Press release
February 2015
SP-­‐ARTE ANNOUNCES THE LIST OF GALLERIES FOR ITS MAIN SECTION ON THE 2015 EDITION SP-Arte, the leading Latin American art fair, will return in 2015 for its 11th edition from April 9–12 in
São Paulo, Brazil at the Ciccillo Matarazzo pavilion, designed by Pritzker laureate, Oscar Niemeyer.
SP-Arte/2015 will host over 140 of the world’s most prominent modern and contemporary galleries from 17
countries. Highlights for 2015 include 112 galleries in the Main sector showing works by established artists
from around the world throughout the Bienal Pavilion. The 2015 edition will also include the third year of
the Showcase sector, a section highlighting works by up to 3 emerging artists. The Solo section will also
return for its second edition, this time curated by María Inés Rodriguéz (capc/Musée d’Art Contemporain
de Bordeaux) as well as Rodrigo Moura (Inhotim director). SP-Arte is proud to announce the first year of
Open Plan, a section dedicated to installations curated by Cuenca Biennial curator, Jacopo Crivelli
Visconti and Performa, a new section coordinated by Cauê Alves, curator of the Brazil Pavilion in the 56th
Venice Biennale, and curated by Marcos Galon, curator of the Verbo Performance Festival, and Juliana
Moraes, professor of performance of the Belas Artes University in São Paulo. There will also be a new Talks
program coordinated with the Brazilian art magazine, Arte!Brasileiros that will be organizing focused panel
discussions for the event.
PARTICIPATING GALLERIES SP-Arte continues to expand its international reach with participating artists and galleries from countries
such as Austria, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United States of
America, United Kingdom and Uruguay alongside more than 80 galleries from Brazil.
This year, the main section will present 86 returning galleries including Gagosian Gallery, David Zwirner,
Lisson Gallery, Marian Goodman Gallery, Mendes Wood, Luisa Strina and Vermelho 12 new galleries will
participate for the first time such as Goodman Gallery, The Approach, Broadway 1602 and Alexander Gray
Associates.
Fernanda Feitosa, SP-Arte director and founder says “We are delighted to once again welcome some of the
most important galleries from Latin America, United States, Europe, and Africa for the first time at SPArte/2015. São Paulo is a key city in the international art map and this year we will have a stronger presence
of international collectors, curators and museum directors from around the world as the quality of Brazilian
artists attracts more attention within the international community.”
MAIN SECTOR GALLERIES A Gentil Carioca [Rio de Janeiro]
A Ponte Galeria de Arte [São Paulo]
Agnes Monplaisir [Paris]
Alexander Gray Associates [New York]
Almeida & Dale Galeria de Arte [São Paulo]
Amparo 60 [Recife]
Anita Schwartz Galeria de Arte [Rio de Janeiro]
Arte 57 - Renato Magalhães Gouvêa Jr [São Paulo]
ArtEEdições Galeria [São Paulo]
Athena Contemporânea [Rio de Janeiro]
Athena Galeria de Arte [Rio de Janeiro]
Baginski [Lisbon]
Baró Galeria [São Paulo]
Blain | Southern [London]
Bolsa de Arte de Porto Alegre [Porto Alegre/São Paulo]
Carbono Galeria [São Paulo]
Cardi [Milan]
Carreras Mugica [Bilbao]
Casa Triângulo [São Paulo]
Celma Albuquerque Galeria de Arte [Belo Horizonte]
Central Galeria de Arte [São Paulo]
Choque Cultural [São Paulo]
Dan Contemporânea [São Paulo]
Dan Galeria [São Paulo]
David Zwirner [New York]
Espaço Eliana Benchimol [Rio de Janeiro]
Fernando Pradilla [Madrid]
Fólio Livraria [São Paulo]
Gagosian Gallery [New York]
Galeria Berenice Arvani [São Paulo]
Galeria Bergamin [São Paulo]
Galeria da Gávea [Rio de Janeiro]
Galeria de Arte Ipanema [Rio de Janeiro]
Galeria de Babel [São Paulo]
Galeria Eduardo Fernandes [São Paulo]
Galeria El Museo [Bogota]
Galería Elba Benítez [Madrid]
Galería Elvira González [Madrid]
Galeria Emma Thomas [São Paulo]
Galeria Estação [São Paulo]
Galeria Filomena Soares [Lisbon]
Galeria Fortes Vilaça [São Paulo]
Galeria Graça Brandão [Lisbon]
