São Paulo's May-June Art Agenda: Exhibitions from Ferrari to Feminist Textiles

exhibition · 2026-04-23

From late May to early June, São Paulo is bustling with a variety of art exhibitions. León Ferrari's individual showcase at Galeria Nara Roesler is available until May 30. At Sesc Pinheiros, "Entre Construção e Apropriação" can be viewed until June 3. Ismaïl Bahri's "Instrumentos" at Espaço Cultural Porto Seguro is on display until July 22. The MASP features "Claudia Alarcón & Silät" through August 2, alongside "O que elas viram" at Instituto Moreira Salles, also ending August 2. "Frestas – Trienal de Artes" at Sesc Sorocaba continues until August 16. Additional exhibitions include Jac Leirner's "Adição," André Parente's retrospective, and Serguei Maksimishin's "O último império," with various closing dates extending to November 2027.

Key facts

León Ferrari's solo exhibition at Galeria Nara Roesler runs until May 30, 2026.
"Entre Construção e Apropriação" at Sesc Pinheiros features Antonio Dias, Geraldo de Barros, and Rubens Gerchman until June 3, 2026.
Ismaïl Bahri's first Latin American solo show presents nine video installations at Espaço Cultural Porto Seguro until July 22, 2026.
MASP's "Claudia Alarcón & Silät: viver tecendo" exhibits textiles by over 100 Wichí weavers until August 2, 2026.
IMS Paulista's "O que elas viram" displays 106 historical photobooks by women from 1843 to 1999 until August 2, 2026.
The 4th Frestas Triennial at Sesc Sorocaba, curated by Luciara Ribeiro, Naine Terena, and Khadyg Fares, presents 188 works until August 16, 2026.
Jac Leirner's "Adição" at Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel opens on May 26, 2026.
"Vazios Povoados" at Farol Santander opens on May 29, 2026, with works by Rejane Cantoni, Leonardo Crescenti, and Haroon Mirza.
André Parente's retrospective at Galeria Jaqueline Martins opens on May 26, 2026.
Serguei Maksimishin's "O último império" opens at Caixa Cultural on May 30, 2026.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

Galeria Nara Roesler
Sesc Pinheiros
Espaço Cultural Porto Seguro
MASP
Instituto Moreira Salles
Sesc Sorocaba
Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel
Farol Santander
Galeria Jaqueline Martins
Caixa Cultural
MAC-USP
Paço das Artes
Galeria Emmathomas
Galeria Galatea Salvador
Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo
MAES Dionísio Del Santo
CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte
Museu FAMA
Simões de Assis
Galeria Estúdio Reverso
NND|Azeco
DAN Galeria
Casa de Cultura do Parque
Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin
Fonte
Carmo Johnson Projects
Itaú Cultural
Pina Luz
Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
10x10 Photobooks
Getty Research Institute
Museo Reina Sofía
Rijksmuseum
New York Public Library
Instituto Hercule Florence
Documenta Pantanal
Centro Maria Antônia da USP
Jeu de Paume
Expomus Exposições, Museus, Projetos Culturais Ltda.
Movimento Grevista Negro
Phi Projetos
Cinnamon
Ateliê Marlene Barros
Coletivo ZBM
Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
El Espacio 23
Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Ilê Asipá
Secretaria da Cultura
Fundo de Cultura do Estado do Espírito Santo
Política Nacional Aldir Blanc
Ministério da Cultura
Midiateca Capixaba
Governo do Brasil
Banco BV
Laranjinha
Banco Itaú
Império Russo

Locations

São Paulo
Brazil
Salvador
Bahia
Sorocaba
Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais
Itu
Vitória
Espírito Santo
Porto Feliz
La Puntana
Argentina
Paris
France
Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Nova York
United States
Los Angeles
Madrid
Spain
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Miami
Portugal
Algarve
Recife
Pernambuco
Olinda
Rio de Janeiro
Santo Antônio da Patrulha
Rio Grande do Sul
Campo Grande
Mato Grosso do Sul
Ilha de Itaparica
Recôncavo Baiano
Tóquio
Japan
Mumbai
India
Pequim
China
Jacarta
Indonesia
Aveiro
Cameroon
Fortaleza
Ceará

Sources

ARTE!Brasileiros — 2018-05-25