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Pinacoteca de São Paulo Opens Fayga Ostrower Retrospective with 130 Works

exhibition · 2026-04-23

On February 1, the Pinacoteca de São Paulo will unveil its 2021 program with the exhibition 'Fayga Ostrower: Imaginação Tangível.' This showcase features 130 pieces by Fayga Ostrower (1920-2001), a trailblazer in abstract engraving originally from Poland and later a Brazilian citizen. Curated by Carlos Martins, the exhibition commemorates her 100th birthday and delves into her passions for literature, textile printing, and architecture. It highlights her early work in book illustration, her rise to fame in the 1950s, and her innovative approaches to silkscreen and lithography. Ostrower garnered significant accolades, such as the Grande Prêmio Nacional de Gravura (1957) and the Grande Prêmio Internacional (1958). The exhibition at Estação Pinacoteca includes a bilingual catalog, with free entry and online reservations necessary.

Key facts

  • Exhibition 'Fayga Ostrower: Imaginação Tangível' opens February 1, 2021, at Pinacoteca de São Paulo.
  • Features 130 works by Fayga Ostrower (1920-2001), a pioneer of abstract engraving in Brazil.
  • Curated by Carlos Martins, marking the artist's centenary.
  • Organized into sections covering her formative years, shift to abstraction in the 1950s, and later graphic experiments.
  • Ostrower illustrated books including 'O Cortiço' and 'Invenção de Orfeu.'
  • She won the Grande Prêmio Nacional de Gravura at the Bienal de São Paulo in 1957 and the Grande Prêmio Internacional at the Bienal de Veneza in 1958.
  • A bilingual catalog with texts by Carlos Martins and Adélia Borges accompanies the show.
  • Free admission with mandatory online reservation via www.pinacoteca.org.br at Estação Pinacoteca, Largo General Osório, 66 – Santa Ifigênia.

Entities

Artists

  • Fayga Ostrower
  • Carlos Martins
  • Adélia Borges

Institutions

  • Pinacoteca de São Paulo
  • Estação Pinacoteca
  • Bienal de São Paulo
  • Bienal de Veneza

Locations

  • São Paulo
  • Brazil
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Poland
  • Florence
  • Buenos Aires
  • Mexico
  • Venezuela
  • Santa Ifigênia

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