Review
SP–Foto 2013

SP-Arte/Foto celebrated its seventh edition with new galleries and the growing recognition of photography in contemporary art.

First time exhibiting at SP-Arte/Foto included A Casa da Luz Vermelha from Brasília, Kamara Kó from Belém, Eduardo Fernandes and Jaqueline Martins from São Paulo, and Tempo from Rio de Janeiro. Returning galleries included Celma Albuquerque, SIM, Gávea, Laura Marsiaj, Pequena Galeria 18, Arte 57, ArtEEdições, Baró, Casa Triângulo, Dan, FASS, Fauna, Fotospot, IMS, Leme, Logo, Luciana Brito, Lume, Millan and Nara Roesler.

Guests included critics, curators, dealerse, collectors, artists and a an engaged public, all were invited to to dialogue and enjoy the five days of intense contact and fruition.

Once again, the Fair was sponsored by Oi, Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo and Shopping JK Iguatemi, which demonstrates, through this initiative, the deeply held committment of these brands with the visual arts sector in Brazil. We are also thankful for the established partnerships with Air France, Arte Hall, Bertolucci, Chandon, Etel, Estadão, Illy, Livraria da Vila, Perrier, Punto e Filo, Quadro Vivo, seLect, and Zum. Finally, we congratulate all the exhibitors for the excellent works presented whose quality and diversity contribute to the enriching visual repertoire of the event, transforming it into a unique event within the country’s cultural calendar.

SP-Arte is recognized for promoting various encounters, which are not limited to the event space- these encounters take place among the works, the public, texts and images.

In collaboration with the Brazilian art magazines seLect and Zum, as well as the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, SP-Arte/Foto’s panel discussions presented photographers, artists and critics held in Livraria da Vila’s auditorium on the second floor of the Shopping JK Iguatemi.

SP-Arte also presented a carefully curated selection of vintage photographs from Brazil during the 1950s and 1960s. The exhibition, Paulo, José e Ademar | 3 modernos was curated by Isabel Amado and Iatã Cannabrava, with a text written by Christine Mello.

In addition to the cultural program offered to the public, SP-Arte brought Brazilian and foreign photography curators: Shoair Mavlian from Tate Modern, London and Leo Rubinfien, curator of the retrospective of Garry Winogrand.