MAM SP exhibition showcases Lina Bo Bardi's project for the museum's renovation

To mark its 75th anniversary, the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo presents to the public an exhibition that seeks to reflect on the renovation of its headquarters carried out in the early 1980s by the Italian-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1922), and on the legacy that this project left. Curated by Gabriela Gotoda and Pedro Nery, the exhibition Lina Bo Bardi and MAM in the Park occupies the Paulo Mendes de Almeida Library until January 28, 2024 with documents and drawings from Lina's project. Throughout its history, MAM has occupied several spaces. In its early years, the museum was housed in the Diários Associados building on Rua Sete de Abril, in downtown São Paulo, in a space adapted by architect Vilanova Artigas.

MAM then occupied part of the Matarazzo Pavilion in the mid-1950s, when the São Paulo Biennial was still a museum event. After donating its collection to the University of São Paulo (USP), MAM underwent a period of reorganization and reopened in 1969 in a new location: the space installed under the marquee of Ibirapuera Park , where it remains to this day.

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After surveying materials from the MAM Library , while the museum team was assessing the cataloging and reconditioning of architectural materials in the collection, a drawing by Lina Bo Bardi was found among the documents. The discovery prompted MAM to resume research into the renovation that Lina proposed and delivered to the museum 40 years ago . In the exhibition, this drawing will be displayed alongside other materials that were gathered during this research, such as plans, photos of the model and other documents. “Given the importance of this drawing to the architect’s legacy and its relationship with the building occupied by MAM, the museum decided to incorporate it into the collection, along with the other works on paper in its collection. In this way, in addition to promoting research into museum architecture and, especially, modern art, we seek to better understand the work and legacy left by Lina , who, with the success of her museographic brand, transformed MAM into a space that is continuous with Ibirapuera Park,” state Gabriela Gotoda and Pedro Nery in the curatorial text.

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Lina Bo Bardi and MAM in the Park September 6, 2023 to January 28, 2024 Location: Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo (Paulo Mendes de Almeida Library) Address: Ibirapuera Park (Pedro Álvares Cabral Avenue, s/nº - Gates 1 and 3) Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 6pm (last entry at 5:30pm) Tickets: R$25.00 full price and R$12.50 half price. On Sundays, admission is free and visitors can contribute any amount they wish.

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