Visual Art Culture of São Paulo and Beyond
Frans Krajcberg (1921-2017) was a Polish Jewish sculptor, photographer, engraver, painter and naturalized Brazilian, legendary for his pioneering eco-activist art, beliefs and lifestyle. Back in the early 1970s Krajcberg knew all too well that our natural world flirted with disaster.
SP-Arte announced the discontinuation of SP-Foto, now replaced by SP-Arte Rotas Brasileiras, yes, with its name in Portuguese, meaning Brazilian Routes. The new fair runs with an eclectic portfolio of seventy galleries and art institutions from all over the country, presenting a wide range of visual arts manifestations, including photography.
This is a rare chance to trace this masterful artist’s varied career and delve into her highly original imagination that thrives in a mash-up of colonial history and contemporary ideals.
Our eyes are seduced by impressive pictures of lush images taken from river boats, sweeping aerial shots of immense waterfalls, portraits of twelve Indigenous communities living in unison with nature, as well as images of the “flying rivers”
Zerbini’s ecological concern is evident both in his paintings and his monotypes prints of plants. With time he developed into a botanist and is an enthusiast of Brazil’s natural world.
Is the São Paulo art market big enough for two fairs two weeks apart?
I am sitting on the veranda of a grand tropical mansion. Ricardo Pessoa de Queiroz is telling me the story of this grand undertaking, a sculpture park and a botanical garden on the grounds of the old sugar mill that is the passion he shares with his wife Bruna.
The event was so relevant and powerful that in the years to come it changed the nation’s socio-political and cultural scenarios and has an enduring hold on Brazilian culture today.
To celebrate, we’re looking back at the more than 200 interviews, reviews and tributes published in the last seven years.
Despite Brazil’s current broken politics, Guto always finds a way to convey his distinctive sense of humor.
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