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Poetic collective hosts a gathering on June 28, with free admission

"Brutalist Italy: The Art of Concrete"
Photographs by Italians Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego will be presented at the
Polo Cultural ItaliaNoRio in an exhibition making its Brazilian debut.

Bringing together approximately 160 works by renowned Black artists from Brazil and the United States, the exhibition "Ancestral: Afro-Americas" arrives at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Rio de Janeiro on June 4, 2025. Under the artistic direction of Marcello Dantas and curated by Ana Beatriz Almeida, the exhibition celebrates the shared heritage and bonds between Afro-descendant peoples in Brazil and the United States within the field of visual arts, promoting a critical reflection on the African diaspora. The show also features a collection of adornments commonly known as "joias de crioula"—attire worn by Black women who achieved freedom in colonial Brazil, particularly in Bahia, as a way to express their ancestry—and a selection of African art from the Ivani and Jorge Yunes Collection, curated by Renato Araújo da Silva. These segments seek to identify, on one hand, the spaces where African ancestry was present during colonial Brazil and, on the other, its elements in art produced in its territory of origin.

Gallery honors one of the greatest names in international contemporary art
Exhibition recovers drawings produced in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and brings together prints and objects little known to the public, such as Fiat Lux, a work presented only once by the Rio-born artist in 1979, for just 24 hours

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"About Painting" opens on May 15
Galeria Patrícia Costa presents a solo exhibition by Alberto Saraiva, featuring paintings in dialogue with the pictorial and metaphysical inquiry

Nara Roesler Rio de Janeiro is pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition “Logo as sombras desaparecem” on April 29, 2025, at 6:00 PM. The exhibition features recent and previously unseen works by Swiss artist Philippe Decrauzat (b. 1974, Lausanne), a leading figure in the new generation of optical and kinetic art. Based between his hometown and Paris, his work is included in numerous institutional collections in Switzerland and France, as well as at the MoMA in New York and the MACBA in Buenos Aires.

A seminar analyzing the legacy of the Bauhaus and modern design in Brazil will be held at MAM Rio, featuring Brazilian and international experts.

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Parallel exhibitions focus on the work of Elizabeth Jobim, who celebrates 40 years of her career by occupying the cultural institute in Cosme Velho.

"It is in our nature" and "When you see a centaur, believe your eyes" occupy the two floors of the space with painting and photography, starting April 9

The contemporary dance group Laboratório 60 will perform this Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 4:30 PM, at the exhibition "Fazer o ar" by artist Iole de Freitas at the Paço Imperial. Composed of Bea Aragão, Bento Dias, Cecília Carvalhosa, Gil Duarte, and Ísis Lua, the group will present a new, free performance within the exhibition space, interacting with the artist's works.

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The “FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: Recycling” project returns for its second edition at Galeria Metara.
This event, which focuses on sustainability and environmental awareness, will feature an exhibition of works by Susi Sielski Cantarino and Osvaldo Gaia, alongside paintings produced during workshops.

Experimental films, polaroids, “film objects,” and previously unseen works by the Rio de Janeiro-based visual artist will occupy the Cavalariças starting March 28.
The solo exhibition brings together a collection of works in various formats, curated by André Sheik, tracing the artist’s experiences, concerns, travels, and friendships.

The activation is based on the work “Só por es-tar” [Just to Be] by the São Paulo-based visual artist and poet, which is part of a group exhibition inspired by a book by South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han.

The program’s third edition will be led by DJ GrandMaster Raphael, a pioneer of funk parties, joined by MC Cidinho, MC Mascote, MC Cacau, and Duda do Borel.

Dialogue with the forest: A contemplative experience from the "Quintas Maravilha" educational program, part of the Maravilha Project