ArtRio 2025: A Snapshot of Brazil’s Contemporary Art
ArtRio has consolidated itself as one of the leading art fairs in Latin America. In 2024, its 14th edition gathered around 90 exhibitors and welcomed over 60,000 visitors, attracting international collectors and curators from museums and private collections. Highlights such as the Contemporary Brazil program and the Sculpture Garden reinforced the relevance of Brazilian production, including Indigenous artists, even amid global economic challenges.
ArtRio 2025: The Market in Suspense
In September, Rio de Janeiro dresses in art,not only in the halls of Marina da Glória but on every corner of the marvelous city. From September 10 to 14, 2025, ArtRio celebrates its 15th edition, a new facet of a story that began in 2011 and now pulses like a vast artistic organism in the heart of the metropolis.
Bombs Fall, But the Art Basel Bubble Shines – 2025
Amid the uncertainties of a shaken world, with the war in Iran quietly reverberating through hallway conversations, Art Basel 2025 opened its doors with a surprisingly buoyant energy. On VIP day, the atmosphere was electric, lively, even playful, as collectors and curators circled each booth with sharpened focus, as if art itself offered a necessary refuge from the chaos beyond.
One shift was impossible to ignore: the notable absence of American buyers. Instead, the fair was dominated by a sophisticated European clientele, discreet collectors, seasoned buyers, and a strong presence of curators from major museums and institutions.