MAM São Paulo: encounters between the modern and the contemporary

He was one of the great names in Brazilian contemporary art, standing out for his political and social criticism in his paintings, drawings and assemblages. He began his career in the 1960s, associated with the New Figuration and Brazilian Pop Art. Self-exiled in Paris in 1966, he came into contact with the movement Poor art, which led him to adopt a more abstract and conceptual approach. His work, marked by experiments with materials such as metals and pigments, mixes eroticism, political oppression and a critique of the art system.

Born in 1896, Alberto da Veiga Guignard lived in Europe until 1929, studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. He brought a subtle freedom to Brazilian modernism, exploring subjectivity, memory and illusion. In Brazil, he taught in Rio and Belo Horizonte, training artists such as Iberê Camargo and Lygia Clark. His work ranges from portraits to still lifes and landscapes, with highlights including views of Ouro Preto in the 1950s and 60s, where he fuses Western and Eastern influences.

Aldo Bonadei was a Brazilian painter, engraver, costume designer and teacher. Trained by Pedro Alexandrino and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, he was a member of the Santa Helena Group and the FAP. He taught at the Escola Livre de Artes Plásticas and co-founded the Oficina de Arte – ODA. He created costumes for theater and cinema, standing out for his versatility and influence on the cultural scene of São Paulo.

Alex Červený works with painting, engraving, drawing and watercolor, exploring the narrative possibilities of art. His images refer to medieval representations, Renaissance altarpieces and surrealism, mixing literary references, popular culture and personal memories. He trained in workshops with Valdir Sarubbi, Odair Magalhães and Selma D'Affré. In the 1980s, he also dedicated himself to the circus and contortionism, incorporating these experiences into his visual poetics.

Alfredo Volpi was one of the most renowned Brazilian modern artists, developing an independent career that flirted with concretism without affiliating himself with any school. He began with landscapes and figures, evolving into geometric compositions, with emphasis on his iconic “facades”. A member of the Santa Helena Group in the 1930s, he combined popular culture and classical art, creating his own formal vocabulary and vibrant colors prepared by hand, in resistance to impersonality.

Ana Maria Tavares began her studies at UFMG and then studied fine arts at FAAP, where she also taught. Influenced by Regina Silveira and Julio Plaza, she deepened her experimentalism during her master's degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She holds a PhD from USP, where she has taught since 1993, and was a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Her work explores space and perception, with large-scale pieces exhibited at institutions such as the Tomie Ohtake Institute and the Singapore Biennial.

André Komatsu (1978) lives and works in São Paulo, developing a body of work that questions power, social conflicts and the relationship between individuals and urban space. Influenced by Foucault's theory of the microphysics of power, his production includes sculptures, installations and works in various media with strong political criticism. He has exhibited at institutions such as MASP, the Venice Biennale and MoMA, and his works are in collections such as TATE Modern and MACBA. He has received awards such as the Marcantonio Vilaça and has participated in residencies in Brazil and abroad.

Anna Maria Maiolino is one of the leading contemporary Brazilian artists, the author of a body of work that explores painting, sculpture, performance, installation, engraving and drawing to reflect on identity, language and the body. Her work combines the personal and the political, creating sensitive and evocative contexts. Born in Italy, she studied in Caracas and Brazil, with stints in New York. Her career, marked by the civil-military dictatorship, connects with movements such as New Figuration and New Objectivity, and since the 1980s, she has invested in the materiality and gestures of her production.

Antonio Henrique Amaral was an influential Brazilian artist, illustrator and painter. He began his training in 1952 at MASP, under Roberto Sambonet, and in 1956 he studied engraving with Lívio Abramo at MAM São Paulo. In 1958, his trips to Argentina and Chile broadened his cultural influences, and in 1959, he furthered his studies in engraving at the Pratt Graphics Center in New York. Back in Brazil, he worked at Galeria Bonino and came into contact with great names in Brazilian art. His work moved from surrealism to social themes and influences from pop art.

Antonio Manuel, born in Avelãs de Caminho, Portugal, in 1947, is a sculptor, painter, engraver and designer, whose work reflects social and political criticism. He moved to Brazil in 1953, settling in Rio de Janeiro. In the 1960s, he studied at the Escolinha de Arte do Brasil with Augusto Rodrigues and at Ivan Serpa's studio, in addition to being a visiting student at ENBA. He stood out in 1968 with “Urnas Quentes” and, in 1970, proposed his own body as a work of art. In the 1980s, he focused on abstract-geometric painting, and, in 1994, he presented the installation “Fantasma” and, in 2015, he was one of the artists who represented Brazil at the Venice Biennale.