Galeria Jaqueline Martins [São Paulo]
Galeria Leme [São Paulo]
Galeria Luisa Strina [São Paulo]
Galeria Lume [São Paulo]
Galeria Marcelo Guarnieri [São Paulo]
Galeria Marilia Razuk [São Paulo]
Galeria Millan [São Paulo]
Galeria Murilo Castro [Belo Horizonte]
Galeria Nara Roesler [São Paulo]
Galeria Nuvem [São Paulo]
Galeria Oscar Cruz [São Paulo]
Galeria Pedro Cera [Lisbon]
Galeria Rabieh [São Paulo]
Galeria Raquel Arnaud [São Paulo]
Galería SUR [Montevideo]
Galerie 1900-2000 [Paris]
Galerie Peter Kilchmann [Zurich]
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac [Salzburg]
Galerija Gregor Podnar [Berlin]
Galleria Continua [San Gimignano]
Galleria Franco Noero [Turin]
Goodman Gallery [Cape Town]
Gustavo Rebello Arte [Rio de Janeiro]
Hilda Araújo Escritório de Arte [São Paulo]
Kurimanzutto [Mexico]
LAMB Arts [London]
Lemos de Sá Galeria de Arte [Nova Lima]
Lia Rumma [Milan]
Lisson Gallery [London]
Luciana Brito Galeria [São Paulo]
Luciana Caravello Arte Contemporânea [Rio de Janeiro]
Lurixs: Arte Contemporânea [Rio de Janeiro]
Maisterravalbuena [Madrid]
Manoel Macedo [Belo Horizonte]
Marcia Barrozo do Amaral [Rio de Janeiro]
Marian Goodman Gallery [New York]
Marsiaj Tempo Galeria [Rio de Janeiro]
Mayoral [Barcelona]
Mendes Wood DM [São Paulo]
Mercedes Viegas Arte Contemporânea [Rio de Janeiro]
Michael Werner Gallery [New York]
Mul.ti.plo Espaço de Arte [Rio de Janeiro]
Neugerriemschneider [Berlin]
Paralelo [São Paulo]
Paulo Darzé Galeria de Arte [Salvador]
Paulo Kuczynski Escritório de Arte [São Paulo]
Pequena Galeria 18 Fine Art Photography [Rio de Janeiro]
Piero Atchugarry [Pueblo Garzón]
Pinakotheke [Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo]
Polígrafa Obra Gráfica [Barcelona]
PSH Projects [Bogota]
Ricardo Camargo [São Paulo]
Roberto Alban Galeria [Salvador]
Ronie Mesquita Galeria [Rio de Janeiro]
Sergio Gonçalves [Rio de Janeiro]
Sies + Höke [Dusseldorf]
Silvia Cintra + Box 4 [Rio de Janeiro]
SIM Galeria [Curitiba]
Simões de Assis Galeria de Arte [Curitiba]
Steiner [São Paulo]
Stephen Friedman Gallery [London]
Studio Nobrega [São Paulo]
The Approach [London]
Van de Weghe Fine Art [New York]
Vera Cortês Art Agency [Lisbon]
Vermelho [São Paulo]
White Cube [London]
Ybakatu Espaço de Arte [Curitiba]
Zipper Galeria [São Paulo] SHOWCASE SECTOR GALLERIES Blau Projects [São Paulo]; Artists: Marcone Moreira, Renata Cruz, Vítor Mizael
dconcept [São Paulo]; Artists: Cecilia Dequech, Cristiana Mohallem, Thais Beltrame
FASS [São Paulo]; Artists: Fernando Lemos, German Lorca, Beth Moon
Feroz Galerie [Bonn]; Artists: Alfredo Srur, August Sander, William Christenberry
Fotospot [São Paulo]; Artists: Leticia Lampert, Sérgio Jorge, Walter Firmo
Galeria Inox [Rio de Janeiro]; Artists: Franklin Cassaro, Jorge Mayet, Renato Bezerra de Mello
Galeria Mezanino [São Paulo]; Artists: Manoel Veiga, Sergio Lucena, Sergio Niculitcheff
Galeria Pilar [São Paulo]; Artists: Alberto Casari, Antonio Malta, Rosemberg Sandoval
Galeria Superfície [São Paulo]; Artists: Gustavo Speridão, Marcelo Brodsky, Mira Schendel
Gallery Nosco / Frameless [London]; Artists: Alejandro Ospina, Lauren Seiden, Louise Fishman
Isabel Aninat [Santiago]; Artists: Catalina Swinburn, Paula de Solminihac, Volupsa Jarpa, Lotty Rosenfeld
Klemm’s [Berlin]; Artists: Émilie Pitoiset, Renaud Regnery, Sven Johne
Myrine Vlavianos Arte Contemporânea [Florianópolis]; Artists: Nicolas Vlavianos, Teresa Nazar
Plan B [Berlin]; Artists: Adrian Ghenie , Ciprian Muresan, Navid Nuur
Portas Vilaseca Galeria [Rio de Janeiro]; Artists: Ana Hupe, Ismael Monticelli, Pedro Victor Brandão
PSM [Berlin]; Artists: Awst & Walther, Ariel Reichman, Nathan Peter
Referência Galeria de Arte [Brasília]; Artists: Carlos Vergara, Gê Orthof, Ralph Gehre
Talcual Gallery [Mexico]; Artists: Francisco Ugarte, Fritzia Irizar, Rodolfo Díaz Cervantes
SOLO SECTOR GALLERIES Aanant & Zoo [Berlin]; Artist: Mangelos
AM Galeria [Belo Horizonte]; Artist: Ricardo Homen
Broadway 1602 [New York]; Artist: Rosemarie Castoro
