Brazil

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Installation View
Fashion and Art in Dialogue
The third season of the MASP Renner fashion program assembled nine artists and designers of different generations.
Biennale Architettura 2023
Brazilian Pavilion receives the Golden Lion for Best National Participation
The project, which involves indigenous and Afro-Brazilian artists, places the land at the center of the debate.
35th Bienal de São Paulo
Bienal de São Paulo announced the first partial list of artists
The selection is composed of 43 names, consisting of 37 artists, four duos and two collectives.
In Conversation with
Dissident and Divine Bodies in the Work of the Artist Ode
Ode is a multidisciplinary Brazilian artist whose work sanctifies queer bodies in a dazzling way.
Installation View
MAHKU: Mirações
Major show at MASP features more than 100 works by the Huni Kuin ethnic group.
Bienal das Amazônias
Nova Bienal de Artes irá promover artistas da Amazônia Legal
Primeira edição será realizada em Belém do Pará e tem curadoria de Keyna Eleison, Sandra Benites e Vânia Leal.
Indigeneity
What do Abya Yala and Pindorama mean?
An essay on ancestral names for the sociopolitical territory we now call Latin America.
Patrimônio
Brasil anuncia Red List para mapear e combater o tráfico de objetos culturais
A lista visa identificar e mapear bens culturais brasileiros em risco de tráfico.
Politics
Marielle Franco: five years on, what has changed?
After the murder of the former city councilmember, there are two suspects and many changes on Brazil's political stage.
Installation View
From flight to nostrils, breathe, arms wide, messages in the wind
Hoa Galeria presents works by 30 artists that reflect on ancestrality, the present and the future.
Installation View
Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil
Exhibition of contemporary Brazilian artists in the United States engages with political and cultural aspects of Brazilian history.
60th Venice Biennale
Adriano Pedrosa was appointed curator of the 60th Venice Biennial
Pedrosa, artistic director of MASP, will be the first South American curator of the Venice Biennale.
Histories at MASP
Masp planned a year dedicated to Indigenous Histories
Masp presents indigenous contemporary art in a series of exhibitions througout 2023.
Brazil
What does the attack on works of art in Brasilia mean?
Reflections on the extreme right's tactics against cultural heritage in Brazil and around the world.
New curators
Masp announces new curators for Indigenous Art
Edson Kayapó, Kássia Borges Karajá and Renata Tupinambá are the new Curators-at-Large of Indigeneous Art at Masp
Indigenous Cultures
Gustavo Caboco: Connecting Indigenous Histories in Brazil
The indigenous diaspora in Brazil is the basis of the artist’s research which makes it a “vast field of existence and survival of histories.”
Installation View
37th Panorama of Brazilian Art
Featuring artists from diverse backgrounds, the Panorama's latest edition reflects the dynamic landscape of contemporary Brazilian art.
Brazil
Bodies of Revolt: ColetivA Ocupação and the transgressive practices of art and education
Formed during the high school student protest movement, this artistic collective’s ethos is “walking and learning together”.
Brazil
A new government and new hope for art producers in Brazil
A range of voices from Brazil’s cultural sector on expectations of a new country.
Memory
Sidney Amaral: A Mirror for Afro-Brazilian History
Reflecting on the Brazilian artist’s work and his retrospective exhibition, "Sidney Amaral: A Mirror on History".
Art Spaces
Why Create Art Galleries by and For Non-Whites?
Galleries founded by people of color open exclusive spaces for non-white artists in Brazil.
Installation View
from underwater mountains fire makes islands
Exhibition brings together artists from across Latin America that reflect on the processes of emancipation for human beings' perceptual systems.
São Paulo Biennale
São Paulo Biennale Announces Title and Theme
Entitled "choreographies of the impossible", the Biennale is an "invitation to radical imaginations" and will take place in autumn 2023.
Installation View
Dalton Paula: Brazilian Portraits
MASP showcases portraits of Black personalities historically overlooked in Brazil
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Exhibitions
Mestre Didi – “os iniciados no mistério não morrem”
Instituto Inhotim
Brumadinho, Brazil
27 May - 31 August 2023
Exhibitions
Quando tudo terra era
HOA Galeria
São Paulo, Brazil
27 May - 08 July 2023
Exhibitions
Won’t You Celebrate with Me
Luce Gallery
New York, United States
19 May - 10 June 2023
Canto Hondo, The Deep Song
LEILA GREICHE
New York, United States
20 April - 20 May 2023
Exhibitions
Chosen Memories: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and Beyond
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
New York City, United States
29 April - 09 September 2023
Exhibitions
A noite suspensa ou o que posso aprender com o silêncio
Instituto Inhotim
Brumadinho, Brazil
27 May - 31 August 2023
Exhibitions
Sérvulo Esmeraldo: Linha e Luz
CCBB
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19 April - 26 June 2023
Exhibitions
Balancing Act
Tern Gallery
Nassau, Bahamas
24 May - 01 July 2023
Exhibitions
Sparkling Islands, Another Postcard of the Caribbean
1-54
New York City, United States
11 May - 20 May 2023
Exhibitions
Dissident Practices
Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery
New York, United States
19 April - 16 June 2023
Exhibitions
Coleção de Arte da Cidade
Centro Cultural São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
13 May - 30 July 2023
Exhibitions
Re-Connect. Art and Conflict in Brotherland
Museum der bildenden Künste
Leipzig, Germany
08 May - 10 September 2023
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In Conversation with Juan Orrantia
In Search of Decolonized Images of South Africa
Two Colombian photographers in South Africa examine the notions of representation, independence processes and image subversion.
In Conversation with Maximiliano Mamani
“Creating Art from a Precarious Position Is a Challenge and an Opportunity”
The Argentinean artist gives life to the drag queen Bartolina Xixa and examines LGBT constructs, colonialism and gender concepts.
Argentina's Black Legacy
Relationship Status: It’s Complicated
The “disappearance of the black” in Argentinian identity is an intriguing mystery. Artist Adriana Bustos examines this topic.
In Conversation with Alberta Whittle
Artistic Work as a Form of Healing
The artist from Barbados on collective healing, frightening colonial legacies and the Caribbean artistic scene.
How Black is Black Enough?
The Whitening Of A President
A new exhibition in Cali evokes the history of the first – and so far the only – black president of Colombia, Juan José Nieto.
Sonia Gomes
“My Work Is Black, Feminine and Marginal”
Sonia Gomes moves us through the Brazilian landscapes of factories, post-industrial waste and African-influenced traditions.
Bitter Poetics
Sugarcane in Caribbean Art
Contemporary artists examine the ambiguous role of sugarcane in the history of the Caribbean.
The Netherlands: Untold Tales
Kevin Osepa: The Curaçao Artist Exploring Afro-Caribbean Spiritual Culture
Inspired by Curaçao's “magical thinking”, Kevin Osepa explores with photography and film religion, African diaspora, and family.
Black Women Artists
Dialogue Between Cinema, Performance And The Visual Arts
With unconventional creative processes, contemporary productions by black women artists reveal intersections between languages.
opportunities
Workshops
MAM São Paulo
Diversidade e inclusão em instituições culturais
São Paulo, Brazil
Call for proposals
Teatro La Cúpula del Parque O’Higgins
Feria Ch.ACO 14
Santiago, Chile
Awards
Art Connect Magazine
Artists to Watch 2023
Berlim, Germany
Residencies
MAM
Residência Incluir
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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