Line, Streak, Writing, Horizon, Tropics and Scar

An important step is taken when one of the main private collections in the country organizes a new place for its storage and exhibition. Thus, the chance emerges for a selection highlighting the collection’s strongest characteristics: its density and ability for more profound study of its key artists, spanning multiple generations and languages and the search for works that are large in scale and complexity.

The selection and arrangement of the works displayed here were guided by these properties, adopting strategies to combine the potential of the ensemble with the legibility of the groupings. The mezzanine – Line – is organized on the basis of works that emulate devices in transit between idea and concrete action (models, equations and projections), making a board game where abstract thought intersects with speculative imagination.

On the ground floor, a diagonal avenue cuts the space and contains sculptures and installations by Detanico and Lain, Rivane Neuenschwander, Carlos Fajardo, Thiago Rocha Pitta, Tunga and Nuno Ramos – a journey on land and water, that always involves air. The perpendicular axises to the avenue comprise five nuclei: Streak, with multiple approaches to the stroke, from the most delicate to the most methodical, including those that open up to chance and rupture; Writing, which transits at the threshold of visibility and / or legibility; Horizon, with evocations of landscapes in transformation, characterized strongly by several imaginations and cultural moulds; Tropics, with incisive images that reference the conflicted, atavistic memory of a country still in formation process; and Scar, with works that are constituted above all by the frank treatment of their materiality, shaped, cut and assembled in a way that exudes what it has in terms of body, voluptuousness and convulsion.

The exhibition thus is configured like an organism or like a biome, with associations of proximity, contrast and divergence. When visiting the exhibition, it’s important to keep in mind that each one of the works is a living organ, as alive as the thoughts and artists gathered here. A meaningful step is taken when each of us accepts the challenge of exerting our attention toward art that is equally vibrant.

