Arjan Martins | O Estrangeiro. 35º30'54" N, 12º34’48” E | Fondazione ICA Milano

12 Jun - 24 Jul 2026 A Gentil Carioca announces O Estrangeiro. 35º30'54' N, 12º34’48” E , Arjan Martins' first solo exhibition in Italy, on view at Fondazione ICA Milano and curated by Alberto Salvadori. The exhibition title refers to the geographic coordinates of the island of Lampedusa, an emblematic point in contemporary Mediterranean migration. Bringing... Read more

Rodrigo Torres | Água mole em pedra dura | Galeria rhinoceros

9 Jun - 26 Jul 2026 The artist Rodrigo Torres opens the solo exhibition Água mole em pedra dura (Little strokes fell great oaks), a collaboration between A Gentil Carioca and the Italian gallery rhinoceros, in Rome. Conceived during an artistic residency held between c.r.e.t.a, the city's ceramic arts reference center, and the gallery, the show... Read more

Maria Nepomuceno | ∞ ∞ infinita infinito

23 May - 1 Aug 2026 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca São Paulo presents ∞ ∞ (infinita infinito ) , a solo exhibition by Maria Nepomuceno , opening to the public on Saturday, May 23, at 2 pm. In new works conceived especially for the exhibition, Nepomuceno creates three-dimensional spiral structures that operate between painting, sculpture, and installation.... Read more

José Bento | Mão Amiga

23 May - 1 Aug 2026 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo This Saturday, from 2 pm, A Gentil Carioca opens Mão Amiga [Helping Hand] , a new solo exhibition by José Bento . Born from the partnership between A Gentil Carioca and Galeria Sardenberg, the show occupies both galleries' spaces in São Paulo simultaneously. The exhibition takes its name from a... Read more

Denilson Baniwa - Yawara Akanga

7 Apr - 9 May 2026 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca São Paulo opens a new solo exhibition by Denilson Baniwa, Yawara Akanga (dog’s head, free translation), on April 7, from 4pm. The exhibition brings together 10 new works and continues the artist’s research into non-Indigenous presence in the Rio Negro region and across the Amazon territory. The... Read more

Miguel Afa | Il tempo che vive in me | Galeria rhinoceros

24 Mar - 3 Jun 2026 Miguel Afa opens his solo exhibition Il tempo che vive in me at the Italian gallery rhinoceros in Rome. The paintings were conceived and produced during an artistic residency at the space, specifically for this exhibition, and will be presented for the first time. The series reflects Afa’s everyday experiences... Read more

Abre Alas 21

RJ: 7 Feb - 18 Apr 2026 / SP: 11 Feb - 21 Mar 2026 7 Feb - 18 Apr 2026 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Gentil Carioca is delighted to present Abre Alas 21 (2026), celebrating the 21st edition of a project that is a fundamental part of the gallery's history and identity. Since 2005, Abre Alas has inaugurated our annual exhibition calendar and reaffirmed, with each edition, the desire to open paths, create encounters,... Read more

Laura Lima: The Drawing Drawing | ICA London

27 Jan - 29 Mar 2026 Laura Lima opens The Drawing Drawing, her first solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London. The exhibition brings together performative installations across the ICA’s Upper and Lower Galleries, centred on a new commission that reimagines the traditional life drawing class and blurs the boundaries between artwork and... Read more

O JARDIM” (Trilogia das Plantas 2)

Denilson Baniwa e Felipe M. Bragança 25 Nov 2025 - 31 Jan 2026 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca São Paulo presents “THE GARDEN” (Plant Trilogy 2) by the Indigenous visual artist Denilson Baniwa in collaboration with filmmaker Felipe M. Bragança. The video installation is organized around a wooden sculpture and three simultaneous video monitors: *The Philosopher’s Voice (Coccia) + *Ritual of Plant-Bodies + *Living Still... Read more

