Oscar Niemeyer is an icon of modern architecture who inspires generations around the world. The architect left an impressive legacy: he carried out iconic projects in several Brazilian states and other countries. An architect and urban planner, Niemeyer leaves an admirable legacy with projects that have become landmarks in architecture such as the main buildings in Brasília and also buildings, churches, museums and other robust constructions –
but this does not mean that the master did not leave his trademark on residences . Now, the
only residence in São Paulo designed by the architect is open to visitors with a major exhibition
. (Leonardo Finotti/CASACOR)
Located in the Alto de Pinheiros neighborhood, the construction was completed in 1974 and is now, for the first time, open to the public to host the
debut edition of ABERTO (
@aberto.art ).
One of the highlights of the collection exhibited by ABERTO is presented in the suite of the house designed by Niemeyer. There, the core of works of erotic nature, such as the painting “Seated Nude Woman” (1901) by Picasso, takes the breath away of those who pass by. there. The master's work was possibly part of the first exhibition held by the painter in France, and belonged to collectors until it was confiscated by the Nazis in the 1930s, becoming the subject of an intense legal dispute. In addition to this historic work, there is a spectacular set of
nudes by Alberto Giacometti , Marc Chagall, Georg Baselitz, Henri Moore, Louise Bourgeois, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Gustav Klimt among other popes of world art. Throughout the house there are sculptures, installations, paintings, drawings, among other techniques, which sharpen the eye and make the visit unforgettable. Names such as
Maria Martins, Mira Shendel, Lynda Benglis, Kasper Bosmans, Helio Oiticica, Abraham Palatnik, Amelia Toledo, Cristina Canale, Julio Le Parc ,
Michael Dean, Marcius Galan, Fernanda Gomes, Ana Maria Maiolino, Cido Meireles, Sonia Gomes, Paulo Monteiro, Leticia Ramos, Luiz Roque, Marina Perez Simão and Kishio Sug were brought together to discuss the house and its unique architecture.
The exhibition is divided into five
narrative cores and each of them is explored in a specific space of the house, always in connection with the works of art, many of them commissioned for the house that bear the mark of
Niemeyer's architecture .
Service:
The exhibition is free and open from Thursday to Sunday, but must be booked through the
ABERTO website. Exhibition at the Oscar Niemeyer House.
