Regina Pinho de Almeida’s Top 8 Works at SP-Arte
Businesswoman and art collector Regina Pinho de Almeida has worked in
cultural institutions, such as Sesc-SP, and has been an art consultant, art
firm owner, and commercial gallery partner. She is founder and president of
ICCo, which promotes international cultural exchange.
REGINA PINHO DE ALMEIDA
MAR 31ST, 2015 4:52 PM
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My collection is mainly from Latin America and Latin countries, like
Portugal and Spain. One of the reasons is because of the exceedingly
protective Brazilian import tax, which has shaped my collection. If I buy
a work in New York and try to bring it back to Brazil, it nearly doubles
in price.
SP-Arte offers a special deduction for São Paulo’s buyers, so acquiring
foreign works during the fair is a good opportunity. It’s very nice to see
work by artists from abroad, like Rachel Whiteread, because the fair
presents the easiest and cheapest way to acquire this work.
I focused primarily on historical works—such as one by Brazilian artist
Nelson Leirner—that have served as fundamental references for the
coming generations. However, both historical and young and emerging
Brazilian artists are included in my selection because they all have created
strong work that would give structural power, meaning, and consistency
to any collection—and should be better known abroad. Some of the
works are by foreign artists, as the opportunity to have them in my
collection is rare, due to the taxes I mentioned.
José Rufino, Flagellum, at Central Galeria de Arte
José Rufino
Flagellum
Central Galeria de Arte
The child of Brazilian activists, José Rufino, with the approach of a
paleontologist (he holds a doctorate in the field ), creates work through
an archeology of his own family background. He intermingles his
inheritance with a variety of mythologies, finding traces of life and
humanity in the remains left by his country’s history.
Eder Santos, Low Pressure Box (Revezamento 3x1), 2015, at Celma
Albuquerque Galeria de Arte
Eder Santos
Low Pressure Box (Revezamento 3x1), 2015
Celma Albuquerque Galeria de Arte
Eder Santos is perhaps the best known and most internationally
successful of the current video artists in Brazil. Disturbing yet beautiful
and thought-provoking, his works are mainly made up of interruptive
noises that seem like technical defects and equipment malfunctions.
Rochelle Costi, Série Passageiros, 2014, at Anita Schwartz Galeria de Arte
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Brazilian photographer Rochelle Costi is constantly shifting approaches
and experimenting with new languages but is always wonderfully
humorous.
Hélio Oiticica, Metaesquema 130, 1958, at Galeria Bergamin
Hélio Oiticica
Metaesquema 130, 1958
Galeria Bergamin
Hélio Oiticica, who is one of the most revolutionary artists of the
Brazilian contemporary art scene, leads the viewer to unexpected sensory
and tactile experiences in his practice. Stemming from mathematical
calculation, his “Metaesquema” series (1957–58)—coined from the
words for “schema” or “diagram” (esquema) and “beyond” (meta)—is
based on constructivist principles, language whose structures led him later
to develop his works in three dimensions.
Nelson Leirner, Paletó, 1932, at Arte 57
Nelson Leirner
Paletó, 1932
Arte 57
For Nelson Leirner, who helped introduce happenings to the late-’60s
Brazilian scene, irreverence has been his own main driving force and the
concept he bequeathed to later generations that look up to him as an
unusual and inspiring teacher.
Nino Cais, Untitled, 2013, at Central Galeria de Arte
Nino Cais
Untitled, 2013
Central Galeria de Arte
Nino Cais works from the idea that the body is a magnet. He embraces
the impossibility of separating memories and emotions from
surroundings objects.
Marcone Moreira, Expansão, 2013, at Blau Projects
Marcone Moreira
Expansão, 2013
Blau Projects
Marcone Moreira’s work strongly references the city of Marabá in the
Amazon, where he lives. The coarse materials he uses are discovered at
random and include wood from boats, nylon bags, the frames of trucks,
and iron doors, from which he builds refined constructive artworks.
Marcel Duchamp, La boîte en valise: From or by Marcel Duchamp or Rrose
Sélavy, 1941-1968, at Galerie 1900–2000
Marcel Duchamp
La boîte en valise : From or by MarcelDuchamp or Rrose Sélavy, 1941-1968
Galerie 1900-2000
This work by Duchamp is the point where everything derives from. “Can
one make works that are not ‘art’?” Duchamp once asked.
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