A Wild, Controversial Genius: A New Documentary Takes on the Life of Tunga
Over the course of 73 minutes, De Almeida delivers an unorthodox film, in sync with the unconventional works and eccentric performances of the provocateur.
Transformative Art: Nazareth Pacheco on Using Pain and Grief in Her Work
Since the 1980s, Pacheco’s conceptual sculptural pieces grapple with issues of the female body and her own congenital disorder
Eye-Catching and Sensual: Inside the Photographs of Vania Toledo
Talented Toledo is a cult figure, celebrated both professionally and as an icon of São Paulo’s cultural scene.
The Poetics of Sculpture: A Conversation with Artist Dudi Maia Rosa
This time, expect more sculpture, less color, less translucency but work that’s very much Dudi Maia Rosa.
One to One: A Walkthrough with Artist Jonathas de Andrade in Chicago
“I believe that the more specific the work seems to be, the bigger the chance that the public will open up to questions that are actually very universal.”
Configuring a New Reality: Sculptor Artur Lescher on his new retrospective
Pina Estação, in the Pinacoteca complex at São Paulo’s old center, has the retrospective of sculptor Artur Lescher “Suspensão” (Suspension) occupying all three rooms of the fourth floor of the […]
Looking for an Internal Sun: An interview with restless Nuno Ramos
The solo exhibition “Sol a Pino,” or blazing sun, at Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel/Galpão stages eight vigorous large-format paintings and drawings, as well as a selection of 2018 videos by […]
Tarsila the Iconic: A conversation on the legacy and oeuvre of Brazil’s most celebrated painter
Following the 2017-18 exhibition, “Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art in Brazil” at The Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art, the Museu de Arte de São Paulo […]
The End of Brazil: Artist Thiago Martins de Melo discusses the vision behind “Necrobrasiliana”
Almeida & Dale have plunged into the primary market with Leme/AD, a new gallery associated with Galeria Leme and headed by Carlos Dale and Eduardo Leme. Almeida & Dale, one […]
Building Stories: The architectural photographs of Cristiano Mascaro
Cristiano Mascaro, one of the remaining masters of classic black-and-white photography in Brazil, is part of two events in São Paulo right now. At SESC Pinheiros, the exhibition “Cristiano Mascaro: […]
Flying New Flags: A conversation with Ernesto Neto about his biggest exhibition in Brazil to date
Unfolding in the Pinacoteca Luz, “Ernesto Neto: Sopro” (Blow) brings together sixty works, curated by the museum’s director Jochen Volz and chief curator Valéria Piccoli, focusing on the three-decade production of the […]
The Landscape of Art in Brazil: SP-Arte 2019 and beyond
SP-Arte brings Brazil’s top galleries for its fifteenth edition from April 4 to 7 at the Ibirapuera Pavilion at São Paulo’s largest public park. Among the international establishments that will […]
An Uncommon Common Woman: Curator Rodrigo Moura discusses the legacy of long-overlooked painter Djanira
After four decades of oblivion, painter Djanira is hailed in a retrospective in São Paulo’s MASP museum curated by Isabella Rjeille and Rodrigo Moura. The exhibition comes with a well-documented […]
Art Birthday: A conversation with MAM SP curator Felipe Chaimovich about the museum’s “New Acquistions” exhibition
São Paulo’s Museum of Modern Art (Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo) commemorates seven decades since its founding in 1948 through midyear 2019. Simply known as MAM, the museum […]