Arthur Luiz Piza innovated in engraving, creating geometric shapes in metal with burins and gouges, exploring volume and rhythm. His research sought to organize and reorganize elements in irregular and chaotic compositions. He began his artistic studies in the 1940s with Antonio Gomide and, in Paris, he delved deeper into engraving techniques with Johnny Friedlaender. He participated in important exhibitions, such as the Venice Biennale (1966) and Documenta in Kassel (1959).

Arthur Luiz Piza innovated in engraving, creating geometric shapes in metal with burins and gouges, exploring volume and rhythm. His research sought to organize and reorganize elements in irregular and chaotic compositions. He began his artistic studies in the 1940s with Antonio Gomide and, in Paris, he delved deeper into engraving techniques with Johnny Friedlaender. He participated in important exhibitions, such as the Venice Biennale (1966) and Documenta in Kassel (1959).

Beatriz Milhazes is a key figure in contemporary art and one of the greatest names in abstraction today. Her work, developed over four decades, combines precision and fluidity, blending elements of the tropical landscape and Brazilian culture. The artist explores ornamentation, with influences from the Baroque and Carnival, and develops a unique monotransfer technique. Her work encompasses painting, collage, engraving, tapestry and sculpture, creating a harmony between dynamism and formality.

Candido Portinari, born in 1903 in Brodowski, São Paulo, is one of the greatest names in Brazilian art. The son of Italian immigrants, he demonstrated artistic talent from a young age. He graduated from the National School of Fine Arts and, in 1928, won the Travel Abroad Prize, which took him to Paris. His return to Brazil in 1931 marked the beginning of his work dedicated to the Brazilian people and social criticism. From the 1930s onwards, Portinari became a reference with his murals and paintings on social themes, such as “Café” and the panels of the Ministry of Education and Health. His international career grew in the following decades, with exhibitions in New York and worldwide recognition.

Carlos Fajardo is one of Brazil's leading conceptual artists. His work, marked by experimentation, explores diverse forms of art, such as sculpture, painting and installation. In the 1960s, he joined movements that challenged traditional art, using geometric shapes and objects to question the relationship between art, space and society. His research with simple materials and the transformation of exhibition spaces have established him as a reference in Brazilian contemporary art.

Carlos Vergara, born in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, is an artist whose work gained traction in the 1960s, during the resistance to the military dictatorship. A participant in the historic Opinião 65 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Vergara was one of the protagonists of the New Brazilian Figuration, a movement that combined art and political criticism. In the 70s, he expanded his vocabulary with photographs and installations, and since the 1980s, his paintings and monotypes have followed a path of experimentation, maintaining innovation within the tradition of painting.

Carmela Gross is recognized for her large-scale interventions in urban spaces, which question the architecture and history of cities. Her work is based on the concept of “working-in-the-city”, where the dialectical relationship between the work, the space and the public is central. Each project, from conception to installation, seeks to provoke new perceptions and critical reflections, exploring the semantic charge of the place, be it a public space, an institution or an exhibition context.

Cildo Meireles is one of the most influential contemporary Brazilian artists, known for his political and philosophical actions and propositions within conceptual art. His career was marked by a constant criticism of the isolation of art in institutions, defending the need for art to be inserted into everyday life and everyday life. The series Insertions in Ideological Circuits (1970), with its altered banknotes and Coca-Cola bottles, is an example of this. His work also appropriates common objects to question the functionality and values ​​of society, proposing new ways of relating to the world. In 2008, he was the second Brazilian to have a retrospective at the Tate Modern in London.

Cláudio José Tozzi is a Brazilian painter with a degree in architecture from FAU/USP. Influenced by pop art, he addressed political and urban themes, as in the series Red Light Bandit (1967), which refers to the aesthetics of comic books. After a trip to Europe in 1969, his work moved away from pamphleteering, exploring formality and chromaticity. In the 1980s, he began to incorporate figures and geometrical elements. Tozzi also created panels for public spaces in São Paulo and Rio, in addition to participating in important exhibitions such as Brasil + 500 and Nave dos Insensatos.

