Marked by the inauguration of
spring and welcoming the end of the year, the month of
September also opens its doors to a series of
unmissable cultural events in the city of
São Paulo . September's
cultural agenda starts off intensely in the first few weeks, with highlights including the
Giséla Colon exhibition at the Artium Institute, the reconstruction of the
Teatro Cultura Artística and the
inauguration of Casa Bradesco , a new space for creativity in the Avenida Paulista region. In addition, Japan House has extended the duration of the exhibition 'Efeito Japão:
moda em 15 atos', which has been a hit with the public. See the details of these and other recommendations from
CASACOR and plan to
experience a lot of culture this month!
1. 'Raw Material' Exhibition , at the Artium Institute
The sculptures of Puerto Rican-American artist Gisela Colón have been exhibited at the Artium Institute, located in Higienópolis. Opened in late August and open to visitors until November 3, "Matéria Prima" is the artist's first institutional exhibition in São Paulo. The exhibition is comprised of Colón's sculptures , which intersect ecological, feminist, cosmic and universal themes. Organized by independent curator Simon Watson , the exhibition seeks to spark a dialogue between the artist’s luminescent organic sculptures and the historic neoclassical architecture of the Stahl Palace, home of the Artium Institute. Cólon’s environmental art sculptures and installations explore human perception and challenge viewers to experience transformations in space in real time.
2. Opening of Casa Bradesco, with an exhibition by Anish Kapoor
With
over five thousand m² , the cultural space located in the Avenida Paulista region is the latest launch of the partnership between
Bradesco and Cidade Matarazzo. Casa Bradesco will open to the public on September 15 , who will be able to visit, in one of the rooms, the retrospective exhibition of the famous British artist, Anish Kapoor, one of the most expressive names in global contemporary art . (Joana França/Divulgação/CASACOR)
The space will consist of four interdisciplinary rooms , designed to integrate art, music, innovation, reconstruction and history. The ALI environment will be dedicated to children's creativity and will allow children to explore their artistic skills in a playful and interactive way; the ACIMA will bring a laboratory focused on the development of young people in the various expressions of art; and the ABAIXO multilingual room will offer a diverse and immersive program. The conceptual design for Casa Bradesco was conceived by Italian-French architect Rudy Ricciotti , known for designing monumental and highly experimental works, such as the exterior of the Philharmonie Nikolaisaal in Germany, the Department of Islamic Arts at the Louvre Museum and the MuCEM, both in France. 3. Reopening of the Teatro Cultura Artística
Opened in 1950 by a concert by
Heitor Villa-Lobos and Camargo Guarnieri, Teatro Cultura Artística was one of the largest cultural complexes in Latin America until a fire in 2008 destroyed two performance halls and closed the venue ever since. After years of reconstruction, the venue was restored and reopened on August 25, 2024. The month of September is filled with a schedule of concerts and other musical performances to celebrate the reopening of Cultura Artística. data-instgrm-version="14"> View this photo on Instagram
The exhibition
reveals Japanese aesthetics and the transformations of fashion in Japan , coordinated by Souta Yamaguchi, fashion director, responsible for the design of the clothes worn by the
staff at the medal ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
5. Show 'Two of Us'
Starting
September 5th , the play
Dois de Nós will be performed at Teatro Tuca, starring only
the greatest names in Brazilian drama : Antônio Fagundes, Christiane Torloni, Thiago Fragoso and Alexandra Martins. The text is by Gustavo Pinheiro and the art direction is by
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The show is a
comedy in which two couples from different generations meet in a hotel room. "Secrets and lies begin to be revealed, bringing to light a fun whirlwind of feelings, with lots of emotion and challenges, that will change their lives forever," describes the official synopsis. The play will run until December 15th and tickets can be purchased at this link . Curated by Ileana Pradilla Ceron and Miguel Del Castillo, the first exhibition dedicated to the work of Polish photographer Stefania Bril over the last three decades has just opened at
IMS Paulista. The show
covers two of the main themes worked by Stefania: the city and the human beings who inhabit it. data-instgrm-version="14"> View this photo on Instagram
Divided into six sections, the exhibition presents digitally enlarged images, period prints, videos and documentary material, and a biographical narrative about the photographer. Stefania's photographic work generated around 11,000 frames produced between 1969 and 1980, which, together with her archive, are present in the IMS collection. 7. Exhibition 'Guto Lacaz: checkmate', at Itaú Cultural
Design enthusiasts should not miss the exhibition that presents the life and work of artist, architect, designer and set designer Guto Lacaz
— considered one of the most inventive of his generation. 'Guto Lacaz: cheque mate'
will be on display throughout the month of September , with the exhibition scheduled to close on October 27. (André Seiti/Itaú Cultural/CASACOR)
The exhibition will take place at the headquarters of Itaú Cultural (IC) and will bring together graphic arts, video art, performance , installation and archival materials . According to the curators, the exhibition "invites the public to discover the work of an artist who navigates through criticism and humor to provoke reflections on the way reality presents itself." 
