sp-arte announces its ninth edition, taking place april 3–7, 2013, at

Press release
March 2013
SP-ARTE ANNOUNCES ITS NINTH EDITION, TAKING PLACE APRIL 3–7,
2013, AT THE SÃO PAULO BIENAL PAVILION IN IBIRAPUERA PARK.
The fair boasts over 120 galleries: 81 Brazilian, and 41 international galleries.
During SP-Arte, São Paulo is taken over by special events to welcome the fair and its guests. This year, São Paulo’s
famous Casa de Vidro, the former residence and historic home of Brazilian arquitect Lina Bo Bardi, will reopen its
doors in time for SP-Arte on April 4, for the exhibition “The insides are on the Outside”, curated by Hans Ulrich
Obrist. Other events around the city include the exhibition “O Ar Mais Próximo e Outras Materias”, an extensive
exhibition of artist Waltercio Caldas’ work, as well as “Recuo”, an installation by Iran do Espirito Santo in the
Capela do Morumbi, among others.
The fair’s programming is stronger than ever. On April 4–6, SP-Arte presents “Dialogues”, conversations held
between Adriano Pedrosa and curators, artists, and collectors.
Curatorial Lab, a project developed by Adriano Pedrosa, will enter its second edition; four young curators were
selected for professional development workshops; the results of these encounters will be presented as individual
exhibitions at SP-Arte.
Editorial Cluster continues to broaden the public’s view on the role of Artist’s books. The cluster showcases an
exhibition based on the Bacanas Books blog by artist Fabio Morais, acting as part collector’s journal part virtual
catalogue.
FOREWORD
In its 9th edition, SP-Arte is celebrating another year of expansion and new developments. Brazil’s first and most
important art fair is larger, occupying three floors of the emblematic Bienal Pavilion as it presents 122 galleries
alongside a rich cultural program.
In this process of opening the art market, the São Paulo State Government has played a key role by ensuring, once
again, the exemption of the icms tax on the sale and import of artworks.
SP-Arte’s cultural programming includes Adriano Pedrosa’s education initiatives which involve “Dialogues”,
conversations held with collectors, curators and artists, and “Curatorial Lab” - four exhibition projects developed
by four young curators under his curatorial guidance. The fair also features an Editorial Cluster with select art
magazines, releases, artist’s book publishers, and an exhibition based on artist Fabio Morais’s collection of artist’s
books, “Bacanas Books”.
In addition to a structured and varied cultural program, SP-Arte also offers a VIP/Professional Program, carried
out in partnership with the Latitude/abact/Apex Project, brings dozens of art professionals – curators, directors
and researchers from prestigious institutions around the world to Brazil so they can deepen their knowledge and
encourage the exhibition or acquisition of Brazilian artworks abroad.
GALLERIES
Forty one international galleries- 30% of the fair’s exhibitors, represent 15 countries from Latin America, North
America, Asia and Europe, this global representation of galleries further illustrates the diversification of Brazil’s
thriving art market. SP-Arte also reflects a greater diversity within Brazil itself, which sequentially reaches beyond
the traditional Rio–São Paulo axis. This year there are 81 galleries from Brazil’s Center West, Northeast, Southeast
and Southern regions. The event also includes a section dedicated to multiples, editions and Showcase, galleries
selected to work under the curated direction of Eduardo Brandão and Luisa Duarte.
AWARDS
Since 2008, SP-Arte’s Donations Program has promoted the acquisition and donation of artworks in the private
sector to important contemporary art museums. as well as to encourage artistic production. In 2013, the awards
that will be given during the fair include the Illy SustainArt-Brasil Prize for young artists, the icco/SP-Arte Artist’s
Residency Grant and the efg Bank & ArtNexus Acquisition Award.
PARTNERSHIP WITH MUSEUMS
For the second year in a row, SP-Arte is carrying out a partnership with museums in the city of São Paulo,
encouraging the public to visit and circulate among them. The institutions that are taking part in this program and
have distributed tickets to SP-Arte/2013 include mam sp [Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo], mis [Museu da
Imagem e do Som], Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, mac usp [Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade
de São Paulo ], ccsp [Centro Cultural São Paulo], and Itaú Cultural.
EDUCATION PROGRAM
When invited to curate the fair’s special projects, Adriano Pedrosa proposed that the process be dedicated to the
training of professionals interested in the curatorial field. In 2012 this gave rise to the Education Program, which
includes Curatorial Lab and Dialogues. Together, they offer different possibilities for the training and cultivating of
the fair’s public, whether through their involvement with the curatorial projects or by attending the dialogues with
art professionals.
The Education Program is held on the ground floor of the Bienal Pavilion.