Concordar em Discordar

RJ: 8 Nov 2025 - 24 Jan 2026 / SP: 13 Nov 2025 - 31 Jan 2026 8 Nov 2025 - 31 Jan 2026 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro, A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca is pleased to present Agree to Disagree, a group exhibition curated by Matheus Morani, occupying both the Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo gallery spaces. Bringing together works by over twenty artists—Brazilian and international, from different regions and generations—the exhibition investigates the notion of difference and its... Read more

Vivian Caccuri: NOCETRA

13 Sep - 1 Nov 2025 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro By Marielsa Castro Vizcarra Nocetra moans in reverse Eurise swallows wind Ocira shoots and keeps it Nocetra feels irrational Tessia works with blood between her legs Anaíma comes standing still in the hallway Nocetra embodies many women at once NOCETRA is an evocative exhibition that seeks to entangle, from a... Read more

Carlos Jacanamijoy: Ambi Yaku

3 Sep - 25 Oct 2025 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo “Quechua is a very sweet language. Perhaps I feel this way because it is my ancestral mother tongue in danger of extinction, and because I feel nostalgic about being part of a culture with an ancient language, silenced, forgotten, invisible, and because I feel at the same time that we... Read more

Ana Silva: Contemplação do vazio

3 Sep - 25 Oct 2025 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo I started with the idea that emptiness is not absence, but potential. An expanding space, like the universe, carries within itself the possibility of creation, transformation, and lightness. Just like breathing — which expands and contracts — emptiness pulsates, resonates, and offers shelter to the movement of existence. Between Silence... Read more

Miguel Afa: Um céu para caber

31 May - 23 Aug 2025 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca is pleased to present Um céu para caber (A sky to fit) , Miguel Afa 's first solo exhibition in São Paulo . The text accompanying the show is signed by Lorraine Mendes — a critic, curator and researcher who has already followed the artist's career in... Read more

Mariana Rocha: Desde sempre o mar

24 May - 9 Aug 2025 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro A Gentil Carioca is pleased to announce Desde sempre o mar (Since always the sea) , a solo exhibition by artist Mariana Rocha in building 17 of A Gentil Carioca Rio de Janeiro, opening next Saturday, May 24th, from 6pm to 11pm . Inspired by the vastness of the sea... Read more

Siwaju: SPECTRUM

24 May - 9 Aug 2025 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro We’re pleased to announce SPECTRUM , Siwaju 's solo exhibition at Building 11 of A Gentil Carioca in Rio de Janeiro, opening this Saturday, 24th May, from 6pm to 11pm . The artist's sculptural practice investigates the relationship between time and different ecologies. By reusing pieces of steel — donated,... Read more

Pascale Marthine Tayou: BRAZILISM

1 Apr - 10 May 2025 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo BRAZILISM is the first solo show by renowned Cameroonian artist Pascale Marthine Tayou in São Paulo - and his second exhibition with A Gentil Carioca, in collaboration with Galleria Continua. With new works, the show delves into the artist's multifaceted practice, creating a vibrant dialog between cultures and contexts. It... Read more

ABRE ALAS 20

22 Feb - 26 Apr 2025 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Join us on Saturday, February 22nd at 6pm for the opening of ABRE ALAS 20 , a historic exhibition that for two decades has inaugurated A Gentil Carioca 's exhibition calendar in Rio de Janeiro , providing an important platform for artists from Brazil and abroad. Each edition, new artists... Read more

OPAVIVARÁ!: QUEM VIVER VIVARÁ!