Paulo Miyada

artistas

  • 01

    Janaina Tschäpe

  • 02

    Carmela Gross

  • 03

    Daniel Senise

  • 04

    Paulo Monteiro

  • 05

    Janaina Tschäpe

  • 06

    Angela Detanico e Rafael Lain

  • 07

    Angela Detanico e Rafael Lain

  • 08

    Luiz Zerbini

  • 09

    Iran do Espírito Santo

  • 10

    Marina Weffort

  • 11

    Amelia Toledo

  • 12

    Carla Chaim

  • 13

    Carla Chaim

  • 14

    Carla Chaim

  • 15

    Nicolás Robbio

  • 16

    Carmela Gross

  • 17

    Tomas Saraceno

  • 18

    Tomas Saraceno

  • 19

    Rivane Neuenschwander

  • 20

    Mauricio Dias & Walter Riedweg

  • 21

    Cao Guimarães

  • 22

    Anna Maria Maiolino

  • 23

    Anna Maria Maiolino

  • 24

    Anna Maria Maiolino

  • 41

    Daniel Steegmann Mangrané

  • 42

    Alexandre Brandão

  • 43

    Rivane Neuenschwander

  • 44

    Adriano Costa

  • 45

    Adriano Costa

  • 46

    Adriano Costa

  • 47

    Adriano Costa

  • 48

    Adriano Costa

  • 49

    Rodrigo Cass

  • 50

    Rodrigo Cass

  • 51

    Rodrigo Cass

  • 52

    José Damasceno

  • 53

    Renata Lucas

  • 54

    Angela Detanico

  • 55

    Odires Mlászho

  • 56

    Odires Mlászho

  • 57

    Odires Mlászho

  • 58

    Luciano Figueiredo

  • 59

    Luciano Figueiredo

  • 60

    Sandra Cinto

  • 61

    Laercio Redondo

  • 62

    Marilá Dardot

  • 63

    Luciano Figueiredo

  • 64

    Luciano Figueiredo

  • 65

    Luciano Figueiredo

  • 66

    Luciano Figueiredo

  • 67

    Luciano Figueiredo

  • 68

    Carlos Fajardo

  • 69

    Ana Prata

  • 70

    Ana Prata

  • 71

    Ana Prata

  • 72

    Bruno Dunley

  • 73

    Bruno Dunley

  • 74

    Bruno Dunley

  • 75

    Brigida Baltar

  • 76

    Marepe Mariinha

  • 77

    Sandra Cinto

  • 78

    Albano Afonso

  • 79

    Leda Catunda

  • 80

    Leda Catunda

  • 81

    Stephan Balkenhol

  • 82

    Sofia Borges

  • 83

    Marina Rheingantz

  • 84

    Thiago Rocha Pitta

  • 85

    Thiago Rocha Pitta

  • 86

    Thiago Rocha Pitta

  • 87

    Thiago Rocha Pitta

  • 93

    David Adamo

  • 94

    Thiago Rocha Pitta

  • 95

    Luiz Braga

  • 96

    Luiz Braga

  • 97

    Jonathas de Andrade

  • 98

    Afonso Tostes

  • 99

    Afonso Tostes

  • 100

    Paulo Nazareth

  • 101

    Paulo Nazareth

  • 102

    Paulo Nazareth

  • 103

    Adriano Costa

  • 104

    Adriana Varejão

  • 105

    Adriana Varejão

  • 106

    Thiago Martins de Melo

  • 107

    José Bento

  • 108

    Miguel Rio Branco

  • 109

    Anna Israel

  • 110

    Emmanuel Nassar

  • 111

    Cao Guimarães

  • 112

    Luiz Braga

  • 113

    Tunga

  • 114

    Nuno Ramos

  • 115

    Nuno Ramos

  • 116

    Nuno Ramos

  • 117

    Tunga

  • 118

    Ivens Machado

  • 119

    Leonilson

  • 120

    Anna Maria Maiolino

  • 121

    Daniel Senise

  • 122

    Nuno Ramos

  • 123

    Cabelo

  • 124

    Cabelo

  • 125

    Solange Pessoa

  • 126

    Solange Pessoa

  • 127

    Solange Pessoa

  • 128

    Solange Pessoa

  • 129

    Nazareth Pacheco

  • 130

    Nobuyoshi Araki

  • 131

    Odires Mlászho

  • 132

    Odires Mlászho

  • 133

    Frans Krajcberg

  • 134

    Ivens Machado

  • 135

    Odires Mlászho

  • 136

    Daniel Steegmann Mangrané

  • 137

    Daniel Steegmann Mangrané

  • 138

    Daniel Steegmann Mangrané

  • 139

    Assume Vivid

  • 140

    Paulo Monteiro

  • 146

    Paulo Monteiro

  • 147

    Odires Mlászho

  • 148

    Mario Cravo Neto

  • 149

    Mario Cravo Neto

  • 150

    Mario Cravo Neto

  • 151

    Mario Cravo Neto

  • 152

    Carla Chaim

  • 153

    Vânia Mignoni

  • 154

    Mauro Restiffe

  • 155

    Marina Rheingantz

  • 156

    Mauro Restiffe

  • 157

    André Komatsu

  • 158

    André Komatsu

  • 159

    Waltercio Caldas

  • 160

    Nelson Felix

  • 161

    Nelson Felix

  • 162

    Odires Mlászho

  • 163

    f. marques penteado

  • 164

    Cildo Meireles

  • 165

    Cildo Meireles

  • 166

    Ernesto Neto & Carlos Bevilacqua

  • 167

    Waltercio Caldas

  • 168

    Waltercio Caldas

  • 169

    Waltercio Caldas

  • 170

    Ester Grinspum

  • 171

    Waltercio Caldas

  • 172

    Waltercio Caldas

  • 173

    Waltercio Caldas

  • 174

    Waltercio Caldas

  • 175

    Waltercio Caldas

  • 176

    Waltercio Caldas

  • 177

    Waltercio Caldas

  • 178

    Waltercio Caldas

  • 179

    Waltercio Caldas

  • 180