Eduardo Berliner explores painting and image to question the authenticity of memory and direct experience. His relationship with the physical world alters his perceptions of everyday life, transforming his works into manifestations of assumptions and misunderstandings. Landscape, architecture and human relationships are reconfigured by personal narratives and the process of painting. His representations of living beings, natural scenes and people reveal unforeseen connections between invention and memory, indifferent and traumatic.

Di Cavalcanti was one of the leading figures in Brazilian modernism, actively participating in discussions about the direction of art in the early 1922th century, alongside Mário de Andrade and Oswald de Andrade. He conceived the XNUMX Modern Art Week, creating the catalogue and poster. In Paris, he came into contact with great painters such as Picasso and Matisse, whose influences are evident in the sculptural style of his figures. His work focuses on the sensuality of Brazilian women and the construction of a national identity through realistic themes, such as carnival and mulatto women.

Ernesto De Fiori, born in Rome and naturalized German, emigrated to Brazil in 1936 due to the rise of Nazism. He settled in São Paulo, where he influenced the Família Artística Paulista and the Grupo Santa Helena. His sculpture is distinguished by the naturalism of human figures and the expressiveness of textures, as in works such as the bust of Marlene Dietrich. In Brazil, in addition to working on sculpture, he turned to painting and drawing, exploring landscapes and everyday scenes that connected his European experience to Brazilian reality.

Evandro Carlos Jardim, born in 1935 in São Paulo, began his studies at the School of Fine Arts in São Paulo, where he studied painting and sculpture. In 1957, he studied engraving with Francesc Domingo Segura. With a master's degree and a doctorate from ECA-USP, the artist is known for his refined technique in metal engraving, especially etching, as well as drawing and painting. His work addresses urban settings, natural elements and everyday moments, and is considered intimate and silent. He has also taught at several institutions.

Farnese de Andrade was a Brazilian painter, sculptor, designer, engraver and illustrator. He studied with Guignard in Belo Horizonte (1945-1948) and, after moving to Rio de Janeiro to treat tuberculosis, he worked as an illustrator for several newspapers and magazines. In 1959, he perfected his engraving skills at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio. In the 1960s, he began creating works with discarded materials and found objects, reflecting the political and moral context of the time.

Ferreira Gullar was a Brazilian poet, essayist and visual artist. Born in São Luís, Maranhão, he began his literary career in the 1950s, and was one of the leading figures in the neoconcrete movement, which sought to integrate art with everyday life. His poetic production, marked by clear and profound language, covers themes such as human existence and the search for identity. In addition to literature, Gullar stood out as an art critic and theorist, influencing several generations of artists and thinkers.

Flávio de Carvalho was a multifaceted artist, architect, theorist and cultural agitator, a protagonist of Brazilian modernism. Founder of the Modern Artists Club (CAM), his provocative actions, such as the Experience No. 2 (1931) and the Experience No. 3 (1956), tested the limits of art and society, mixing performance, fashion and cultural criticism. Their work encompasses painting, drawing and theater, with a strong influence from philosophy and psychoanalysis, exploring human subjectivity and issues such as death, religiosity and sexuality.

Flávio Shiró (1928) was one of the pioneers of new Brazilian painting, moving between expressionism, abstraction and the fusion of figuration and abstraction. His work, marked by dark colors and dynamic textures, reflects the influence of Brazilian nature without orientalist traits. Walter Zanini associates his work with action painting, while Frederico Morais highlights his introspective, almost ritualistic stance, although attentive to the political and social issues of the contemporary world.

Franklin Cassaro emerged in the 1990s as one of the most experimental artists of his generation, resuming the formal research characteristic of the 1960s and 1970s. Influenced by Lygia Clark, his work is not focused on the object, but on the process of its construction and transformation. His inflatable sculptures, performances and reversible structures express an unstable poetics, where form is continually remade, rejecting crystallization and establishing an organic and sensorial movement.

Geraldo de Barros was a multifaceted artist, working in photography, painting and design. A pioneer of experimental photography in Brazil, he explored superimpositions, erasures and graphic manipulations in his Fotoformas series (1946-1951). Linked to concretism, he was a member of the Ruptura Group and developed rigorous geometric works. In design, he founded Unilabor, bringing modernist thinking to affordable furniture. His work moves between art and functionality, always innovative.

