Galeria Luisa Strina Explained

Galeria Luisa Strina is an art gallery founded by art collector Luisa Malzone Strina.^[1] The main gallery and its annex are located in São Paulo, Brasil.^[2] It is the oldest art gallery of contemporary art in Brazil.^{[3] [4]}

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, Nelson Leirner, Rubens Gerchman, Santuza Andrade, and Wesley Duke Lee.^[5]

Galeria Luisa Strina was the first Latin American gallery to be invited to the art fair Art Basel, located in Basel, Switzerland, em 1992.^[6]

Artists

In the 1990s, the gallery started working with Brazilian artists, such as Alexandre da Cunha, Fernanda Gomes and Marcos Reis Peixoto (known as Marepe). Currently, the gallery represents 40 artists, including:

• Leonor Antunes
• Olafur Eliasson
• Fernanda Gomes^[7]
• Alfredo Jaar
• Renata Lucas
• Cildo Meireles^[8]

In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including:

• Robert Rauschenberg^[9]

Administration

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

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese and English)

Notes and References

1. Web site: A brasileira poderosa da arte mundial . The powerful Brazilian [person] in world art . 2021-03-13 . . pt-br.
2. Web site: About . 2021-03-13 . Galeria Luisa Strina . en.
3. Web site: Members Galeria Luisa Strina Latitude - platform for Brazilian art galleries abroad. 2021-03-13. www.latitudebrasil.org. en. 2021-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210413130839/http://latitudebrasil.org/associados/galeria-luisa-strina/. dead.
4. Web site: Galerias são a engrenagem da arte contemporânea em São Paulo - What Else Mag. 2021-03-13. www.whatelsemag.com. en-US.
5. Web site: Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural . Galeria Luisa Strina: mostra inaugural (1974 : São Paulo, SP) . 2021-03-13 . pt-br.
6. Web site: Galeria Luisa Strina . 2021-03-13 . Art Basel . en.
7. Andy Battaglia (27 July 2018), Peter Freeman, Inc. Now Represents Fernanda Gomes ARTnews.
8. Roberta Smith (19 May 2022),At the Shed, Frieze II Takes Off New York Times.
9. M.H. Miller (17 April 2015), Gagosian No Longer Represents Rauschenberg Foundation ARTnews.