The hand fan-shaped blueish leaves make the Bismarck palm very appreciated for landscape design purposes. The exotic tinge is due to a waxy substance produced in response to sun exposure. Such substance makes the leaves resistant to heat and excessive loss of water. The stem, when voided, can be used as boards, and the leaves … Continued
Found in the Americas, this palm tree can reach up to 15 meters high. The inflorescence (part of the plant concentrating the set of flowers) is visited by several bees, and the fruits are used to make ice-cream, liqueur, cooking oil, hair moisturizer, and even fuel. Other parts can be used to produce fence posts … Continued
One of the keys to interpret Inmensa (1982-2002) is precisely in its title: at the same time the Latin expression in mensa means ‘over the table,’ its sound recalls the term immense, a reference to its height of eight meters. This work by Cildo Meireles is a version based on the homonymous piece created in … Continued
The three sculptures by Edgard de Souza are part of a cast bronze series developed over the 2000s. The silhouette makes reference to a male figure, based on the artist’s own body on a small scale. At Instituto Inhotim, the works were grouped for the first time on top of an elliptic concrete base. Disposed … Continued
Magic Square #5 (1977) was built posthumously, following the instructions left by Hélio Oiticica in texts, plans, models, and samples. The term square, meaning equally a ‘plaza’ and a geometric figure, unveils essential elements in the artist’s thinking: the interest in public space as a meeting point, and the heritage of geometric tradition in his … Continued
In a reference to the myth of Narcissus, who is charmed by his own image reflected on water, Narcissus Garden Inhotim (2009) gathers 750 stainless steel spheres on a reflecting pool placed in the patio of the Centro de Educação e Cultura Burle Marx, a building designed by Arquitetos Associados. In the artist’s own words, … Continued
Galeria Claudia Andujar was inaugurated in 2015, with a project signed by Arquitetos Associados. The space gathers more than 400 works by the Swiss photographer based in Brazil who, from 1950 to 2010, made records of the Yanomami, one of the indigenous peoples who live in the northern Amazon Forest. The exhibition is split into … Continued
Designed by Arquitetos Associados, the Galeria Miguel Rio Branco was inaugurated in 2010 with a project that establishes a dialogue with the baroque reference present in his work. Taking advantage of the sloped ground, the architecture is divided into one suspended block and another one underground. Such contraposition is also present in the lighting of … Continued
Inaugurated in 2008, the gallery name refers to its previous function: during the initial phase of Instituto Inhotim, before it became an exhibition space, Galeria Marcenaria was used to attend to the institution’s production demands of wood pieces. In order to preserve the memory of the building, the project made by Arquitetos Associados proposed little … Continued
Inaugurated in 2006, Galeria Lago was the last temporary exhibition space to be built at Instituto Inhotim. Designed by architect Paulo Orsini, the structure is marked by the lack of openings connecting the space to the outside, in order to provide a neutral aspect that privileges the presentation of the artwork in the space – … Continued