Brazilian Art Agenda Highlights Exhibitions from São Paulo to Salvador

exhibition · 2026-04-23

Brazil is experiencing a vibrant week filled with art openings, showcasing significant exhibitions. The 7th Arte Atual program features 'Fracture' at Tomie Ohtake in São Paulo, running until May 6, under the curation of Paulo Miyada. On March 20 and 22, Bruno Dunley will unveil his book at Nara Roesler galleries. In Rio, Nelson Leirner's 'A Nova Revolução Industrial' will debut on March 17. Antônio Dias's 'Cruz Credo' can be seen in Salvador until April 20. Additionally, the collective exhibition 'Esse Obscuro Objeto do Desejo' opens on March 17 in both Rio and São Paulo. Myriam Glatt's 'descartes' is set to launch on March 22, alongside other exhibitions like 'Hiperfoto-Brasil,' 'Barracas e fachadas do nordeste,' and 'Greve Negra Já!' Various artists and curators will be showcased across multiple venues through June and beyond.

Key facts

The 7th Arte Atual program 'Fracture' runs until May 6 at Tomie Ohtake in São Paulo.
Bruno Dunley's first book launch occurs on March 20 in São Paulo and March 22 in Rio de Janeiro.
Nelson Leirner's exhibition 'A Nova Revolução Industrial' opens March 17 at Silvia Cintra + Box 4 in Rio.
Antônio Dias's solo show 'Cruz Credo' continues until April 20 at Paulo Darzé Galeria in Salvador.
The collective 'Esse Obscuro Objeto do Desejo' opens simultaneously on March 17 in Rio and São Paulo.
Myriam Glatt's first São Paulo solo 'descartes' opens March 22 at Centro Cultural dos Correios.
Jean-François Rauzier's 'Hiperfoto-Brasil' features 100 works at Centro Cultural São Paulo until May 6.
Gabriel Bonfim's 'M' exhibits photographs in three cities until April 20.

Entities

Artists

Adriano Costa
Arjan Martins
Juliana Cerqueira Leite
Bruno Dunley
Nelson Leirner
Antônio Dias
Miroslaw Balka
Tacita Dean
Iran do Espírito Santo
Félix González-Torres
Douglas Gordon
Roni Horn
Rivane Neuenschwander
Wolfgang Tillmans
Myriam Glatt
Jean-François Rauzier
Gabriel Bonfim
Montez Magno
Mari Ra
Zé di Cabeça
Fabio Miguez
Adenor Gondim
Luciano Feijão
Ronaldo Domingues de Almeida
Julio Bittencourt
Marlene Barros
Claudia Alarcón
Deborah Paiva
Nuno Ramos
Marcos Amaro
Russet Lederman
Olga Yatskevich
Anna Atkins
Elizabeth B. Brownell
Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson
Annette Messager
Angèle Etoundi Essamba
Hiromix
Claudia Andujar
Maureen Bisilliat
Gretta Sarfaty
Vilma Slomp
Claudia Jaguaribe
Anna Mariani
Stefania Bril
Thalita Hamaoui
Rogério Medeiros
Rafael Hayashi
Lázaro Roberto
Ivald Granato
Felipe Rezende
Andrea Brazil
Darks Miranda
Flávia Metzler
Ivan Cardoso
Yuli Yamagata
Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff
Ludwig Riedel
Néster Rubtsov
Aimé-Adrien Taunay
Hercule Florence
Wilhelmine von Langsdorff
Francisco Brennand
José Cláudio
Flavia Renault
Belony Ferreira
Mestre Didi
Paulo Pedro Leal
Alberto Henschel
Paulo Miyada
Lilia Schwarcz
Tomás Toledo
Alana Silveira
Renato Lopes
Nicolas Soares
Luciara Ribeiro
Naine Terena
Khadyg Fares
Guilherme Wisnik
Daniela Thomas
Betânia Pinheiro
Adriano Pedrosa
Laura Cosendey
Tadeu Chiarelli
Maria Alice Milliet
Catalina Bergues
Hélio Menezes
Claudio Cretti
José Augusto Ribeiro
Moacir dos Anjos
Paula Borghi
Paula Ramos
Ayrson Heráclito
Rodrigo Moura
Ana Paula Cavalcanti Simioni
Tadeu Kaingang
Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui
Antônio Bispo dos Santos
Nêgo Bispo
Hannah Arendt
Walter Benjamin
Iberê Camargo
Jasper Johns
Henri Matisse
Marie Laurencin
Carlos Lacerda
Juca Rosa
Mônica Cardim
Karenn Amorim
Elaine Pinheiro
Fábio Nunes
Júlia Martins
Miguel Del Castillo
Marc Pottier
Bertrand Dussauge
Aracy Amaral
Cao Guimarães
Marcelo Silveira
Christian-Jack Heymès
Mastrobuono
Guilherme Teixeira
Ana Avelar
Antonio Florence
Francis Melvin Lee
Mônica Guimarães
Maria Noujaim
Abdias Nascimento

Institutions

Tomie Ohtake
Nara Roesler
Silvia Cintra + Box 4
Paulo Darzé Galeria
Carpintaria
Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel
Centro Cultural dos Correios de São Paulo
Centro Cultural São Paulo
Palácio dos Correios de São Paulo
Galeria Galatea Salvador
Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo (MAES)
Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo Dionísio Del Santo (MAES)
Sesc Sorocaba
CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH)
MASP
Janaina Torres Galeria
FAMA Museu
IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
Simões de Assis
Galeria Estúdio Reverso
NND|Azeco
NONADA SP
DAN Galeria
Casa de Cultura do Parque
Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
Galeria Nara Roesler - SP
Fonte
Carmo Johnson Projects
Itaú Cultural
Pina Luz
Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
Recovery
10x10 Photobooks
Getty Research Institute
Museo Reina Sofía
Rijksmuseum
New York Public Library
Paris Photo
Livraria da Travessa
Instituto Hercule Florence
Documenta Pantanal
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
Centro Maria Antônia da USP
Ilê Asipá
Ateliê Marlene Barros
Ponto de Cultura Coletivo ZBM
Universidade de Aveiro
El Espacio 23
Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
Phi Projetos
Cinnamon
Governo do Brasil
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
Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
Lei Rouanet
banco BV
Laranjinha
Banco Itaú
Império Russo
Movimento Grevista Negro
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
PGHEA-MAC/USP
SP-Arte

Locations

São Paulo
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Salvador
Bahia
Vitória
Espírito Santo
Sorocaba
Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais
Itu
Nova York
United States
Los Angeles
Madrid
Spain
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Porto Feliz
Mato Grosso
Grão-Pará
Argentina
Paraguay
La Puntana
Gran Chaco
Recife
Pernambuco
Olinda
Ipojuca
Campo Grande
Mato Grosso do Sul
Santo Antônio da Patrulha
Rio Grande do Sul
Algarve
Portugal
Aveiro
Miami
Florida
Tóquio
Japan
Mumbai
India
Pequim
China
Jacarta
Indonesia
London
United Kingdom
Cameroon
France
Switzerland
Zurich

Sources

ARTE!Brasileiros — 2018-03-17