CURATORIAL LAB
SP-Arte is presenting the second edition of the Curatorial Lab. The only project of its kind in the context of an
art fair, the Curatorial Lab offers young curators the opportunity to develop and implement exhibition projects,
composing a nucleus of curatorial experimentation within SP-Arte. The program received projects sent by young
curators throughout Brazil. The four project designs selected by Adriano Pedrosa were by the curators Fernando
Oliva, Mariana Lorenzi Azevedo, Monica Espinel and Tomás Toledo, who will develop and execute exhibitions
in a special section of the fair, featuring artworks by artists represented by the participating galleries. Pedrosa has
accompanied the development of the curatorial projects and the setup of the exhibitions since the curators were
first selected. After the exhibition of their projects, each selected curator is awarded a trip to the Istanbul and
Venice Biennials, an unparalleled opportunity for continued contact with artistic and curatorial production.
DIALOGUES
The Dialogues were organized by Adriano Pedrosa to inform and educate the fair’s public on the art market.
The dialogues also provide an additional component of experience and international context to the fair. The
conversations are carried out in three axes, each day with different professionals: artists, curators and collectors. In
an effort to systematize and archive the debates held in each edition of the fair, SP-Arte seeks to preserve the rich
documentation of thought concerning contemporary themes.
EDITORIAL CLUSTER
The Editorial Cluster highlights the relationships existing between artistic production, editorial production, and
their markets. It consists of four sections: Art and Culture Magazines from Brazil and abroad; the Bacanas Books
exhibition; publishers of Artist’s Books; and book Releases.
The Editorial Cluster will be presented on the ramp between the pavilion’s ground floor and first floor.
BACANAS BOOKS EXHIBITION
Once again, SP-Arte is presenting an exhibition on artist’s books with the intention of increasing awareness and
understanding of artist’s books. The exhibition features artist Fabio Morais’ artist’s book collection, entitled
Bacanas Books, featuring artist’s books, rare editions, and multiples.
The selection made for the exhibition highlights certain works while also emphasizing the dynamics of collecting,
and how this particular collection was put together. The acquisitions of Bacanas Books are narrated in a blog
written by Fabio Morais, which is both a collector’s diary and virtual catalog. Each work sheds light on the internal
dynamics of collecting. The exhibition reveals and illustrates how collecting is more than simple accumulation,
involving a range of concerns [personal, autobiographical, literary, visual, political…]. In the case of artist’s books
and publications, there is an additional attribute that distinguishes them from other artworks-arist’s books move
within the parameters of the publishing circuit, and are subject to its particularities such as wide-scale distribution
and large print runs, at low prices.
For the exhibition, Fabio Morais and Pedro Vieira made a selection of publications from the Bacanas Books
blog accompanied by the respective text. To learn about some of the works from the collection, visit www.
bacanasbooks.blogspot.com.br
RELEASES
Livraria da Vila will be responsible for a careful selection of art books concerning art criticism and theory, design,
architecture and reference, comprising an unparalleled selection of art publications in Brazil and abroad. Some
of the releases during the fair will take place at the space of Livraria da Vila. Other releases will take place in the
lounges of our sponsors, in the publisher’s stands, as well as some of the participating galleries!
Thursday, april 04
7pmLibro&casa
Friday, april 05
2pm Claudia Jaguaribe
4pm Catherine Petitgas [org.]
Saturday, april 06
4pm Edith Derdyk [org.] [conversa | talk 2pm]
5pm Rosângela Rennó
5pm Daisy Xavier [org. Paulo Sergio Duarte & Luisa Duarte]
ARTIST’S BOOKS
In 2012, the Editorial Cluster enjoyed the participation of the Brazilian publishers Cosac Naify and Tijuana. This
year, it has gained the participation of two more Brazilian publishers, Capacete and Parêntesis, as well as two
foreign publishers: Kitschic from Spain, and La Silueta from Colombia.
The books presented by the publishers have been authored by well-known artists, represented by the various
galleries present at SP-Arte.
MAGAZINES
SP-Arte has invited important Brazilian and foreign magazines that dialogue with artistic production. Besides the
usual sale of subscriptions, the magazines will produce specific content about the world of the fair, which will be
available on SP-Arte’s site: www.sp-arte.com.
The magazines will be located on the access ramp between the ground floor and the first floor, actively contributing
to the flow and connection between the elements of the Editorial Cluster. This is a great meeting point between
publishers, journalists, artists, professionals and the reading public.