Haruka Kojin is a Japanese artist known for her immersive installations that distort the perception of reality. Her work explores the relationship between the eye and the environment, using materials such as translucent lenses and organic structures to alter the way the viewer perceives space. A member of the mé collective, Kojin investigates the subjectivity of vision and the fragility of sensory experience, creating works that challenge the distinction between illusion and reality.

Heitor dos Prazeres was a painter, composer and samba musician who stood out in Rio de Janeiro’s 20th century culture. Self-taught, he portrayed samba, urban life and Afro-Brazilian traditions in vibrant paintings with flat figures and intense colors. His work, marked by attention to detail and the appreciation of black culture, reflects the effervescence of “Little Africa” in Rio. He also composed hits such as Pierrot Apaixonado, in partnership with Noel Rosa.

Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980) was one of the greatest exponents of Brazilian art. He began his career in concretism, joined neoconcretism and revolutionized the relationship between art and the public, creating immersive works such as Parangolés, Bólides and Tropicália. A dancer at Mangueira, he incorporated samba into his work. He lived in New York in the 1970s, where he developed quasi-cinema. His experimental and critical work challenged conventions and influenced contemporary art worldwide.

Henry Moore was a British sculptor considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. His work is marked by the exploration of the human form, especially the abstract human figure, and the use of empty spaces, creating monumental sculptures in bronze and stone. Influenced by primitive art and modernism, Moore developed a unique style, fusing abstraction and organicity. His work had a great impact on design and public sculpture, especially in the United Kingdom.

Hércules Rubens Barsotti was an influential Brazilian painter, designer, engraver and visual programmer. A graduate in chemistry, he began his artistic career in the 1940s, standing out in concrete art in the 1950s. He founded, together with Willys de Castro, the Estúdio de Projetos Gráficos and was a pioneer in illustrations and prints. Associated with the Neoconcrete Group, he was recognized for his works that explore geometric shapes and colors, creating three-dimensional effects. In 2004, MAM/SP held a major retrospective of his career.

He was a Brazilian painter, engraver, designer and teacher. He began his artistic training in Santa Maria and Porto Alegre, studying painting and architecture. He moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1942, where he founded the Guignard Group and studied with international masters. A pioneer in exhibitions and teaching of engraving, he founded the engraving course at the Instituto Municipal de Belas Artes. His work was influenced by a personal incident in 1980. He received the title of doctor honoris causa in 1986.

She was a painter and sculptor born in Rio Grande do Sul. Her work, marked by rigor and coherence, moved from figurative painting in the 1940s to abstraction in the 1950s, and to three-dimensional supports from the 1960s onwards. Her work reflects the verticality and synthesis of popular architectural and urban elements. Saldanha displaced geometry to a measure of the earth and life, creating works that went beyond the canvas, gaining space and autonomy, as in the series bamboo e slats.

Iracema Ruffolo Arditi was a self-taught artist from São Paulo, whose work began with portraits of Rio's landscapes and flora. In 1954, she participated in the Bahian Salon of Visual Arts and, since then, has exhibited in Brazil and Europe. An enthusiast of Naive Art, she founded the Museu do Sol in 1972, the first in South America, and donated it to Penápolis in 1979. She was the guest of honor at the Biennial of Brazilian Naive Art in France in 1998 and has received several international awards.

Ismael Nery was a Brazilian painter, illustrator and writer associated with the modernist movement. His work moved between figurative and surrealist styles, seeking his own language to express subjectivity and existential dilemmas. A participant in the Modern Art Week of 1922, Nery was influenced by symbolism and the European avant-garde, exploring themes such as the human psyche and the representation of the body. His short career was marked by innovation and the constant search for new forms of artistic expression.

Swiss artist considered a pioneer of decoration in Brazil, he was a highly relevant visual artist and designer. Trained at the Geneva School of Fine Arts and influenced by the Bauhaus, he arrived in Brazil in 1920, participating in the Modern Art Week of 1922. Graz introduced the style Art Deco styles in the country and innovated with furniture and interior design projects. In 1969, he dedicated himself exclusively to the visual arts. He left a significant legacy with almost two thousand works, including drawings and sketches.

He was a Brazilian painter, designer, sculptor and writer, self-taught and a rural worker. He stood out after his participation in the inaugural exhibition of the Casa de Cultura de São José do Rio Preto, in 1946, and held his first solo exhibition in 1948. In 1951, he received an award from the 1st International Biennial of São Paulo and had works acquired by MoMA. He founded the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art of São José do Rio Preto in 1966. He remained influential until his death, publishing books such as Romance of My Life.