15 Feb - 22 Mar 2025 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca is pleased to present the exhibition “QUEM VIVER VIVARÁ!” , celebrating 20 years of the OPAVIVARÁ! collective. The show's critical text is written by curator Pollyana Quintella. Part of the show will present an overview of the collective's work, including works never seen in Brazil or São... Read more

Kelton Campos Fausto: ÈGBÉ ÒRUN EGBÉ ÀIYÉ

23 Nov 2024 - 1 Feb 2025 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro “Kelton Campos Fausto (1996, São Paulo, Brasil) compreende o seu trabalho de arte como um ponto de indução e criação a espaços espirituais, conjurando outras formas e percepções de vida por corporalidades que somente existem implicadas ao que também é incorpóreo. Em sua obra, a artista vai de encontro a... Read more

Geometria crepuscular

23 Nov 2024 - 1 Feb 2025 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro The group exhibition proposes a reflection on geometry in contemporary art, exploring an approach that moves away from formal and exact rigidity to incorporate more subtle, sensory and subjective aspects. The group of artists establishes a dialog between geometric rigor and artistic practices, investigating issues such as time, memory and... Read more

O Bastardo: My black utopia

9 Nov 2024 - 18 Jan 2025 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca is pleased to announce My Black Utopia , the first exhibition by the artist O Bastardo at A Gentil Carioca São Paulo, opening on November 9th, Saturday, from 2pm to 7pm . The critical text is signed by Lilia Schwarcz , who points out: “My Black Utopia... Read more

Miguel Afa: entra pra dentro

21 Sep - 26 Oct 2024 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Miguel Afa, Sem título [Untitled] , 2024; foto [photo] Pedro Agilson, cortesia do artista e A Gentil Carioca [courtesy of the artist and A Gentil Carioca] ENTRA PRA DENTRO occupy building 17 with new paintings and a site-specific installation. The result of Afa's recent production, the exhibition brings together reflections... Read more

Rodrigo Torres: A Safe Place

21 Sep - 26 Oct 2024 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Rodrigo Torres apresenta a instalação Um Lugar Seguro , composta por sete esculturas inéditas. Criadas a partir do seu interesse por sobras de construções e elementos da natureza encontrados na Floresta da Tijuca, os trabalhos em exposição são o resultado de um longo percurso de experimentações por técnicas diversas, como... Read more

Marcela Cantuária: The South American Dream

21 Sep - 26 Oct 2024 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Marcela Cantuária brings to A Gentil Carioca paintings presented at her first solo exhibition in the United States, The South American Dream , held in 2023 at the Pérez Art Museum Miami. In these works, Cantuária brings together stories of South American activists and environmentalists who, through resistance and struggle,... Read more

Vinícius Gerheim | Tororó

10 Aug - 26 Oct 2024 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo Vinicius Gerheim, Boca, pena e folha , 2024; foto [photo] Pedro Agilson, cortesia do artista e A Gentil Carioca [courtesy of the artist and A Gentil Carioca] Vinicius Gerheim opens the exhibition Tororó at A Gentil Carioca São Paulo, presenting new works. The critical text is signed by Felipe Molitor.... Read more

Rodrigo Torres: Alterada

24 May - 27 Jul 2024 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo The artist presents his most recent ceramic creations, the fruit of an exploration of the nuances of human perception and its possibilities for expansion. The critical text is written by curator Ana Carolina Ralston, who notes: “Each one of us is the history of the Earth - or at least... Read more

Rose Afefé: A vergonha quase me tirou a memória

18 May - 24 Aug 2024 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro The works featured in “Shame almost took my memory away” are based on clippings from the many memories Rose has of her life and childhood in the interior of Bahia. The artist, who in 2018 created the work “Terra Afefé” - a microcity built with earth in the Chapada Diamantina... Read more

Novíssimo Edgar: Arqueologia de si

18 May - 24 Aug 2024 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro For the show, Edgar proposes his own lexicon made up of shapes, symbols and colors. This vocabulary, which dwells at the intersection of historical/cultural productions from different societies, arises from the artist's search for his origins: “I'm doing an archaeology within myself in order to find a lost civilization, which... Read more

