Global Exhibitions Spotlight Women Artists Across Paris, London, Buenos Aires, and Brazil
Around the globe, numerous exhibitions are celebrating female artists. The Fondation Cartier Bresson in Paris features Belgian photographer Martine Franck and Spanish artist Marie Bovo until May 17, showcasing Franck's portraits alongside Bovo's 'Nocturnes' series. In London, Shirin Neshat presents her first solo show in 20 years, titled 'Land of Dreams,' at Goodman Gallery, which runs until March 28 and delves into dreams through video installations and portraits. Meanwhile, Buenos Aires' Centro Cultural Kirchner hosts 'Políticas do desejo: para todes, tode,' a collective exhibition featuring 250 Argentine women artists, curated by Kekena Corvalán. Additionally, Brazil hosts exhibitions such as 'Claudia Alarcón & Silät' at MASP and 'Marlene Barros' at CCBB Belo Horizonte.
Key facts
- The Fondation Cartier Bresson in Paris hosts exhibitions of Martine Franck and Marie Bovo until May 17, 2026.
- Shirin Neshat's 'Land of Dreams' is her first London solo show in twenty years, running at Goodman Gallery until March 28, 2026.
- The Centro Cultural Kirchner in Buenos Aires presents a collective exhibition of about 250 Argentine women artists, curated by Kekena Corvalán.
- Martine Franck was a founding member of Agence VU and an early female photographer at Magnum.
- Marie Bovo's 'Nocturnes' series uses long exposure photography to capture twilight in Marseille and Africa.
- Shirin Neshat's project involved door-to-door portrait sessions in New Mexico, offering $20 per subject.
- The Buenos Aires exhibition is divided into sections including 'Nós somos as filhas,' 'Soberania corporal,' 'Ética nos cuidados,' and 'Rematriado.'
- Multiple concurrent exhibitions across Brazil focus on women artists, indigenous collectives, and historical photobooks.
Entities
Artists
- Martine Franck
- Marie Bovo
- Shirin Neshat
- Kekena Corvalán
- Claudia Alarcón
- Marlene Barros
- Thalita Hamaoui
- Deborah Paiva
- Flavia Renault
- Belony Ferreira
- Agnès Sire
- Simin
- Adriano Pedrosa
- Laura Cosendey
- Betânia Pinheiro
- Ana Paula Cavalcanti Simioni
- Tadeu Chiarelli
- Paula Borghi
- Paula Ramos
- Ayrson Heráclito
- Rodrigo Moura
- 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
- Luciara Ribeiro
- Naine Terena
- Khadyg Fares
- Tadeu Kaingang
- Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui
- Antônio Bispo dos Santos
- Nêgo Bispo
- Júlio Bittencourt
- Guilherme Wisnik
- Daniela Thomas
- Hannah Arendt
- Nuno Ramos
- Marcos Amaro
- 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
- Antonio Florence
- Francis Melvin Lee
- Lalo de Almeida
- Paula Sampaio
- Miguel Chikaoka
- João Pompeu
- Mônica Guimarães
- Moacir dos Anjos
- Francisco Brennand
- José Cláudio
- Aracy Amaral
- Cao Guimarães
- Marcelo Silveira
- Montez Magno
- Mari Ra
- Zé di Cabeça
- Fabio Miguez
- Adenor Gondim
- Tomás Toledo
- Alana Silveira
- Luciano Feijão
- Renato Lopes
- Elaine Pinheiro
- Karenn Amorim
- Nicolas Soares
- Ronaldo Domingues de Almeida
- Adriana Machado
- Paulo Bruscky
- Rogério Medeiros
- Catalina Bergues
- Mônica Cardim
- Alberto Henschel
- Juca Rosa
- Paulo Pedro Leal
- Jean Boghici
- Carlos Lacerda
- Abdias Nascimento
Institutions
- Fondation Cartier Bresson
- Goodman Gallery
- Centro Cultural Kirchner
- MASP
- CCBB Belo Horizonte
- IMS Paulista
- Simões de Assis
- Janaina Torres Galeria
- Fonte
- Carmo Johnson Projects
- Itaú Cultural
- Pina Luz
- Sesc Sorocaba
- CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
- FAMA Museu
- NONADA SP
- DAN Galeria
- Casa de Cultura do Parque
- Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
- Galeria Nara Roesler - SP
- Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
- Galeria Galatea Salvador
- Nara Roesler
- Galatea
- TIME/LIFE
- Agence VU
- Magnum
- Artnet
- 10x10 Photobooks
- Getty Research Institute
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Rijksmuseum
- New York Public Library
- Livraria da Travessa
- Phi Projetos
- Cinnamon
- Ateliê Marlene Barros
- Ponto de Cultura Coletivo ZBM
- Universidade de Aveiro
- El Espacio 23
- Coleção Jorge M. Pérez
- Galeria Estúdio Reverso
- Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
- Instituto Hercule Florence
- Documenta Pantanal
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
- Centro Maria Antônia da USP
- Ilê Asipá
- Movimento Grevista Negro
- Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo (MAES)
- Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo Dionísio Del Santo (MAES)
- 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
- Capela João de Camargo
- Clube 28 de Setembro
- Monumento Pelourinho
- Monumento à Mãe Preta
- Serviço de Repressão à Mendicância
- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Artes
- Império Russo
- PGHEA-MAC/USP
Locations
- Paris
- France
- London
- United Kingdom
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Belgium
- Marseille
- Africa
- New York
- United States
- New Mexico
- Iran
- Maranhão
- La Puntana
- Gran Chaco
- Paraguay
- Salvador
- Bahia
- Recife
- Pernambuco
- Olinda
- Zona Leste
- Campo Grande
- Mato Grosso do Sul
- Santo Antônio da Patrulha
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Sorocaba
- Belo Horizonte
- Minas Gerais
- Porto Feliz
- Mato Grosso
- Grão-Pará
- Amazônia
- Pantanal
- Tietê
- Amazonas
- Rio de Janeiro
- Vitória
- Espírito Santo
- Itu
- Algarve
- Portugal
- Los Angeles
- Madrid
- Spain
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Miami
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Mumbai
- India
- Beijing
- China
- Jakarta
- Indonesia
- Cameroon
- Fortaleza
- Ceará
- Ipojuca
- Ilha de Itaparica
- Recôncavo Baiano
- Santiago
- Switzerland
- Zurich