Inaugurated in 2009, the gallery is home to Continente/Nuvem [Continent/Shadow] (2008), by Rivane Neuenschwander. It is through the relationship with one of the least outstanding architectural elements that the work takes place: by looking at the translucent ceiling, the spectator can observe the continuous movement of countless backlit styrofoam pellets. The structure doesn’t allow us … Continued
Panacea Phantastica (2003-2008) gathers tiles portraying 50 types of mind-altering plants from different parts of the world, as some sort of botanic catalog. Originally conceived as a multiple, with a given print run allowing for different applications, such as its own raw material – tiles. For this reason, it can be adapted to the architecture, … Continued
Designed by Paulo Orsini and inaugurated in 2002, the gallery is the first one to permanently exhibit the work of one single artist. The True Rouge (1997) installation gathers suspended containers in irregular positions, recalling the universe of a laboratory. Inside each glass piece, there is a red liquid that, depending on its tilt, pours … 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
Conceived by Play Arquitetura to shelter A origem da obra de arte [The origin of the artwork] (2002), by Marilá Dardot, the gallery was inaugurated in 2011. The installation that was part of the artist’s first solo exhibition at Museu de Arte da Pampulha (Belo Horizonte), reflects her interest in language as it invites the … Continued