SP-Arte 2018 collateral exhibitions in São Paulo
São Paulo's contemporary art week opened amid political tension following the arrest of former president Lula. The art-week around SP-Arte/2018, one of Latin America's most important art fairs, runs from April 11 to 15 at the Biennale Pavilion. During the gallery night on April 9, several exhibitions opened simultaneously. Notable shows include: Mira Schendel's 'Sinais/Signals' at MAM São Paulo (until April 22), featuring 90 works from the 1960s-80s; Hilma af Klint's exhibition at Pinacoteca de São Paulo (until July 16), displaying 130 works and manuscripts, some never shown publicly; Paulo Pasta's 'Projeto e Destino' at Instituto Tomie Ohtake (until May 27), presenting about twenty paintings; 'Vivere alla Ponti' at Museu da Casa Brasileira (until April 15), a historical-architectural survey of Gio Ponti; and Vania Toledo's 'Tarja Preta' at Museu da Diversidade Sexual (until May 5), featuring photos from the 1970s-90s documenting the LGBT community.
Key facts
- SP-Arte/2018 runs from April 11 to 15 at the Biennale Pavilion in São Paulo.
- Mira Schendel's exhibition 'Sinais/Signals' at MAM São Paulo until April 22 includes 90 works from the 1960s-80s.
- Hilma af Klint's show at Pinacoteca de São Paulo until July 16 features 130 works and manuscripts, some never publicly exhibited.
- Paulo Pasta's 'Projeto e Destino' at Instituto Tomie Ohtake until May 27 includes about twenty paintings.
- 'Vivere alla Ponti' at Museu da Casa Brasileira until April 15 is curated by Francesca Molteni and Franco Raggi.
- Vania Toledo's 'Tarja Preta' at Museu da Diversidade Sexual until May 5 includes photos from the 1970s-90s.
- Mira Schendel was born in Zurich in 1919 and moved to Brazil in 1949 due to fascist racial laws.
- Hilma af Klint created abstract paintings as early as 1907, predating Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Malevich.
Entities
Artists
- Mira Schendel
- Lygia Clark
- Hélio Oiticica
- Hilma af Klint
- Paulo Pasta
- Gio Ponti
- Vania Toledo
- Caetano Veloso
- Ney Matogrosso
- Cassandra Rios
- Giorgio Morandi
- Tomie Ohtake
Institutions
- SP-Arte
- Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM)
- Pinacoteca de São Paulo
- Instituto Tomie Ohtake
- Museu da Casa Brasileira
- Museu da Diversidade Sexual
- Tate Modern
- Reina Sofia
- Folha de São Paulo
- Time
- Life
- Artribune
Locations
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Zurich
- Italy
- Madrid
- London
- Milan
- Rome
- Venice
- Ariranha