Giuseppe Giannini Pancetti (José Pancetti), born in Campinas, SP, was a self-taught painter with a strong connection to the sea, influenced by his experience in the Navy. His work is marked by seascapes and landscapes, and most of his canvases are of modest dimensions, painted outdoors. Bacon He joined the Bernardelli Group in Rio de Janeiro and participated in international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale (1950) and the São Paulo Biennale (1951, 1955). His painting was described as austere, direct and without superfluities. He died in 1958, leaving an important legacy in Brazilian modernism.

Leda Catunda Serra is a Brazilian visual artist, painter, sculptor, graphic artist and teacher. She is considered one of the greatest talents to emerge from the 80s Generation, exploring the boundaries between painting and the object. She has exhibited three times at the São Paulo International Biennial, among other important exhibitions. She is a reference in the Brazilian art scene, with highlights including her retrospectives at the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (2009) and the Centro Cultural Banco do Nordeste (2015). Her academic background, including a doctorate from ECA/USP, demonstrates her dedication to both art and education.

He was an Argentine artist renowned for his innovative contributions to the visual arts. Initially a sculptor, he stood out for his sculptures in wire and stainless steel, collages and calligraphic drawings. Politically engaged, he participated in events such as tucuman burns e Malvenido Rockefeller. In São Paulo, he explored sound sculptures and multimedia art, incorporating digital media. His work has won awards and is recognized for its social criticism and innovation.

Jose Leonilson, an artist from Ceará, was one of the main names of the Generation 80. His intense production, concentrated in the last years of his life, included painting, drawing, embroidery, sculpture and installation, marked by a personal and intimate aesthetic. Focused on amorous, erotic and political aspects, his work was influenced by Anthony Dias, Keith Haring e Paul Klee. His most mature works explore symbols such as the atom, the heart and the spiral, reflecting on the limits between the communicable and the incommunicable.

She was a Brazilian visual artist, considered one of the main figures of contemporary art in Brazil. Her production encompassed several languages, including performance, video and photography, always with a critical eye on aspects of identity and the body. Her work Relative questions the representation of women and the construction of meanings around the image, exploring the space between the public and the private. She is also known for exploring violence, pain and everyday life in a conceptual and visceral way.

He was a renowned Brazilian artist, known mainly for his engraving work, as well as being a draftsman, painter and muralist. Born in Araraquara, São Paulo, he studied at the Liceu Dante Alighieri and was influenced by Brazilian modernism and expressionist art. Involved with political issues, his work addressed social themes and the struggle of workers, with an emphasis on criticism of capitalism. In addition to participating in the 2nd São Paulo Biennial, he also left important murals, such as Jobs, in Brasilia.

The son of Italian immigrants, he was an important Brazilian artist linked to the concrete movement. Born in Santo André, he began his career in industrial and advertising activities, in addition to painting since 1942. Influenced by expressionism, he abandoned figurative art in the late 1940s and became one of the leading names in the Ruptura Group. His works, characterized by mathematical precision and the use of repeated geometric shapes, explore movement, optical illusion and the contrast between figure and background, consolidating his importance in concrete art.

Engraver, designer and illustrator, he began his training at the Escola Profissional Masculina do Brás and dedicated himself to woodcutting from 1943. He was influenced by important institutions, such as the Liceu de Artes e Ofícios and the Academia de Artes Aplicadas in Vienna. His work was acquired by the Pinacoteca de São Paulo in 1969, and his home was transformed into a museum in 1978. Recognized for his contributions to engraving, Grassmann is one of the most respected figures in Brazilian art.

He holds a Master’s degree in Arts from UFMG and is the coordinator of CEIA – Center for Art Experimentation and Information. With solo exhibitions in Brazil, Germany, Argentina and the Netherlands, he has participated in important events such as the 29th São Paulo Biennial (2010). His work has won awards at national exhibitions and is part of collections such as MAM-SP, Pinacoteca de SP, Inhotim and MAC-USP. He also stands out as a performer, having participated in national and international festivals. He lives and works in Belo Horizonte.