Cortex Athletico [Bordeaux]; Artist: Sergio Verastegui
Document Art Gallery [Buenos Aires]; Artist: Augusto de Campos
Elba Benitez [Madrid]; Artist: Fernanda Fragateiro
Espacio Minimo [Madrid]; Artist: Liliana Porter
Instituto de Visión [Bogotá]; Artist: Carolina Caycedo
NoguerasBlanchard [Madrid]; Artist: Wilfredo Prieto
Paulo Darzé [Salvador]; Artist: Mario Cravo Junior
Pilar [São Paulo]; Artist: Montez Magno
Roberto Alban [Salvador]; Artist: Almandrade
OPEN PLAN SECTOR GALLERIES Amilcar de Castro [Marília Razuk, São Paulo]
Ana Vieira [Graça Brandão, Lisbon]
Andre Komatsu [Vermelho, São Paulo]
Ângela Ferreira [Filomena Soares, Lisbon]
Attila Csörgő [Gregor Podnar, Berlin]
Daniel Buren [Nara Roesler, São Paulo and Continua, San Gimignano]
Django Hernández [Barbara Thumm, Berlin]
Fernando Ortega [Kurimanzutto, Mexico]
Fred Sandback [David Zwirner, New York]
James Lee Byars [Michael Werner, New York]
João Loureiro [Ybakatu, Curitiba]
José Damasceno [Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo]
Julio Le Parc [Nara Roesler, São Paulo]
Maja Bajevic [Peter Kilchmann, Zurich]
Mona Hatoum [White Cube, London, São Paulo]
Neïl Beloufa [Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo]
Pedro Cabrita Reis [Sprovieri, London]
Ricardo Basbaum [Luciana Brito, São Paulo]
Rochelle Costi [Luciana Brito, São Paulo; Celma Albuquerque, Belo Horizonte; Anita Schwartz, Rio de Janeiro]
For images please visit www.flickr.com/photos/sp-arte
NOTES TO THE EDITORS About the Solo section curators
Colombian María Inés Rodríguez is currently the Chief Curator, Director of Contemporary Art Museum
Bor- deaux. She formerly headed the artistic program of the Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo
(muac) in Mexico City. From November 2009-2011, María Inés Rodríguez was the Chief Curator of the
Museo de Arte Con- temporáneo de Castilla y León (Spain). During 2008-2009, she has been the Curator of
Satellite program at Jeu de Paume, Paris, as well as the Editor of the French art publication Point d’Ironie in
Paris. As an independent curator and art critic, she has worked on exhibitions and research projects on the
strategies of appropriation of the public space in different spaces of contemporary art, which relate the art,
the design, the architecture and the urbanism.
Rodrigo Moura is the art and cultural director of Inhotim, a museum and botanical garden located in the
Brazilian stae of Minas Gerais. He joined as an assistant curator and coordinated site-specific works by
artists such as Jorge Macchi, Marilá Dardot and Rivane Neuenschwander. He also worked as the curator of
Museu de Arte da Pampu- lha, in Belo Horizonte. As a journalist, editor and art critic, he had pieces
published by Folha de S. Paulo, Flash Art International and Art Nexus, among others.
About the Open Plan section curator
Jacopo Crivelli Victonti is a curator and writer. He was curator of the xii Cuenca Biennial in Ecuador and
he has been responsible for exhibitions such as the Brazilian Pavilion in the 52nd Biennale di Venezia in
2007; Sismógrafo at Palácio das Artes de Belo Horizonte; and Ponto de equilíbrio at the Instituto Tomie
Ohtake.
About the Talks program
Arte!Brasileiros, will organise the talks program at the 2015 edition of the fair. Arte!Brasileiros is a
bimonthly bi-lingual magazine on Brazilian and international art. The magazine is also well known for its
international seminar Arte!Brasileiros, which gathers experts to discuss important topics in the art world.
About the location
SP-Arte takes place in the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion at the Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo. The pavilion was
designed by Oscar Niemeyer, Pritzker laureate 1988.
SP-­‐ARTE/2015 VIP and press preview
April 8, 2015
Wednesday » 11am–10pm
Public Hours
April 9–12, 2015
Thursday to Saturday » 1pm–9pm
Sunday » 11am–7pm
Location
Pavilhão da Bienal Parque do Ibirapuera, Portão 3 São Paulo, Brasil
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