Misheck Masamvu

Mostre-me como ruínas fazem um lar 2 Mar - 18 May 2024 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition by artist Misheck Masamvu (1980, Zimbabwe) in Brazil. Show me how ruins make a home presents Masamvu's artistic practice to the Brazilian public through a series of new paintings, developed during a period of residence in Rio de Janeiro.... Read more

Abre Alas 19

3 Feb - 27 Apr 2024 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro A Gentil Carioca is pleased to announce the 29 selected artists for the 19th edition of Abre Alas, the first exhibition in the gallery’s calendar of activities in 2024. This year, the selection committee – made up of Agrade Camiz and Daniela Castro – performed a kind of auscultation of... Read more

Esse ofício de rabiscar sobre as coisas do tempo exige que prestemos alguma atenção à natureza

18 Nov 2023 - 13 Jan 2024 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca is pleased to announce This craft of scribbling about the things of time demands that we pay some attention to nature , a solo show by Maria Laet at our headquarters in São Paulo. The show, which opens on Saturday, November 18, brings together works that refer... Read more

Ocultas Marés: Ana Silva & Marcela Cantuária

30 Sep - 11 Nov 2023 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca is pleased to present Ocultas Marés: Ana Silva & Marcela Cantuária , the next exhibition at ours headquarters in São Paulo, curated by Raquel Barreto . The opening takes place next Saturday, September 30, from 4 pm to 7 pm. ”In Ocultas Marés ( Hidden Tides) ,... Read more

Forrobodó

9 Sep 2023 - 13 Jan 2024 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro A Gentil Carioca is pleased to present Forrobodó, a group exhibition that marks the 20th anniversary of the gallery and celebrates the political, poetic, aesthetic and erotic potential of the streets, curated by Ulisses Carrilho. The opening takes place this Saturday, September 9, from 7pm to 00am, at A Gentil... Read more

Denilson Baniwa | Moqueca de Maridos

26 Aug - 23 Sep 2023 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca is pleased to present Moqueca de Maridos , the solo exhibition by Denilson Baniwa at our headquarters in São Paulo. “In the ‘Husband Moqueca’ series – a delicious title taken from a collection of indigenous erotic myths – Denilson stages the ways of eating, both sexually and... Read more

Rose Afefé | Rua da Estação, 113

26 Aug - 23 Sep 2023 Since 2005, the gallery inaugurates its annual exhibition calendar with Abre Alas, a group show that was born with the aim of opening space for new artists. This year, with the São Paulo headquarters just over 2 years old, and now with its expansion, A Gentil Carioca takes the opportunity... Read more

Yanaki Herrera | Tal Como Sementes

26 Aug - 23 Sep 2023 Since 2005, the gallery inaugurates its annual exhibition calendar with Abre Alas, a group show that was born with the aim of opening space for new artists. This year, with the São Paulo headquarters just over 2 years old, and now with its expansion, A Gentil Carioca takes the opportunity... Read more

Newton Santanna | Identidade

26 Aug - 23 Sep 2023 Since 2005, the gallery inaugurates its annual exhibition calendar with Abre Alas, a group show that was born with the aim of opening space for new artists. This year, with the São Paulo headquarters just over 2 years old, and now with its expansion, A Gentil Carioca takes the opportunity... Read more

Agrade Camíz | Última Forma

15 Jul - 19 Aug 2023 A Gentil Carioca is pleased to present Última Forma [Last Form] , the solo exhibition by Agrade Camíz at our headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. “ Última Forma [ Last Form] is her current research into form, which de_forms , through dialogues with the History of Art, relations of residence,... Read more

Novíssimo Edgar | A Invenção do Espelho

27 May - 12 Aug 2023 A Gentil Carioca invites all to the first solo exhibition by Novíssimo Edgar , musician, composer, poet, visual artist and performer. The show A Invenção do Espelho takes place at our gallery in São Paulo, opening on May 27, from 2pm to 7pm. “The show was conceived by Edgar as... Read more

