Brazil’s gallery fair is a combination of innovation and art

A mixture of contemporary art innovations is presented today in Brazil at the São Paulo International Art Fair 2012 (SP-Arte), which brought together 110 galleries from around the world. The fair “attracts the most respected collectors, dealers, artists and defines Brazil’s place on the map of the world’s largest exhibitions,” said Fernand Feytoza, director of 2012 SP-Arte, at the opening ceremony.

Photo: Leonardo Finotti

According to Feytoza, “the creative economy is gaining more space and galleries working to attract attention to the art market with great professionalism.”

This year SP-Arte represents 110 exhibitors, 27 of them are foreign, the exhibition itself occupies 15,000 square meters on three floors of the Ibirapuera Biennale, this cultural space in Sao Paulo was created by the centenary of the famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.

Among the participating foreign galleries are the Spanish Elvira González, Elba Benítez, Angels Barcelona, Senda, Carreras Mugica, La Caja Negra, Fernando Pradilla, as well as the Colombian Casas Riegner and the Fernando Botero Museum. Argentine galleries 11x7, GC Arte, Artes y Debates, as well as Uruguayan and Peruvian SUR, Punta del Este, GC Benzacar - this is not a complete list of Latin American galleries at this event.

The current forum shows guests the possibilities of the galleries presented, and also offers daily lectures on contemporary art.

According to the organizers, SP-Arte can be called a "cultural laboratory" for specialists who study the mechanisms of the art market.

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