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Portas Vilaseca Galeria debuts at Art Basel Miami Beach in the “Nova” sector with a special project featuring visual artists Nádia Taquary and Ayrson Heráclito, alongside composer, singer, and multidisciplinary artist Tiganá Santana. The trio shares a profound spiritual, cultural, aesthetic, and political connection, dedicated to preserving and celebrating the richness of African ancestry. At […]
Artist Ayrson Heráclito is participating in the exhibition “Fullgás,” which opened this week at the Banco do Brasil Cultural Center in Rio de Janeiro. Curated by Raphael Fonseca, with co-curators Amanda Tavares and Tálisson Melo, the exhibition takes up all eight rooms on the second floor of the space, as well as the central atrium. […]
We are happy to announce the acquisition of two works by Brazilian artist Ayrson Heráclito by TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary. The sculpture Juntó – Abebé com Ferro de Ogum (2024) and the video Sacudimentos – O encontro das margens do Atlântico (2015) are now part of the Foundation’s collection, which is based in Madrid and works […]
This Saturday, August 31st, at 11 am, the Pinacoteca de São Paulo will present the São Paulo première of the film “Irawo Bori: Offering to the Cosmic Head“, conceived from the presentation of Ayrson Heráclito‘s ritualistic performance “Bori“ at Pina Luz, during his 2022 exhibition “Yorùbáiano”. The film is directed by Ayrson Heráclito in partnership with […]
The installation “Barrueco III” (2003) by Ayrson Heráclito is one of the highlights of the group show “Acará: Delicate Insurgence,” on view at Galeria Verve in São Paulo. Curated by researcher Ana Paula Rocha, the exhibition explores the balance between strength and sensitivity in Indigenous and Afro-Brazilian cultures, based on the concept of “acará,” which […]
Artists Nádia Taquary and Ayrson Heráclito are taking part in the group show “Red Atlantic“, which brings together more than 60 works by 22 Black artists at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland). Curated by Marcelo Campos, the exhibition – organised by the Luiz Gama Institute, the NGO Paramar and the Guimarães Rosa Institute […]
Portas Vilaseca Galeria is taking part in the main session of Arco Madrid 2024 with a special project featuring a selection of works by artists Antonio Pichillá Quiacaín (Guatemala) and Ayrson Heráclito(Brazil), including videos, photographs, sculptures, paintings, objects and fabric works. The two artists’ research focuses on ancestral spirituality and reflects on various healing processes preserved […]
Artist Ayrson Heráclito takes part in the exhibition “Cais“, which inaugurated the Bahia wing of Galatea art gallery, in the historic city centre of Salvador. Curated by Tomás Toledo and Alana Silveira, the group show brings together, in addition to Heráclito, other historical and contemporary names in Brazilian art, such as Aislan Pankararu, Emanoel Araújo, […]
With free admission this following Saturday (9), the Rio Art Museum – MAR opens “Ocuppation Bori: the film“, which celebrates one of the most important works of artist Ayrson Heráclito. “Bori” is a ritualistic performance, in which Heráclito offers sacred food to the heads of 12 artists representing different orishas/deities. In this special occupation, curated […]
Portas Vilaseca Galeria is pleased to present EWÊ | OMÍ, a group show curated by Catarina Duncan featuring 37 works by 20 artists from different generations and artistic expressions, including artists who are represented by the gallery and guests. Conceived around two works by artist Ayrson Heráclito – `Agué com Avivi’ (2022) and ‘Sacudimentos – O […]