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6 May - 1 Jul 2023 A Gentil Carioca is pleased to present Lua/Luta , the next solo exhibition by Jarbas Lopes at our headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, curated by Catherine Bompuis . The opening takes place next Saturday, May 6, from 5 pm to 10 pm. “ Lua versus Luta (Moon versus Struggle) ,... Read more

Maria Nepomuceno e Valentina Liernur I Projeto Condo São Paulo 2023

25 Mar - 20 May 2023 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca is pleased to present Maria Nepomuceno and Valentina Liernur - Condo São Paulo 2023 , opening Saturday, March 25, at the gallery's headquarters in São Paulo. Condo is a collaborative action between international galleries. The hosts share their spaces, welcoming artists from other galleries. On this edition,... Read more

Abre Alas 18

Openings São Paulo 9 feb | Rio de Janeiro 11 feb 8 Feb - 15 Apr 2023 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro, A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo It is with great joy that A Gentil Carioca invites everyone to Abre Alas 18, an exhibition that takes place in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, opening the gallery’s calendar for the year 2023. The selection and curatorship committee is composed by Bruna Costa, Lia Letícia and Vivian Caccuri... Read more

João Modé | Enquanto as pedras esperam

19 Nov 2022 - 28 Jan 2023 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca presents Enquanto as pedras esperam , a solo show by João Modé at the gallery in São Paulo. The show presents new works in which the artist thinks of time as an intrinsic material of his creation. Modé's works propose a different rhythm - they experience subtle... Read more

Denilson Baniwa | Frontera

12 Nov 2022 - 21 Jan 2023 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro A Gentil Carioca invites you to the opening of Frontera , Denilson Baniwa 's first solo exhibition at the gallery in Rio de Janeiro, this Saturday, November 12, from 6pm to 10pm. The artist immerses himself in the history of the “descimentos”, processes of compulsory migration of indigenous people from... Read more

Arjan Martins | Hemisfério 1

8 Oct - 12 Nov 2022 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca invites you to the opening of Hemisfério 1 , a solo exhibition by Arjan Martins . In the show of new works, Arjan investigates historic racial issues, working for art and also using it as a subsidy. In his paintings, he portrays bodies that suggest the visualization... Read more

Vinicius Gerheim | Brejo

10 Sep - 22 Oct 2022 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro A Gentil Carioca invites you to the opening of BREJO , solo exhibition by Vinicius Gerheim . In the exhibition, biomes from Minas Gerais’ Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest materialize ex-castrated bodies into new possibilities of freedom. The artist pulls from his memory, touching on patterns and repetitions of an... Read more

Ana Linnemann | Anotações sobre a prática e outras considerações

6 Aug - 17 Sep 2022 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca invites you to the opening of Anotações sobre a prática e outras considerações , by Ana Linnemann . The show concludes a trilogy protagonized by the artist's internal production relations and presents previous and new works developed during the COVID-19 pandemic and the dismantling of recent years.... Read more

A Trama da Terra que Treme

21 May - 22 Jul 2022 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo João Modé | Construtivo [Paninho] , 2014 A Gentil Carioca is pleased to present A Trama da Terra que Treme . Curated by Victor Gorgulho , the show brings together works by artists represented by the gallery and guests. They are: Aleta Valente, Cabelo, Ernesto Neto, Jarbas Lopes, João Modé,... Read more

Rodrigo Torres | Livro de Quartzo

30 Apr - 13 Aug 2022 Rodrigo Torres | Drusaliva , 2022 A Gentil Carioca is pleased to present the solo exhibition Livro de Quartzo [Quartz Book], by Rodrigo Torres . - The artist, an archeologist of the future By VIctor Gorgulho One night, after a sudden bang, he woke up startled, still entangled in a... Read more