She was an important Brazilian sculptor and visual artist, a pioneer in geometric abstraction in Brazil. A graduate of the National School of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro, and influenced by avant-garde movements such as Concretism, her work explores the relationship between space, form and color. Throughout her career, she participated in national and international exhibitions, including the São Paulo Biennial. Her work is marked by minimalist sculptures that reveal a strong connection with architecture and design.

She was a Brazilian artist and thinker, known for exploring the relationship between chaos and order, sensoriality and rationalism. Her production was marked by the transition from painting to monotypes on Japanese paper, which, due to their translucency, gained a two-sided reading. In the graphic objects, suspended between acrylic plates, and in the Drugs, made in 1964, Schendell gave volume and texture to the almost invisible. His work intertwines text and materiality, translating poetry into lines and letters.

He was a prominent Brazilian engraver, known for his unique expressionist approach. His work addresses urban life, focusing on forgotten places and marginalized characters, with a strong influence from symbolism and German expressionism. He was a pioneer in the use of color in engraving and contributed to the publishing market. He received important awards, such as the Grand Prix for Engraving at the 1st São Paulo Biennial. His works are in important collections, such as the Pinacoteca de SP and MASP.

He was a French painter and designer, known for his vibrant and colorful approach to painting and the decorative arts. A member of Fauvism, his work is characterized by the expressive use of color and simplicity of form. Dufy He explored a variety of techniques, including oil painting, watercolor and murals, and is known for his landscapes, beach scenes and festivals. His work also includes designs for tapestries and ceramics, reflecting his interest in the applied arts.

He is an artist who creates sculptures, assemblages and installations using materials such as specialized equipment, hardware and fishing gear, displaced from their original uses. Alongside these technical elements, Matheus incorporates organic components, such as fabrics and branches, into compositions that organize volumes in space. His work proposes a critical reflection on the impact of design and consumerism, highlighting the authoritarianism present in mass production and contemporary ways of living.

He is a Brazilian artist whose works explore the boundaries between sculpture, installation and design. Using a variety of materials, such as metal, wood and everyday objects, Canella creates pieces that interact with space and question the conventions of contemporary art. His creations investigate the relationship between humans and objects, raising questions about the functionality and symbolism of materials, as well as exploring concepts of transformation and appropriation.

He was one of the most important Brazilian artists of contemporary art, with a career that encompassed painting, sculpture, drawing and engraving. Associated with the Generation 60, his work reflects a social and political critique, marked by themes such as urbanization, violence and alienation. Influenced by pop art and figurative art, Gerchman employed a vibrant visual language, using collage techniques and the multiplication of images to explore the tensions between the individual and society. His work also stands out for its critique of mass culture and consumerism.

He arrived in Brazil at the end of the 1940s when he left France after the Second World War. The painter held his first exhibition in São Paulo in 1946 and returned permanently in 1948. He also participated in the inaugural exhibition of the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo in 1949, a context in which he was invited and encouraged by Belgian critic and director Leon Dégand to explore the paths of pure geometric abstraction. In 1951, the year of the São Paulo Biennale, he founded Ateliê Absspiração, where he taught, for more than a decade, a new generation of artists – among them, Jacques Douchez and Norberto Nicola. Throughout his career, he held several solo exhibitions at the Museums of Modern Art in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, as well as in numerous Brazilian and foreign galleries. He participated in several editions of the São Paulo Biennale, and held a large retrospective of his work at the Musée Rath, in Geneva (1965), an expanded version of which was presented at MAM-RJ (1968). Flexor died in 1971, at the age of 64, victim of a lung enema.

Born in Santo André, SP, in 1968, she is a sculptor, designer and painter, recognized for her poetics of skies and clouds. Her career began in the 1990s with works that explored these atmospheric elements, often contained in boxes and cabinets, as in Altarpiece (1995). Graduated in art education, she received the Civitella Ranieri Foundation Residency Award, in Italy, in 2005. He participated in the XXIV São Paulo Biennial and exhibits internationally. In addition, he teaches and mentors emerging artists at Ateliê Fidalga, in São Paulo.

He was a Brazilian sculptor known for his combination of simple geometric shapes such as cylinders and cubes in dynamic and organic compositions. From the 1970s onwards, he began working with marble, exploring light to highlight the movement of his works. His training included studies in Buenos Aires and Paris, influenced by masters such as brancusi. With important works in public spaces and museums, it had a permanent space at the Paço Imperial, in Rio de Janeiro, in 2000.

