Carmela Gross's 'Quase circo' at Sesc Pompeia contrasts Lina Bo Bardi's utopian architecture with urgent revolt
Carmela Gross's exhibition titled 'Quase circo' will be held at Sesc Pompeia in São Paulo from January 30 to May 30, 2025. The showcase features pieces such as 'Roda Gigante' (2019/24) and 'Luz del fuego' (2018/24), highlighting her focus on drawing and her call for rebellion against a dystopian reality. Alongside this, other exhibitions include 'Barracas e fachadas do nordeste' in Salvador (January 30 - May 30), Luciano Feijão's 'Greve Negra Já!' at MAES (February 24 - April 26), and Willa Wasserman's 'Purple apple' at Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel (February 25 - April 18). Additionally, 'Frestas – Trienal de Artes' will take place at Sesc Sorocaba on February 27, with several exhibitions at IMS Paulista, CCBB, and Pinacoteca continuing through 2027.
Key facts
- Carmela Gross's 'Quase circo' is on view at Sesc Pompeia in São Paulo from January 30 to May 30, 2025.
- The exhibition contrasts Gross's focus on present revolt with Lina Bo Bardi's futuristic, utopian architecture for the Sesc Pompeia building, opened in 1982.
- Gross's practice is fundamentally based on drawing, using elements like line and stain across installations, objects, and neon works.
- A major collaborative exhibition, 'Barracas e fachadas do nordeste,' featuring five artists exploring vernacular architecture, runs in Salvador from January 30 to May 30.
- The 4th Frestas Triennial, 'do caminho um rezo,' with 188 works by 102 participants, opens at Sesc Sorocaba on February 27.
- MASP presents the first Brazilian museum show for Claudia Alarcón & Silät, a collective of over 100 Wichí weavers, from March 6 to August 2.
- The IMS Paulista hosts a major survey of historical photobooks by women, featuring 106 volumes from 1843 to 1999, from March 17 to August 2.
- Casa de Cultura do Parque launches a multi-exhibition cycle on March 28, including works by Felipe Rezende, Andrea Brazil, and a collective show exploring horror and humor.
Entities
Artists
- Carmela Gross
- Lina Bo Bardi
- Montez Magno
- Mari Ra
- Zé di Cabeça
- Fabio Miguez
- Adenor Gondim
- Luciano Feijão
- Willa Wasserman
- Julio Bittencourt
- Marlene Barros
- Claudia Alarcón
- Deborah Paiva
- Alice Gelli
- Gabi Gelli
- Nuno Ramos
- Marcos Amaro
- Thalita Hamaoui
- Rogério Medeiros
- Rafael Hayashi
- Lázaro Roberto
- Ivald Granato
- Felipe Rezende
- Andrea Brazil
- Darks Miranda
- Flávia Metzler
- Ivan Cardoso
- Yuli Yamagata
- Flavia Renault
- Belony Ferreira
- Mestre Didi
- Paulo Pedro Leal
- 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
- Francisco Brennand
- José Cláudio
- Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff
- Ludwig Riedel
- Néster Rubtsov
- Aimé-Adrien Taunay
- Hercule Florence
- Wilhelmine von Langsdorff
- Alberto Henschel
- Tadeu Kaingang
- Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui
- Antônio Bispo dos Santos
- Hannah Arendt
- Maria Noujaim
- Abdias Nascimento
- Juca Rosa
Institutions
- Sesc Pompeia
- Galeria Galatea Salvador
- Nara Roesler
- Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo (MAES)
- Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel
- Sesc Sorocaba
- CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
- Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH)
- MASP
- Janaina Torres Galeria
- Casa Seva
- FAMA Museu
- IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
- Simões de Assis
- Galeria Estúdio Reverso
- NND|Azeco
- DAN Galeria
- Casa de Cultura do Parque
- Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
- Itaú Cultural
- Pinacoteca
- Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
- Instituto Hercule Florence
- Documenta Pantanal
- 10x10 Photobooks
- Getty Research Institute
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Rijksmuseum
- New York Public Library
- Ilê Asipá
- Movimento Grevista Negro
- Silät
- Coletivo ZBM
- Ateliê Marlene Barros
- Phi Projetos
- Cinnamon
- Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
- Secretaria da Cultura (Secultes)
- Fundo de Cultura do Estado do Espirito Santo (Funcultura)
- Ministério da Cultura (MINC)
- Política Nacional Aldir Blanc (PNAB)
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
- Coleção Cyrillo Hercules Florence
- Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
- El Espacio 23
Locations
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Salvador
- Bahia
- Vitória
- Espírito Santo
- Sorocaba
- Belo Horizonte
- Minas Gerais
- Nova York
- United States
- La Puntana
- Argentina
- Gran Chaco
- Paraguay
- Recife
- Pernambuco
- Olinda
- Itu
- Miami
- Los Angeles
- Madri
- Spain
- Amsterdã
- Netherlands
- Paris
- France
- Porto Feliz
- Mato Grosso
- Grão-Pará
- Amazonas
- Tietê
- Algarve
- Portugal
- Santo Antônio da Patrulha
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Rio de Janeiro
- Tóquio
- Japan
- Mumbai
- India
- Pequim
- China
- Jacarta
- Indonesia
- Aveiro
- Santiago
- Cameroon
- Fortaleza
- Ilha de Itaparica
- Recôncavo Baiano
- Zona Leste
- Centro
- Jardins
- Vila Madalena
- Alto de Pinheiros
- Bela Vista
- Bom Retiro
- Cidade Universitária
- Vila Nova Conceição
- Barra Funda
- Funcionários
- Jardim Paulista
- Jardim Faculdade