GALLERIES’ LIST
1500 [rj]
A Gentil Carioca [rj]
A Ponte Galeria de Arte [sp]
AFA [Santiago]
Almeida & Dale Galeria de Arte [sp]
AM Horizonte [sp]
Amarelonegro Arte Contemporânea [rj]
Amparo 60 [pe]
Anita Schwartz Galeria de Arte [rj]
Art: Concept [Paris]
Arte 57 [sp]
ArtEEdições [sp]
Athena Contemporânea [rj]
Athena Galeria de Arte [rj]
Baginski, Galeria / Projectos [Lisbon]
Baró Galeria [sp]
Bolsa de Arte de Porto Alegre [rs]
Carreras Mugica [Spain]
Casa Triângulo [sp]
Casas Riegner [Colombia]
Celma Albuquerque Galeria de Arte [mg]
Central Galeria de Arte [sp]
Choque Cultural [sp]
Christopher Grimes Gallery [Santa Monica]
Dan Galeria [sp]
David Zwirner [ny]
DConcept Escritório de Arte [sp]
Emma Thomas [sp]
Espaço Eliana Benchimol [rj]
fass [sp]
Feldbuschwiesner [Alemanha]
Flavio Cohn Escritório de Arte [sp]
Fólio [sp]
Gagosian Gallery [usa]
Galeria Berenice Arvani [sp]
Galeria Bergamin [sp]
Galeria da Gávea [rj]
Galeria de Arte Ipanema [rj]
Galeria de Babel [sp]
Galeria Eduardo Fernandes [sp]
Galería Elba Benítez [Espanha]
Galería Elvira González [Espanha]
Galeria Estação [sp]
Galería Fernando Pradilla [Espanha]
Galería El Museo [Colômbia]
Galeria Fortes Vilaça [sp]
Galeria Inox [rj]
Galeria Jaqueline Martins [sp]
Galeria Laura Marsiaj [sp]
Galeria Leme [sp]
Galeria Logo [sp]
Galeria Luisa Strina [sp]
Galeria Marcelo Guarnieri [sp]
Galeria Marilia Razuk [sp]
Galeria Millan [sp]
Galeria Murilo Castro [mg]
Galeria Nara Roesler [sp]
Galeria Nuvem [sp]
Galeria Oscar Cruz [sp]
Galeria Pilar [sp]
Galeria Raquel Arnaud [sp]
Galeria Steiner [sp]
Galería sur [Uruguay]
Galeria Sylvio Nery [sp]
Galeria Tempo [rj]
Galeria Transversal [sp]
Galeria Virgilio [sp]
Galerie Anita Beckers [Alemanha]
Galerie Peter Kilchmann [Suiça]
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac [Austria]
Galerija Gregor Podnar [Alemanha]
Galleria Continua [Italia]
Galleria Franco Noero [Italia]
Galleria Lia Rumma [Italia]
Gustavo Rebello Arte [rj]
h.a.p. Galeria [rj]
Hauser Wirth [Inglaterra]
Hilda Araújo Escritório de Arte [sp]
Kaikai Kiki Gallery [Japão]
Klaus Steinmetz Contemporary [Costa Rica]
La Caja Negra [Espanha]
La Casona [Cuba]
Lemos de Sá Galeria de Arte [mg]
Lisson Gallery [Londres]
Luciana Brito Galeria [sp]
Luciana Caravello Arte Contemporânea [rj]
Lume Photos [sp]
Lurixs: Arte Contemporânea [rj]
Marcia Barrozo do Amaral Galeria [rj]
Max Wigram Gallery [Londres]
Mendes Wood [sp]
Mercedes Viegas Arte Contemporânea [rj]
Multiplique Boutique [sp]
Neugerriemschneider [Berlin]
Pace [Londres]
Papel Assinado [sp]
Paralelo Gallery [sp]
Parra & Romero [Madrid]
Paulo Darzé Galeria de Arte [ba]
Paulo Kuczynski Escritório de Arte [sp]
Pequena Galeria 18 [rj]
Pinakotheke Cultural [rj/sp]
Polígrafa Obra Gráfica [Espanha]
Progetti [rj]
Ronie Mesquita Galeria [rj]
Sergio Gonçalves Galeria [rj]
Silvia Cintra Galeria de Arte + Box 4 [rj]
SIM Galeria [pr]
Simões de Assis Galeria de Arte [pr]
Sprovieri Gallery [Inglaterra]
Spruth Magers [Alemanha]
Studio Nóbrega [sp]
Swedish Photography [Alemanha]
Untitled [ny]
Van de Weghe [ny]
Vera Cortês Art Agency [Portugal]
Vermelho [sp]
White Cube [Londres]
Xippas Arte Contemporáneo [Uruguai]
Ybakatu Espaço de Arte [pr]
Yvon Lambert Gallery [Paris]
Zipper Galeria [sp]
SP-ARTE/2013
VIP and press preview
April 3, 2013
Wednesday » 2pm–10pm
Public Hours
April 4–7, 2013
Thursday and Friday » 2pm–10pm
Saturday and Sunday » 12pm–8pm
Location
Pavilhão da Bienal
Parque do Ibirapuera, Portão 3
São Paulo, Brasil
r$ 30,00 [general]
r$ 15,00 [reduced*]
*students, senior citizens and people with special needs pay reduced fare
[on presentation of valid id]