In 1978, he graduated from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. She received a scholarship from the Fulbright Foundation in 1983 to 1986 and received her doctorate from John F. Kennedy University, the San Francisco Art Institute and the University of California at Berkeley. Participates in group exhibitions: XV Biennale de Lausanne, 1993; VII Polish Biennial, 1995; “Die Anderen Modernen”, House of World Cultures, Berlin, 1997; II Mercosul Biennial, Porto Alegre, 1999; in 2000 they exhibited at the VII Bienal de La Habana, Cuba, Bienal de São Paulo – 50 anos, São Paulo, “2001th Century: Art of Brazil”, and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal. “Côte à Côte – Art Contemporain du Brésil”, Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bourdeaux, France, 2005. I Bienal del aire livre, Caracas, 2007, I Bienal do Fim do Mundo, Ushuaia, Argentina, 2015, X Bienal do Mercosul , 2017, I Bienal Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina, XNUMX.

Gessiron Alves Franco, known as siron franco, was born in Goiás Velho, Goiás, in 1947. Painter, sculptor, illustrator, designer, engraver and art director, he began his painting studies in Goiânia, in 1960. Between 1969 and 1971, he attended studios in São Paulo and participated in the exhibition Surrealism and Fantasy Art. In 1975, he received a prize for a trip to Europe. Creator of public monuments, between 1985 and 1987 he was an art director for documentaries, standing out with the film Xingu. His work reflects social and cultural issues in Brazil.

He is a Brazilian artist and filmmaker, born in São Paulo in 1966. His career spans different fields of art, such as cinema, photography, video and visual arts. With a contemporary and experimental visual language, Jungle explores themes such as memory, identity and the use of technology in art. His work is marked by experimentation with different media, seeking to provoke reflections on the relationship between the viewer and the work. He has participated in national and international exhibitions, establishing himself as one of the most innovative artists in the contemporary Brazilian scene.

She was one of the central figures of Brazilian modernism. Born in São Paulo, her work combined European influences, such as Cubism, with elements of Brazilian culture. Her painting abaporu (1928) inspired the anthropophagic movement, and works such as the black (1923) and Workers (1933) explored social and cultural issues in Brazil. Tarsila stood out for his ability to integrate modernity and tradition, transforming Brazilian art.

He is a Brazilian visual artist who explores various media, such as painting, sculpture, video, photography and installation. His work, marked by a strong interaction with nature, uses elements such as earth, water, fire and air to reflect on time, memory and the transformations of the natural world. Pitta invites the viewer to contemplate the impermanence of existence, through projects that highlight the ephemeral and transitory aspects of life.

Antônio José de Barros Carvalho and Mello Mourão, Tongue, born in 1952, in Palmares, Pernambuco, lived and worked in Rio de Janeiro.

He was the first contemporary artist to exhibit his work in the Louvre pyramid, in addition to having participated in exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale, in 1982, and Documenta de Kassel, in 1992. Today, the artist's work is in the collections of MoMA, in New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Center Pompidou, in Paris; the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Tate Modern, in London.

He was a Brazilian sculptor and visual artist, considered one of the leading names in modern art in Brazil. His work is marked by the transition from academicism to modern language, with a strong influence from the modernist movement. brecheret worked mainly with sculptures in stone and bronze, standing out for his ability to give volume and expressiveness to forms. He was responsible for the execution of the monument of Patriarch Square Clock, in São Paulo, and the sculpture of Monument to the Flags, in São Bernardo do Campo, icons of public art in Brazil.

He was an important Brazilian painter, engraver and graphic artist, recognized for his contribution to constructivism and the Neoconcrete movement. He began his career in the 1950s with abstract-geometric paintings and, in 1954, founded a graphic design studio with Hercules Barsotti. After studying in Europe, he joined the Neoconcrete Group, exploring the relationship between plane and volume in his series Active Objects. His work also included set and costume design, as well as research with materials such as wood and metal in the 1980s.

He was a French artist who was fundamental to the contemporary art movement, known for his search for an immaterial art and for his development of monochromatic color, in particular the Klein blue (IKB – International Klein Blue). Small explored the use of the human body, immateriality and emptiness in his works, creating performances and installations that challenged the boundaries of traditional art. He also worked with sculptures, photographs and paintings, and his innovative approach anticipated trends in conceptual and minimalist art.