Clarice Berto Leads AAMAM Amid Challenges, Multiple Exhibitions Open Across Brazil

exhibition · 2026-04-23

Since 2001, Clarice Berto has been the sole leader of the Associação dos Amigos do Museu de Arte Moderna (AAMAM), navigating through financial difficulties. Established in 1949 as part of the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM), the museum gained independence in 1978. Currently, the museum bar is operating on limited hours. A retired resident, Berto is dedicated to preserving the history of São Paulo and aiding emerging artists. Several exhibitions are set to debut across Brazil, including "Barracas e fachadas do nordeste" at Galeria Galatea Salvador (Jan 30 - May 30), "Greve Negra Já!" at MAES (Feb 24 - Apr 26), and "Mestre Didi" at Itaú Cultural (Apr 8 - Jul 5). Additionally, a lecture on African diaspora photography is scheduled for April 23.

Key facts

Clarice Berto has been president of AAMAM since 2001, leading it alone amid financial struggles.
AAMAM became independent from MAM São Paulo and moved to Av. Ipiranga, 324 in 1978.
"Barracas e fachadas do nordeste" at Galeria Galatea Salvador runs from January 30 to May 30, 2026.
The 4th Frestas Trienal, "do caminho um rezo," at Sesc Sorocaba features 188 works from February 27 to August 16.
MASP's "Claudia Alarcón & Silät: viver tecendo" showcases textiles by over 100 Wichí weavers from March 6 to August 2.
IMS Paulista's "O que elas viram" displays 106 historical photobooks by women from March 17 to August 2.
Casa de Cultura do Parque's I Ciclo Expositivo includes three shows from March 28 to June 28.
"Langsdorff: A expedição fluvial 200 anos depois" at BBM-USP revisits an 1826-1829 scientific expedition from March 31 to June 26.
Itaú Cultural's "Mestre Didi" exhibition runs from April 8 to July 5, highlighting the Afro-Brazilian artist-sacerdote.
Pinacoteca de São Paulo presents the first institutional exhibition of Paulo Pedro Leal from April 11 to November 8.

Entities

Artists

Clarice Berto
Montez Magno
Mari Ra
Zé di Cabeça
Fabio Miguez
Adenor Gondim
Luciano Feijão
Ronaldo Domingues de Almeida
Paulo Bruscky
Luciara Ribeiro
Naine Terena
Khadyg Fares
Tadeu Kaingang
Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui
Antônio Bispo dos Santos (Nêgo Bispo)
Julio Bittencourt
Guilherme Wisnik
Daniela Thomas
Hannah Arendt
Marlene Barros
Betânia Pinheiro
Fábio Nunes
Júlia Martins
Claudia Alarcón
Adriano Pedrosa
Laura Cosendey
Deborah Paiva
Tadeu Chiarelli
Walter Benjamin
Iberê Camargo
Jasper Johns
Henri Matisse
Marie Laurencin
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
Ana Paula Cavalcanti Simioni
Rogério Medeiros
Catalina Bergues
Rafael Hayashi
Lázaro Roberto
Hélio Menezes
Ivald Granato
Maria Alice Milliet
Christian-Jack Heymès
Felipe Rezende
Claudio Cretti
Guilherme Teixeira
Andrea Brazil
Ana Avelar
Darks Miranda
Flávia Metzler
Ivan Cardoso
Yuli Yamagata
José Augusto Ribeiro
Maria Noujaim
Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff
Ludwig Riedel
Néster Rubtsov
Aimé-Adrien Taunay
Hercule Florence
Wilhelmine von Langsdorff
Lalo de Almeida
Paula Sampaio
Miguel Chikaoka
João Pompeu
Antonio Florence
Francis Melvin Lee
Mônica Guimarães
Moacir dos Anjos
Francisco Brennand
José Cláudio
Aracy Amaral
Cao Guimarães
Marcelo Silveira
Flavia Renault
Paula Borghi
Belony Ferreira
Paula Ramos
Mestre Didi
Ayrson Heráclito
Rodrigo Moura
Abdias Nascimento
Paulo Pedro Leal
Jean Boghici
Carlos Lacerda
Mônica Cardim
Alberto Henschel
Juca Rosa

Institutions

Associação dos Amigos do Museu de Arte Moderna (AAMAM)
Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM)
Galeria Galatea Salvador
Nara Roesler
Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo (MAES)
Movimento Grevista Negro
Secretaria da Cultura (Secultes)
Fundo de Cultura do Estado do Espirito 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 — Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
Janaina Torres Galeria
Museu FAMA
10×10 Photobooks
IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
Biblioteca de Fotografia do IMS
Getty Research Institute
Museo Reina Sofía
Rijksmuseum
New York Public Library
Paris Photo
Livraria da Travessa do IMS Paulista
Simões de Assis
Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
El Espacio 23
Galeria Estúdio Reverso
NND|Azeco
NONADA SP
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
Centro Maria Antônia da USP
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
Galeria Nara Roesler - SP
Roesler Hotel
Fonte
Carmo Johnson Projects
Itaú Cultural
Ilê Asipá
Pinacoteca de São Paulo (Pina Luz)
Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc

Locations

São Paulo
Brazil
Salvador
Bahia
Espírito Santo
Vitória
Sorocaba
Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais
La Puntana
Argentina
Gran Chaco
Paraguai
Campo Grande
Mato Grosso do Sul
Itu
Nova York
United States
Los Angeles
Madri
Spain
Amsterdã
Netherlands
Recife
Pernambuco
Olinda
Miami
EUA
Fortaleza
Rio de Janeiro
Tóquio
Japan
Mumbai
India
Pequim
China
Jacarta
Indonesia
Portugal
Algarve
Santo Antônio da Patrulha
Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Feliz
Mato Grosso
Grão-Pará
Amazônia
Pantanal
São Paulo - SP
Salvador - BA
Vitória - ES
Sorocaba - SP
Belo Horizonte - MG
Itu - SP
Nova York, United States
Miami, EUA

Sources

ARTE!Brasileiros — 2018-03-07