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Galeria Luisa Strina is an
art gallery An art gallery is a room or a building in which visual art is displayed. In Western cultures from the mid-15th century, a gallery was any long, narrow covered passage along a wall, first used in the sense of a place for art in the 1590s. The lon ...
founded by art collector Luisa Malzone Strina. The main gallery and its annex are located in
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, Brasil. It is the oldest art gallery of
contemporary art Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...
in Brazil.


History

The gallery opened in 1974, with an inaugural exhibition in the same year, with the participation of artists such as Carlos Fajardo, Edo Rocha, José de Moura Resende Filho, Luiz Paulo Baravelli,
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,
Rubens Gerchman Rubens Gerchman (January 10, 1942 in Rio de Janeiro – January 29, 2008) was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He was heavily influenced by concrete and neoconcrete art. Many of Gerchman's works are paintings based on populist themes and h ...
, Santuza Andrade, and
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. Galeria Luisa Strina was the first Latin American gallery to be invited to the art fair Art Basel, located in
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,
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, em 1992.


Artists

In the 1990s, the gallery started working with Brazilian artists, such as
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Fernanda Gomes Fernanda Gomes (born 1960) is a Brazilian visual artist. She emerged as part of the generation of Rio de Janeiro-born artists that also include Beatriz Milhazes, Ernesto Neto and Adriana Varejão. With a career that began in the 1980s, her first ...
and Marcos Reis Peixoto (known as Marepe). Currently, the gallery represents 40 artists, including: *
Leonor Antunes Leonor Antunes (born 1972, Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese contemporary artist who creates sculptural installations. She lives and works in Berlin. Early life and education Leonor Antunes was born in Lisbon in 1972. After high school, she atte ...
* Olafur Eliasson *
Fernanda Gomes Fernanda Gomes (born 1960) is a Brazilian visual artist. She emerged as part of the generation of Rio de Janeiro-born artists that also include Beatriz Milhazes, Ernesto Neto and Adriana Varejão. With a career that began in the 1980s, her first ...
*
Alfredo Jaar Alfredo Jaar (; ; born 1956) is a Chilean-born artist, architect, photographer and filmmaker who lives in New York City. He is mostly known as an installation artist, often incorporating photography and covering socio-political issues and war—t ...
*
Renata Lucas Renata Lucas (born 1971) is a Brazilian artist. She was born in Ribeirão Preto. Lucas received a BFA and MFA from the University of Campinas and a PhD from the University of São Paulo. In 2001, in partnership with a group of artists, she open ...
*
Cildo Meireles Cildo Meireles (born 1948) is a Brazilian conceptual artist, installation artist and sculptor. He is noted especially for his installations, many of which express resistance to political oppression in Brazil. These works, often large and dense, en ...
In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including: *
Robert Rauschenberg Milton Ernest "Robert" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement. Rauschenberg is well known for his Combines (1954–1964), a group of artwor ...
M.H. Miller (17 April 2015)
Gagosian No Longer Represents Rauschenberg Foundation
 '' ARTnews''.


Administration

The museum's directors are Marli Matsumoto and Thamy Echigo. The gallery is represented internationally by María Quiroga.


References


External links


Official website (in Portuguese and English)
{{Authority control Art museums and galleries in Brazil Art museums and galleries established in 1974