Ahead of carnival season comes V&A’s Friday Late: Hot Brazil on 27th January, celebrating the energy and ingenuity of Brazil through art, music, dance and plenty more from the likes of Paraíso School of Samba, Braziliality and João Brasil. Continue Reading

The Last Humanists will explore for the first time the relationship between two seminal figures in twentieth-century design, Lina Bo Bardi and Gio Ponti. Continue Reading

London-based Brazilian artists Julia Miranda and Kiki Machado are joined by Marie Mackay for an exhibition showcasing their contrasting approaches to collage. Kiki’s compositions are harmonious, fresh and decorative; Julia is interested in juxtaposing beauty with humour; and Marie explores scale and landscape in her stunning ‘lense-based painting’. The artists have had previous exhibitions at venues renaging from London’s Mall Gallery to the Paço Imperial Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro. Continue Reading

A Celebration of Andean heritage and culture featuring puppetry, poetry, music and dance. Performers include Fernando Torres, Sofia Buchuck, Cameron McBride, Jose Navarro, Alex Alfaro, as well as special guests. There will be a homage to Javier Heraud and songs in Quechua. Continue Reading

SACRED – based at the Chelsea Theatre in London – is a seasonal event showcasing live art and contemporary performance throughout the year. This November there are bringing some Brazilian artists to our attention. Continue Reading

The first major exhibition from Lygia Pape – one of Brazil’s leading artists – in the UK. Magnetized Space brings together well-known and previously unseen works, spanning sculpture, performance, paintings, films, poems, engravings and collages from Pape. Continue Reading

An exhibition bringing together work from two photographers – Sebastião Salgado and Per Anders Pettersson – that highlight the Amazon region and it’s people. The exhibition is in support of Sky Rainforest Rescue. Continue Reading

Following a hugely successful solo exhibition in 2009, Valéria Nascimento returns with Botânica at the Woolff Gallery. Valéria works with porcelain, creating sculptural installations that “resonate a flamboyant euphoric
vitality and refreshing weightlessness that captures the essence of wild florae.” They really are quite stunning. This is an exhibition not to be missed! Continue Reading

No Latin American artists are being exhibited for the Art London 2011 fair but, crucially, there will be a photogtaphy exhibition from Survival International, one of our favourite charities and one that campaigns tirelessly for the human rights of tribal people. Continue Reading