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ОглавлениеBRAZIL BRUMADINHO
INSTITUTO INHOTIM—CENTRO DE ARTE CONTEMPORÂNEA E JARDIM BOTÂNICO
The harmony of art and nature at one of the world’s most sensual locations
Collector:
Bernardo Paz
Address:
Rua B 20
Brumadinho, MG
35460-000
Brazil
Tel +55 31 37519700
Opening Hours:
Tues–Fri: 9:30am–4:30pm
Sat–Sun: 9:30am–5:30pm
Admittedly, it’s hard to get here—but it’s worth it. Inhotim, located approximately sixty kilometers outside of Belo Horizonte, completely redefines the production, exhibition, and experience of major, outdoor-art projects. The collector, commodities magnate and philanthropist Bernardo Paz, invites well-known artists to his 1 000-hectare tropical expanse to unleash their most extravagant ideas. A team of curators supports the artists however it can. Cildo Meireles, Matthew Barney, Ólafur Elíasson, Yayoi Kusama, Chris Burden, Giuseppe Penone, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, and Elisa Bracher have all left their marks. Getting to Doug Aitken’s Sonic Pavilion, which funnels the sounds of inner earth to the surface, or to Hélio Oiticica’s color-orgy Magic Square #5, might take a while. Best is to take one of the many golf carts available, but if you decide to walk, there are plenty of benches along the way to let your dreams fly.
BRAZIL RIBEIRÂO PRETO
INSTITUTO FIGUEIREDO FERRAZ (IFF)
Abstract painting and concept art in Brazil’s interior
Collector:
João Carlos de Figueiredo Ferraz
Address:
Rua Maestro Ignácio Stábile, 200
Alto da Boa Vista
Ribeirão Preto, SP
14025-640
Brazil
Tel +55 16 36232261
Opening Hours:
Tue–Sat: 2–6pm
Ribeirão Preto, located inland northwest of São Paulo, has been one of Brazil’s largest agricultural centers since the nineteenth century. Its economic success brought money for large villas and culture into the city, which in addition to numerous parks also boasts a historical opera house. What it lacked, however, was the visual arts—a gap that has been filled by João Carlos de Figueiredo Ferraz. An exhibition of his collection of predominantly contemporary Brazilian art at the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM) in 2001 prompted de Figueiredo Ferraz to establish a permanent home for it. For the collector it had to be in Ribeirão Preto and the only option was to build a new exhibition venue there. Located in a residential neighborhood, the Instituto has been a cool oasis of tranquility since 2011—at least when one of the many school classes are not visiting to study works by world-class artists such as Edgard de Souza, Tatiana Blass, and Ivens Machado.
BRAZIL SÂO PAULO
THE FERNANDA FEITOSA & HEITOR MARTINS COLLECTION
A journey into the postwar Brazilian art scene
Collectors:
Fernanda Feitosa & Heitor Martins
Address:
São Paulo, Brazil
By e-mail appointment only.
As founder and director of SP-Arte, Fernanda Feitosa takes supporting Brazilian artists to heart. Her intensive professional engagement with the Latin American art scene has also strongly influenced Feitosa’s private collecting. Upon entering her private property in the southern part of the city, visitors will immediately notice a figure by the Brazilian artist Tunga, which has found its home in the sculpture garden. Selected works of art are installed inside an elegant 1960s-era building, which serves as the residence of the lawyer and her husband Heitor Martins, director of the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP). However, most of the collection is housed in two modern extensions, especially designed for this purpose by the architectural office Metro Arquitetos. Providing the cornerstones of the collection presented here are works from the postwar period, by artists such as Adriana Varejão, Mira Schendel, Regina Silveira, and Rivane Neuenschwander.
SÂO PAULO
For fans of modern architecture, São Paulo is a paradise: Oscar Niemeyer’s elegant buildings have defined the bustling metropolis more than anything else since the 1940s. The Edifício Copan in the city center is spectacular, not only for its S-shape. The reinforced concrete construction is also the largest residential building in the world. Inside is Pivô, an exhibition platform for contemporary art and curatorial experiments. A fifteen-minute drive away through heavy traffic is the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), a glass building floating above the ground, ensconced by surrounding red steel beams. Renowned exhibition organizer Adriano Pedrosa has breathed new life into the distinguished collection since 2014. Opened in 1968, the museum was designed by legendary architect Lina Bo Bardi, who also transformed the Serviço Social do Comércio (SESC Pompéia) cultural center, a former barrel factory in the north of the city, into a masterpiece of brutalism in 1977. From the MASP, it’s only a few minutes walk along the bustling Avenida Paulista until you’ll reach the Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS), which offers a substantial collection of classic Brazilian photography, including Thomaz Farkas and Marcel Gautherot. A stone’s throw away you’ll find the Galeria Vermelho, a top address for Brazilian art—for example by Ana Maria Tavares and Claudia Andujar. Also within walking distance: the Casa Triângulo, whose program includes contemporary Brazilian artists such as Lucas Simões or Yuri Firmeza. Head south to escape the confines and heat of a city of 12-million inhabitants in Ibirapuera Park—a gigantic green oasis with countless bird species, which also forms the cultural center of the city. Here Lina Bo Bardi outfitted the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM) with a curved glass facade. Incidentally, Oscar Niemeyer designed its distinctive roof as well as the park’s Biennial Pavilion—a glass and concrete marvel. In addition to the Bienal de São Paulo, the SP-Arte art fair has been held here since 2005, ensuring that São Paulo’s artistic life is currently experiencing an upswing not seen since the 1950s.
