Thiago Martins de Melo Opens Leme/AD with Necrobrasiliana, Galatea and Nara Roesler Launch Vernacular Architecture Show

exhibition · 2026-04-23

On March 30, the newly formed Leme/AD gallery inaugurates its first exhibition, Necrobrasiliana, showcasing the work of Maranhão artist Thiago Martins de Melo. His expansive canvases address necropolitics, featuring notable figures such as Marielle Franco and Marighella. Simultaneously, Galatea Salvador and Nara Roesler unveil Barracas e fachadas do nordeste, a collaborative exhibition curated by Tomás Toledo and Alana Silveira, highlighting vernacular architecture through artists like Montez Magno and Mari Ra. This exhibition runs from January 30 to May 30. In Espírito Santo, MAES presents Luciano Feijão's Greve Negra Já! from February 24 to April 26, alongside Arte em todos os sentidos, showcasing 36 artists from Ronaldo Domingues de Almeida's collection.

Key facts

Leme and Almeida e Dale galleries merged in late January, now operating as Leme/AD.
Thiago Martins de Melo's Necrobrasiliana opens March 30 at Leme/AD, featuring political paintings and a sculpture.
Galatea Salvador and Nara Roesler collaborate for the first time on Barracas e fachadas do nordeste, running January 30 to May 30.
MAES hosts two exhibitions: Greve Negra Já! by Luciano Feijão and Arte em todos os sentidos from a private collection.
Frestas Triennial's 4th edition in Sorocaba includes 188 works, with 26 commissioned pieces.
MASP's Claudia Alarcón & Silät exhibition marks the collective's debut in a Brazilian museum.
IMS Paulista's O que elas viram showcases 106 photobooks by women from 1843 to 1999.
Casa de Cultura do Parque's I Ciclo Expositivo includes three shows and a performance program.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

Leme
Almeida e Dale
Leme/AD
Galatea
Nara Roesler
Galeria Galatea Salvador
Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo (MAES)
Movimento Grevista Negro
Secretaria da Cultura (Secultes)
Fundo de Cultura do Estado do Espírito Santo (Funcultura)
Política Nacional Aldir Blanc (PNAB)
Ministério da Cultura (MINC)
Midiateca Capixaba
Sesc Sorocaba
Capela João de Camargo
Clube 28 de Setembro
CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
Phi Projetos
Cinnamon
Governo do Brasil
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH)
Ateliê Marlene Barros
Ponto de Cultura Coletivo ZBM
Universidade de Aveiro
MASP
Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
El Espacio 23
Janaina Torres Galeria
FAMA Museu
IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
Biblioteca de Fotografia
10×10 Photobooks
Getty Research Institute
Museo Reina Sofía
Rijksmuseum
New York Public Library
Livraria da Travessa
Simões de Assis
Galeria Estúdio Reverso
NND|Azeco
DAN Galeria
SP-Arte
Casa de Cultura do Parque
Projeto 280X1020
Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
Lei Rouanet
banco BV
Laranjinha
Banco Itaú
Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
Instituto Hercule Florence
Documenta Pantanal
BBM-USP
Centro Maria Antônia da USP
Império Russo
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
Fonte
Carmo Johnson Projects
Itaú Cultural
Ilê Asipá
Pina Luz
Serviço de Repressão à Mendicância

Locations

Salvador
Brazil
Bahia
Espírito Santo
Vitória
Sorocaba
São Paulo
Nova York
United States
Tóquio
Japan
Mumbai
India
Pequim
China
Jacarta
Indonesia
Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais
La Puntana
Argentina
Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Campo Grande
Mato Grosso do Sul
Itu
Amsterdã
Netherlands
Madri
Spain
Los Angeles
Miami
Florida
Recife
Pernambuco
Olinda
Zona Leste
Ilha de Itaparica
Recôncavo Baiano
Algarve
Portugal
Porto Feliz
Mato Grosso
Grão-Pará
Amazônia
Pantanal
Rio de Janeiro
Santo Antônio da Patrulha
Rio Grande do Sul
Fortaleza
Ceará
Paris
France
Cidade Universitária
Vila Madalena
Boaçava
Alto de Pinheiros
Bela Vista
Bom Retiro
Jardim Paulista
Vila Nova Conceição
Centro
Funcionários
Jardim Faculdade

Sources

ARTE!Brasileiros — 2019-03-28