Argentine Museum Acquisitions and Brazilian Exhibitions Highlight Latin American Art Scene

market-auction · 2026-04-23

Several museums in Argentina have recently expanded their collections with notable contemporary pieces. The Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Tandil has obtained "Rizoma" (2017) by Carolina Antoniadis. Meanwhile, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Salta has added Agustín Sirai's "La Plata" and "I Fiori" by Chiachio & Giannone. The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo del Sur de Lanús acquired "Niña Argentina" (2017) from Nora Iniesta and "Soñar el Sueño" by Juan Andrés Videla. Thanks to the Federal Museum Program, the Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Franklin Rawson secured an untitled piece by Elba Bairon. Additionally, the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero purchased eight oil paintings from Carlos Huffman, while the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires selected works by Luis Wells, Martina Quesada, and Pablo Accinelli. Malba also acquired pieces from Leandro Katz and Teresa Margolles.

Key facts

Argentine museums acquired works by artists including Carolina Antoniadis, Agustín Sirai, and Nora Iniesta through public and private funding programs.
The Federal Museum Program in Argentina facilitated acquisitions for institutions like the Museo Lucy Mattos and Museo Castagnino+macro.
International curators from the Guggenheim Museum, LACMA, and the Dallas Art Museum purchased works by Argentine artists at the arteBA fair.
Malba acquired works by Leandro Katz and Teresa Margolles as artistic director Agustín Perez Rubio departs for Spain.
The Brazilian exhibition "Barracas e fachadas do nordeste" at Galeria Galatea Salvador explores vernacular architecture through five artists.
Frestas – Trienal de Artes at Sesc Sorocaba features 188 works, with 26 commissioned, focusing on Black, Indigenous, and peripheral experiences.
MASP's exhibition "Claudia Alarcón & Silät: viver tecendo" marks the Brazilian museum debut for the Argentine collective of Wichí weavers.
The IMS Paulista show "O que elas viram" displays 106 photobooks by women from 1843 to 1999, including works by Anna Atkins and Claudia Andujar.
Casa de Cultura do Parque's inaugural cycle includes three exhibitions and a performance program, exploring fiction and reality.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

SUR
Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Tandil
Galeria Diego Obligado
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Salta
Galeria Miranda Bosch
Galeria Ruth Benzacar
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo del Sur de Lanús
Galería del In nito
Galería Jorge Mara
Programa Federal de Museos
Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Franklin Rawson
Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires
Fundación Aldo Rubino
Galería Maman Fine Arts
Galería Revolver
Galeria Luisa Strina
Museo Lucy Mattos
Instituto de Visión
Galería Ginsberg
Museo Castagnino+macro
El Gran Vidrio
Henrique Faria Buenos Aires & New York
Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires
Malba
Hotel Meliá Recoleta Plaza
Galeria Vermelho
Maria Casado
Agencia Argentina de Inversiones y Comercio Internacional
arteBA
Guggenheim Museum
Galeria Isla Flotante
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
LACMA
Galeria Nara Roesler
Dallas Art Museum
Museum of Latin American Art
MOLAA
Barro Arte Contemporáneo
Museo de Arte de Lima
MALI
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Barcelona
MACBA
Museo del Barrio
Cabinet IRSA
Galeria Walden
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Galeria Galatea Salvador
Nara Roesler
Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo
MAES
Movimento Grevista Negro
Sesc Sorocaba
CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
Phi Projetos
Cinnamon
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte
CCBB BH
MASP
Janaina Torres Galeria
FAMA Museu
IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
10x10 Photobooks
Simões de Assis
NND|Azeco
NONADA SP
DAN Galeria
Casa de Cultura do Parque
Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea
ICCo
Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
BBM-USP
Instituto Hercule Florence
Documenta Pantanal
Instituto Moreira Salles
IMS
Centro Maria Antônia da USP
Bibliothèque nationale de France
BnF
Fonte
Carmo Johnson Projects
Itaú Cultural
IC
Ilê Asipá
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
Pina Luz
Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
Getty Research Institute
Museo Reina Sofía
Rijksmuseum
New York Public Library
Paris Photo
Livraria da Travessa
El Espacio 23
Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
Ateliê Marlene Barros
Ponto de Cultura Coletivo ZBM
Universidade de Aveiro
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Midiateca Capixaba
Secretaria da Cultura
Secultes
Fundo de Cultura do Estado do Espirito Santo
Funcultura
Política Nacional Aldir Blanc
PNAB
Ministério da Cultura
MINC
Governo do Brasil
Lei Rouanet
banco BV
Laranjinha
Banco Itaú
BMW
Império Russo
Serviço de Repressão à Mendicância
Roesler Hotel

Locations

Montevideo
Uruguay
São Paulo
Brazil
Argentina
Tandil
Rosario
Salta
Lanús
San Juan
Buenos Aires
San Isidro
Lima
Peru
Córdoba
New York
United States
Spain
Recife
Olinda
Pernambuco
Bahia
Salvador
Vitória
Espírito Santo
Sorocaba
Mumbai
India
Pequim
China
Jacarta
Indonesia
Tokyo
Japan
Maranhão
Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais
La Puntana
Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Campo Grande
Mato Grosso do Sul
Itu
Madrid
Bogotá
Colombia
Long Beach
California
Barcelona
Portugal
Algarve
Recôncavo Baiano
Ilha de Itaparica
Fortaleza
Ceará
Rio de Janeiro
Porto Feliz
Mato Grosso
Grão-Pará
Amazônia
Pantanal
Santo Antônio da Patrulha
Rio Grande do Sul
Los Angeles
Amsterdã
Netherlands
Miami
Florida
Aveiro
Santiago
England
United Kingdom
Cameroon
France
Zurich
Switzerland
Capela João de Camargo
Clube 28 de Setembro
Monumento Pelourinho
Monumento à Mãe Preta
Sala Almeida Jr.
Setor 5
Biblioteca de Fotografia
Sala Multiuso
Sala BNDES
Gabinete
Galeria do Parque
Projeto 280X1020
Praça da Sé
Centro
Jardim Paulista
Vila Nova Conceição
Barra Funda
Alto de Pinheiros
Vila Madalena
Boaçava
Bela Vista
Bom Retiro
Cidade Universitária
Jardim Faculdade
Funcionários
Ipojuca

Sources

ARTE!Brasileiros — 2018-06-14