This cultural initiative continues IGUATEMIs dedication to supporting contemporary art and giving the people of Brazil access to celebrated artists and their works. At this juncture, the celebration of the São Paulo Biennials 60th anniversary and the mounting of the show In The Name of The Artists draws on the institutions power to transform the cultural life of the nation by promoting major exhibitions in the off years between editions of its biannual art exhibit. The objective of the Biennal museum is to show what is happening in the world of contemporary art, and the Astrup Fearnley collection is one of the best examples in the world in this sense says Heitor Martins, president of the São Paulo Biennial.Ĭurated by Gunnar Kvaran, director of the Norwegian museum, the exhibition represents a significant moment in the history of the São Paulo Biennial Pavilion where the most significant event in the contemporary art calendar takes place every other year. A selection of works by art world superstar Damien Hirst will also be on display. Icons like Jeff Koons, Matthew Barney, Richard Prince, Robert Gober, Nan Goldin, Sherry Levine, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Lousie Lawler, Charles Ray, Christopher Wool and Shirin Neshat will be represented for the first time in the country with large-scale series, alongside a newer generation of artists including Nate Lowman, Dan Colen, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Aaron Young, Seth Price, Matthew Brannon and Matthew Day Jackson. It will occupy the São Paulo Biennial Pavilion from September 30 to December 4, 2011. This compilation will provide a unique opportunity for the public to witness pivotal works - previously unseen in Brazil - by the most distinguished names in global contemporary art.
Supported by IGUATEMI, the exhibition of 219 works come from the Astrup Fernley Museum of Modern Art in Oslo, Norway. SAO PAULO.- Carlos Jereissati Filho, CEO of IGUATEMI, presents In the Name of the Artists Contemporary American Art from the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art.
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