The fair and deserved exhibition proposes a cinematic look at Koch's compositions of still lifes and silent landscapes, where the presence or appearance of the human figure is dispensable. The post Painting and Privilege: A Review of “Eleonore Koch: On the Scene” at MAC USP first appeared on Newcity Brazil ..read more

Despite a small section of Ramosa's vast artistic production, the exhibition allows us to enter the universe of an artist who simultaneously articulates Afro-Brazilian matrices with precepts of international movements, such as op-art and kinetic art. The post The Silent Identity of Geometries: A Review of Edival Ramosa at Coleção Moraes-Barbosa first appeared on Newcity Brazil ..read more

Anna Maria Maiolino First Brazilian to Win Golden Lion at Venice; José Roberto Aguilar Joins Dan Galeria; Select reviews of the Adriano Pedrosa-curated Biennale The post This Week in Art in Brazil: April 24, 2024 first appeared on Newcity Brazil ..read more

While having a narrow focus on fiber arts, the exhibition features a wide range of exploratory textile craftsmanship. Brazil’s multifaceted cultural history is stitched and woven, sewn and embroidered, and most importantly—remembered. The post Weaving Histories: A Review of “Threads to the South” at Institute for Studies on Latin American Art, New York first appeared on Newcity Brazil ..read more

As the first non-European and non-North American at the helm of one of the world's most prestigious biennials, Adriano Pedrosa, Brazilian curator of São Paulo’s MASP, speaks about his professional journey and the challenges he faces curating the sixtieth edition of the biennial. The post The Great Responsibilities: An Interview with the Sixtieth Venice Biennale’s Curator Adriano Pedrosa first appeared on Newcity Brazil ..read more

Venice Becomes Brazil Most of the art world in Brazil has seemingly decamped to Italy for the opening this week of the Venice Biennale. With an onslaught of coverage in […] The post This Week in Art in Brazil: April 17, 2024 first appeared on Newcity Brazil ..read more

Excellently curated by Max Perlingeiro and accompanied by a publication by Yve-Alain Bois, the exhibition "Angels with Guns" presents forty-two works, gathering Sergio Camargo, Lygia Clark, Mira Schendel and Hélio Oiticica. The post Chorus of Singularities: A Review of “Angels with Guns” at Pinakotheke Cultural, Rio de Janeiro first appeared on Newcity Brazil ..read more

Brazilian artist Angelo Venosa’s sculptures stand out in their shapes and sizes. At once organic and artificial, each made in a unique shape, the creamy cocoon-like sculptures are inspired by natural bodies such as trees and bones. The post Delicate Vessels: A Review of Angelo Venosa at Nara Roesler, New York first appeared on Newcity Brazil ..read more

More transfixing than terrifying, the work visualizes an ensouled society-machine, culturized-nature and naturalized-culture in the aftermath of a total collapse between the apparatus of the image and the apparatus of life. The post Engineer of the Soul: A Review of Veronika Hapchenko at Mendes Wood DM, New York first appeared on Newcity Brazil ..read more

Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung to Curate the Next Bienal de São Paulo; Sé and Galeria Jaqueline Martins Merge; Macron Gets the "Heart of Brazil" from Denise Milan The post This Week in Art in Brazil: April 3, 2024 first appeared on Newcity Brazil ..read more