Art & Books

Latin Art Exhibitions and Literature Events in London

A true tribute to football art

Tee time: Neymar & Ganso & Adriano & Ronaldinho

For those of you that are less than pleased or amused by the selection of players for the Brazilian national side for this World Cup, a t-shirt created by the designer Felipe Guga might well be right up your street!

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Elephant Parade

Street art on the march

Q – How do elephants find each other in the dark?
A – Delightful!

Yes, elephants have been inspiring humans since time immortal – and they’re revered as symbols of good luck, wealth, prosperity and fertility in many different cultures all over the world. But now it’s time for us to show them some love and that’s why, this month, London’s nooks and crannies are playing host to over 250 baby Asian elephants. Continue Reading

Pop up art in Clerkenwell

Down on Clerkenwell there’s a beautiful space filled with a mix of delicate artwork from three fascinating artists; the exhibition entitled ‘Magic beans’, which refers to their Anglo-Brazilian roots. Continue Reading

Bianca Turner: Ancestral memories

Beginning on May15th, a video installation and a short film about memory, namely nostalgia, by the Brazilian performance artist Bianca Turner, will take place at 16mm Deli & Café. The whole exhibition is based on the memory processes, codes and the genetics memory; Bianca developed the work Saray from a research trip in Sarajevo, where her family came from, in order to link her own past with the way our brain stores long term and short term memories. Continue Reading

PINTA, The Modern & Contemporary Art Show

The show is an unique opportunity for galleries to exhibit and sell the best of Latin American art. After three successful editions in New York City, PINTA is opening its first edition in London, UK. Continue Reading

Nuno Ramos: fodasefoice

This being his first solo UK show, Ramos has been developing the series over a great number of years, presenting large-scale sculptures, video, drawings and performance. Continue Reading

Now’s the Time

A celebration of the legacy and future of contemporary street art,featuring works by Os Gemeos alongside the likes of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Shepard Fairey, Banksy and Faile. Continue Reading

Ana Maria Maiolino Continuous

With both film and sculpture, Ana Maria Maiolino’s installation will incorporate several hundred kilograms of clay, exploring themes of everyday tasks, society and language.
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Pixels becoming Paint

Online brasilian and african art gallery springs to life for a day

The basement of London’s Troubadour Café has been graced by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and Jimmy Page, but upstairs this May it’ll showcase the first physical exhibition of rising Brasilian artists from a new online gallery, nicolahall.com.

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