    Johanna Calle

  • 181

    Johanna Calle

  • 182

    Johanna Calle

  • 183

    Johanna Calle

  • 184

    Johanna Calle

  • 185

    Nicolás Robbio

  • 186

    Damián Ortega

  • 187

    Armando Tudela

  • 188

    Nicolás Robbio

  • 25-27

    Nicolás Robbio

  • 28-31

    Bart Stolle

  • 32-34

    Carlos Nunes

  • 35-37

    Alexandre Canonico

  • 38-40

    Iran do Espírito Santo

  • 88-92

    Paulo Pasta

Waltercio Caldas
159
André Komatsu
158
Mauro Restiffe
154
Armando Tudela
187
Johanna Calle
184
Waltercio Caldas
179
Damián Ortega
186
Waltercio Caldas
178
Waltercio Caldas
177
Johanna Calle
181
Johanna Calle
183
Mauro Restiffe
156
Johanna Calle
180
f. marques penteado
163
Carmela Gross
2
Marina Rheingantz
155
Nicolás Robbio
188
André Komatsu
157
Johanna Calle
182
Nicolás Robbio
185
Thiago Rocha Pitta
87
Thiago Rocha Pitta
85
Stephan Balkenhol
81
Thiago Rocha Pitta
86
Thiago Rocha Pitta
84
Carlos Fajardo
68
Adriano Costa
103
Thiago Martins de Melo
106
Cao Guimarães
111
Thiago Rocha Pitta
94
Adriana Varejão
104
Luiz Braga
95
Jonathas de Andrade
97
Waltercio Caldas
169
Cildo Meireles
164
Ernesto Neto & Carlos Bevilacqua
166
Waltercio Caldas
172
Waltercio Caldas
168
Nelson Felix
161
Ester Grinspum
170
Waltercio Caldas
175
Mario Cravo Neto
151
Cildo Meireles
165
Odires Mlászho
162
Waltercio Caldas
176
Nelson Felix
160
Waltercio Caldas
174
Waltercio Caldas
167
Waltercio Caldas
171
Waltercio Caldas
173
Luiz Braga
96
Afonso Tostes
98
Anna Israel
109
José Bento
107
Emmanuel Nassar
110
Miguel Rio Branco
108
Odires Mlászho
132
Odires Mlászho
131
Frans Krajcberg
133
Nobuyoshi Araki
130
Nazareth Pacheco
129
Nuno Ramos
115
Ivens Machado
118
Anna Maria Maiolino
120
Nuno Ramos
122
Afonso Tostes
99
Nuno Ramos
114
Luiz Braga
112
Ivens Machado
134
Tunga
113
Daniel Senise
121
Nuno Ramos
116
Odires Mlászho
135
Solange Pessoa
128
Tunga
117
Leonilson
119
Solange Pessoa
125
Solange Pessoa
127
Solange Pessoa
126
Cabelo
123
Cabelo
124
Assume Vivid
139
Marina Weffort
10
Adriano Costa
45
Adriano Costa
44
Adriano Costa
46
Adriano Costa
47
Adriano Costa
48
Rivane Neuenschwander
43
José Damasceno
52
Renata Lucas
53
Rodrigo Cass
51
Rodrigo Cass
50
Rodrigo Cass
49
Sandra Cinto
77
Bruno Dunley
72
Bruno Dunley
73
Bruno Dunley
74
Brigida Baltar
75
Marepe Mariinha
76
David Adamo
93
Nicolás Robbio
15
Janaina Tschäpe
1
Paulo Monteiro
4
Daniel Senise
3
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané
136
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané
137
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané
138
Janaina Tschäpe
5
Odires Mlászho
147
Paulo Monteiro
146
Paulo Monteiro
140
Carmela Gross
2
Mauro Restiffe
154
Mario Cravo Neto
148
Vânia Mignoni
153
Mario Cravo Neto
149
Carla Chaim
152
Mario Cravo Neto
150
Anna Maria Maiolino
24
Anna Maria Maiolino
23
Anna Maria Maiolino
22
Cao Guimarães
21
Iran do Espírito Santo
38-40
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané
41
Alexandre Brandão
42
Angela Detanico
54
Rivane Neuenschwander
19
Mauricio Dias & Walter Riedweg
20
Carla Chaim
12
Carmela Gross
16
Amelia Toledo
11
Carla Chaim
14
Tomas Saraceno
18
Carla Chaim
13
Angela Detanico e Rafael Lain
6
Luiz Zerbini
8
Angela Detanico e Rafael Lain
7
Iran do Espírito Santo
9
Tomas Saraceno
17
Odires Mlászho
56
Odires Mlászho
57
Luciano Figueiredo
58
Sandra Cinto
60
Luciano Figueiredo
59
Laercio Redondo
61
Bart Stolle
28-31
Carlos Nunes
32-34
Alexandre Canonico
35-37
Nicolás Robbio
25-27
Ana Prata
71
Odires Mlászho
55
Luciano Figueiredo
66
Luciano Figueiredo
65
Luciano Figueiredo
67
Luciano Figueiredo
63
Luciano Figueiredo
64
Paulo Nazareth
100
Paulo Nazareth
102
Marina Rheingantz
83
Sofia Borges
82
Marilá Dardot
62
Ana Prata
69
Ana Prata
70
Paulo Pasta
88-92
Albano Afonso
78
Paulo Nazareth
101
Leda Catunda
79
Leda Catunda
80
Adriana Varejão
105

catalogue

  • format

    18,5 x 28 cm
  • pages

    208 pp.
  • language

    bilingual – portuguese, english
  • production

    Anna Israel
  • general production assistance

    OPCAC
  • administrative assistance

    Luca Parise
  • photographs

    Rafael Chvaicer and Ana Viotti, Ben Westoby – White Cube, Edouard Fraipoint, Jaime Acioni and Ruy Teixeira
  • graphic design

    Bloco Gráfico
  • design assistant

    Nathalia Navarro
  • proofreading

    Rafael Falasco and Eloah Pina
  • translation

    Matthew Joseph Rinaldi, Rafael Falasco
  • graphic production

    Marcia Signorini
  • font

    Rand
  • paper

    Eurobulk 135 g/m²
  • printing run

    Ipsis