Exhibitions
In two solo exhibitions this fall, Daniel Denise, the artist known for redrafting the narrative of painting now substitutes the canvas for photographic images.
Ascânio MMM and the New Uses
In the sensitive materiality of Ascânio’s work, there is a secret encounter between the rigidity of geometrical calculus and scientific coldness.
No Place for Pastels: Photographer Luiz Braga Captures the Colors of the Amazon
Luiz Braga’s photos thrive on the rich tones and psychological textures of the ribeirinhos and the river water of the regal region he loves.
