NFT Platform Tropix Drives Digital Art Integration at SP-Arte 2026
The 18th edition of SP-Arte, held from April 6 to 10, 2026, saw the digital art platform Tropix as a central force in integrating NFTs into the Brazilian market. Tropix's booth, curated by Marcio Harum, featured 35 works by 20 artists from 12 partner galleries, including Gretta Sarfaty and PV Dias. A highlight was the 3D hologram launch of Thiago Martins de Melo's "Anunciação (Amazônia Mega Drive)." The platform, founded less than a year ago by entrepreneur Daniel Peres Chor and now advised by former MAM Rio director Fabio Szwarcwald, focuses on collaborating with established galleries like Jaqueline Martins, Verve, Leme, Millan, and Zipper, while also evaluating independent artists. Tropix facilitated the first NFT acquisition by a Brazilian museum, donating Gustavo von Ha's "Von Britney" to MAC-USP last month. Szwarcwald emphasized that blockchain technology solves historical preservation issues for digital art, citing pioneers like Bill Viola and Janet Cardiff. He announced Tropix's development of "OffPix," an app to certify physical artworks via NFT, and plans for a metaverse gallery. Concurrently, galleries like Kogan Amaro, with director Ricardo Rinaldi, launched their own digital initiatives, using platforms like Foundation and displaying NFTs on LED panels at SP-Arte, while accepting both cryptocurrency and cash payments.
Key facts
- SP-Arte 2026 ran from April 6 to 10.
- Digital platform Tropix showcased 35 NFT works by 20 artists from 12 galleries.
- Tropix donated Gustavo von Ha's "Von Britney" to MAC-USP, the first NFT in a Brazilian museum collection.
- Tropix was founded by Daniel Peres Chor and is advised by former MAM Rio director Fabio Szwarcwald.
- Tropix is developing "OffPix," an app to certify physical artworks with NFTs.
- The platform plans to open a gallery in the metaverse.
- Galleries like Kogan Amaro and Leme have launched their own digital NFT initiatives.
- Kogan Amaro's first NFT was a stop-motion animation by Mundano, part of his "Semana de Arte Mundana" exhibition.
Entities
Artists
- Gretta Sarfaty
- PV Dias
- Thiago Martins de Melo
- Gustavo von Ha
- Bill Viola
- Janet Cardiff
- Mundano
- Daniel Mullen
- Fernanda Figueiredo
- Tangerina Bruno
- Montez Magno
- Mari Ra
- Zé di Cabeça
- Fabio Miguez
- Adenor Gondim
- Luciano Feijão
- Júlio Bittencourt
- Marlene Barros
- Claudia Alarcón
- Deborah Paiva
- Nuno Ramos
- Marcos Amaro
- Anna Atkins
- Elizabeth B. Brownell
- Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson
- Annette Messager
- Angèle Etoundi Essamba
- Hiromix
- Claudia Andujar
- Maureen Bisilliat
- 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
- Lalo de Almeida
- Paula Sampaio
- Miguel Chikaoka
- João Pompeu
- Francisco Brennand
- José Cláudio
- Flavia Renault
- Belony Ferreira
- Mestre Didi
- Paulo Pedro Leal
- Alberto Henschel
Institutions
- Tropix
- SP-Arte
- Galeria Kogan Amaro
- Blombô+Aura
- MAC-USP
- MAM Rio
- Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage
- Jaqueline Martins (Gallery)
- Verve (Gallery)
- Leme (Gallery)
- Millan (Gallery)
- Zipper (Gallery)
- Leme NFT
- Kogan Amaro Digital Gallery
- Foundation
- Galeria Galatea Salvador
- Nara Roesler (Gallery)
- Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo (MAES)
- Movimento Grevista Negro
- Sesc Sorocaba
- Frestas – Trienal de Artes
- CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
- Phi Projetos
- Cinnamon
- Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte (CCBB BH)
- MASP
- Janaina Torres Galeria
- FAMA Museu
- IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
- 10x10 Photobooks
- Getty Research Institute
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Rijksmuseum
- New York Public Library
- Paris Photo
- Simões de Assis (Gallery)
- Galeria Estúdio Reverso
- NONADA SP
- NND|Azeco
- DAN Galeria
- Casa de Cultura do Parque
- Instituto de Cultura Contemporânea (ICCo)
- 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
- Fonte
- Carmo Johnson Projects
- Itaú Cultural
- Ilê Asipá
- Pina Luz
- Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
Locations
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro
- Salvador
- Bahia
- Recife
- Pernambuco
- Olinda
- Vitória
- Espírito Santo
- Sorocaba
- Belo Horizonte
- Minas Gerais
- Argentina
- Paraguay
- Gran Chaco
- La Puntana
- Nova York
- United States
- Los Angeles
- Madrid
- Spain
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Miami
- Portugal
- Aveiro
- Algarve
- Itu
- Porto Feliz
- Mato Grosso
- Grão-Pará
- Amazonas
- Pantanal
- Santo Antônio da Patrulha
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Switzerland