Inaugurated in 2012, the gallery was designed by Rizoma Arquitetura to receive the work Ttéia 1C (2002), by Lygia Pape. The installation is the result of the experiences initiated by the artist back in 1977 around spider webs in nature, and how the structure would disappear and reappear following the light incidence, as some sort … Continued
Inaugurated in 2009, the gallery is the result of a five-year process around the research, design, and construction of the work Sonic Pavilion, developed from the experience of artist Doug Aitken at Instituto Inhotim. In the center of the space lays a 202 meters deep hole, where a set of microphones are installed to capture … Continued
Inaugurated in 2008, the gallery design is signed by Arquitetos Associados and was conceived in dialogue with Doris Salcedo’s work Neither (2004). The space has the exact same dimensions as the room where it was first exhibited at the White Cube gallery in London, back in 2004. In her career, the artist handles power structures … Continued
With sculptor’s tools and devices displayed on tables, Victor Grippo recreates an artist’s studio. Entering the space through a tiny gap of the window, the natural light also illuminates the room according to the sun’s movement over the day. This way, the work is also an indicator of the passage of time, incorporating what goes … Continued
De lama lâmina (2004) is the video unfolding of the performance made in collaboration with musician Arto Lindsay during Carnival in Salvador back in 2004. Instead of the traditional trio elétrico (sound truck), a major tractor is used in the performance as a kind of carro alegórico (allegorical float) and followed by the bloco (Carnival … Continued
Inaugurated in 2009, the gallery is home to the work De Lama Lâmina (2009), the final unfolding of the project undertaken by Matthew Barney in partnership with musician Arto Lindsay during carnival in Salvador, back in 2004. Made especially for Instituto Inhotim, the installation reaffirms his interest in mythological narratives, finding a fertile ground in … Continued