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Aracy Amaral and Regina Teixeira de Barros Prepare Major Modernism Exhibition for MAM-SP in 2027

artist · 2026-04-23

In 2027, curator Aracy Amaral, alongside Regina Teixeira de Barros, is organizing an exhibition focused on Brazil's modernisms for the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM-SP) to commemorate the centenary of the 1922 Semana de Arte Moderna. Spanning from 1900 to 1937, the exhibition will delve into pre-modernism, the modernist movements of the 1920s, and the transformations that occurred following the 1929 stock market crash and the Vargas coup. Amaral is contending with significant competition for artworks due to various centenary events. The exhibition catalog will feature contributions from Felipe Chaimovich, Ana Maria Belluzzo, Flora Süssekind, Ruy Castro, Cacá Machado, and Luis Felipe de Alencastro. Amaral also contemplates the challenges faced during pandemic research, the lack of a national project in contemporary Brazil, and issues in art education in the digital era.

Key facts

  • Aracy Amaral and Regina Teixeira de Barros are curating a major exhibition on Brazilian modernisms for MAM-SP in 2027.
  • The exhibition will cover 1900 to 1937, including pre-modernism, the 1920s modernisms, and post-1929 shifts.
  • Securing loans has been extremely difficult due to competition from other institutions planning 1922 centenary shows.
  • The catalog will include essays by Felipe Chaimovich, Ana Maria Belluzzo, Flora Süssekind, Ruy Castro, Cacá Machado, and Luis Felipe de Alencastro.
  • Amaral has been a central figure in Brazilian art since the 1950s as a critic, curator, professor, and museum director.
  • She recently co-curated a show of Tarsila do Amaral's drawings at Fábrica de Arte Marcos Amaro.
  • Amaral's early career included journalism at A Gazeta, Diário de São Paulo, and Folha de S.Paulo, and a radio program on Jovem Pan.
  • She reflects critically on the current state of art education, the art market's dominance, and Brazil's lack of a collective national project.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM-SP)
  • Pinacoteca do Estado
  • Museu de Arte Contemporânea da USP
  • ARTE!Brasileiros
  • Escola de Comunicações e Artes (ECA-USP)
  • MASP
  • Biblioteca Municipal
  • Instituto Brasileiro de Café (IBC)
  • FAU
  • Guggenheim
  • Mercosul
  • Fábrica de Arte Marcos Amaro
  • Diário de S. Paulo
  • 2a Bienal de São Paulo
  • Museu de Arte Moderna (Rua Sete de Abril)
  • USP
  • ECA
  • Expo-Projeção-73
  • Galeria Galatea Salvador
  • Nara Roesler
  • Movimento Grevista Negro
  • Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo (MAES)
  • Sesc Sorocaba
  • CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
  • Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH)
  • MASP — Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
  • Janaina Torres Galeria
  • FAMA Museu
  • IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
  • 10x10 Photobooks
  • Getty Research Institute
  • Museo Reina Sofía
  • Rijksmuseum
  • New York Public Library
  • Livraria da Travessa
  • Simões de Assis
  • El Espacio 23
  • Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
  • Galeria Estúdio Reverso
  • NND|Azeco
  • DAN Galeria
  • Casa de Cultura do Parque
  • Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
  • Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
  • Instituto Hercule Florence
  • Documenta Pantanal
  • Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS)
  • Centro Maria Antônia da USP
  • Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
  • Itaú Cultural
  • Ilê Asipá
  • Pina Luz
  • Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
  • A Gazeta
  • Diário de São Paulo
  • Folha de S.Paulo
  • Rádio Jovem Pan
  • Teatro Paulista do Estudante
  • Washington Post
  • Paris Photo
  • Phi Projetos
  • Cinnamon
  • Governo do Brasil
  • CAIXA
  • Secretaria da Cultura (Secultes)
  • Fundo de Cultura do Estado do Espirito Santo (Funcultura)
  • Política Nacional Aldir Blanc (PNAB)
  • Ministério da Cultura (MINC)
  • Midiateca Capixaba
  • Governo do Estado
  • Lei Rouanet
  • banco BV
  • Laranjinha
  • Banco Itaú
  • Fonte
  • Carmo Johnson Projects
  • Teatro Municipal de São Paulo
  • Theatro Municipal

Locations

  • Brasil
  • São Paulo
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Porto Feliz
  • Santos
  • Argentina
  • Buenos Aires
  • Venezuela
  • Estados Unidos
  • Europa
  • América do Sul
  • Paraguai
  • Bolívia
  • Equador
  • Colômbia
  • Lima
  • Peru
  • Paris
  • França
  • Alemanha
  • Inglaterra
  • Nova York
  • Portugal
  • Aveiro
  • Santiago
  • Algarve
  • Salvador
  • Bahia
  • Recife
  • Pernambuco
  • Olinda
  • Zona Leste paulistana
  • Ceará
  • Piauí
  • Goiás
  • Pará
  • Gran Chaco
  • Amazônia
  • La Puntana
  • Sorocaba
  • SP
  • Capela João de Camargo
  • Clube 28 de Setembro
  • Monumento Pelourinho
  • Monumento à Mãe Preta
  • Tóquio
  • Japão
  • Mumbai
  • Índia
  • Pequim
  • China
  • Jacarta
  • Indonésia
  • Belo Horizonte
  • MG
  • Itu
  • Amsterdã
  • Holanda
  • Madri
  • Espanha
  • Los Angeles
  • EUA
  • Miami
  • Vitória
  • ES
  • Santana do Parnaíba
  • Mogi
  • Caxingui
  • Butantã
  • São Bento
  • Ilha de Itaparica
  • Recôncavo Baiano
  • Santo Antônio da Patrulha
  • RS
  • Campo Grande
  • Fortaleza
  • Cameroon
  • Mato Grosso
  • Grão-Pará
  • Pantanal
  • Rio Tietê
  • Rio Amazonas
  • Rio Guandu
  • Vila Madalena
  • Boaçava
  • Alto de Pinheiros
  • Bela Vista
  • Bom Retiro
  • Cidade Universitária
  • Jardim Paulista
  • Vila Nova Conceição
  • Centro
  • Jardim Faculdade
  • Funcionários
  • BA
  • Brazil

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