Agrade Camíz | Quitação

2 Apr - 7 May 2022 Agrade Camíz | Últimas oportunidades para você quitar sua dívida , 2022 A Gentil Carioca is pleased to present Quitação , first solo exhibition by Agrade Camíz in São Paulo. The opening takes place on Saturday, April 02, 2022, from 3pm to 8pm. “ Quitação (Discharge) establishes Agrade Camiz as... Read more

Abre Alas 17

12 Feb - 9 Apr 2022 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro, A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo São Paulo | 12 Feb - 19 Mar 2022 Rio de Janeiro | 19 Feb - 9 Apr 2022 - Adriano Braga de Moraes, Albarte, Allan Weber, Ana Hortides, ANNA, Antonio Tebyriçá, Caio Rosa, Carlos Monaretta, Cipriano, Complexo da Pedreira Paulo Vinicius, Fava da Silva, Florencia Caiazza, Ian Schuler, Jeff... Read more

Renata Lucas | O Perde

12 Feb - 26 Mar 2022 A Gentil Carioca is pleased to present O Perde , the first solo exhibition by Renata Lucas at the gallery space in São Paulo. If a line drawn on the ground defines a symbolic or representational field, that same line drawn also configures a game, by defining opposite fields. In... Read more

Maxwell Alexandre | Novo Poder

26 Nov 2021 - 29 Jan 2022 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro, A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo A Gentil Carioca is pleased to announce the show New Power , by Maxwell Alexandre , opening simultaneously at Palais de Tokyo and in both A Gentil Carioca spaces, in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. New Power is a spin-off of Pardo é Papel, made to explore the idea... Read more

Vinicius Gerheim | Primeiras Estórias

14 Aug - 9 Oct 2021 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro The temporal phenomena between the large gap in living and dying are actions of our senses, of the sensations that embody the cycles, of the emotions that drive the perceptions and experiences that shape our existence. In Primeiras Estórias (First Stories) , a series of paintings by Vinicius Gerheim ,... Read more

Agrade Camíz | Abusada

14 Aug - 9 Oct 2021 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Your name is on judas or from suburban to suburban The suburbs are hell, gossip, name on Judas, cable robbery, kite wax in the eyes, teasing, bullying. - Camila, look at this outfit, this hair, this ass! Where is self-love? Own home? Own car? Own life? Packed bus. Packed train.... Read more

Cibelle Arcanjo | Muvucas

14 Aug - 9 Oct 2021 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Muvucas Evocation , the series by the artist Cibelle Arcanjo , is about a swarm of seeds that become a forest. Muvuca , an indigenous technology for planting native species with fast, medium, and long growth, is carried out in view of the plurality of plants, interspecific associations, and the... Read more

Herbert De Paz | Ibirapema

14 Aug - 9 Oct 2021 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Ibirapema : ‘fighting with Christians is not like eating tortillas’¹ More and more, the way in which canons are operated in the field of art history, seek possibilities for the (re) elaboration of pasts, through a critical position in the traditional regime of the circulation of images. In the research... Read more

Bum-bum Paticumbum Prugurundum

7 Aug - 9 Oct 2021 A Gentil Carioca | São Paulo Aleta Valente, Ana Linnemann, Arjan Martins, Cabelo, Ernesto Neto, Jarbas Lopes, João Modé, José Bento, Laura Lima, Marcela Cantuária, Maria Laet, Maria Nepomuceno, Maxwell Alexandre, OPAVIVARÁ!, Renata Lucas, Rodrigo Torres, Vivian Caccuri Access viewing room Bumbum paticumbum prugurundum Dear colleagues, Good morning, I believe that you have all already heard,... Read more

Arjan Martins | Descompasso Atlântico

22 Apr - 25 Jun 2021 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Access viewing room Read more

Mirror

5 Mar - 2 May 2021 Access viewing room or Visit online exhibition Read more

all power to the beach!

27 Nov - 6 Dec 2020 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Access viewing room Read more

Encruzilhada Gentil

7 Oct - 31 Dec 2020 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Access viewing room Read more

Lost in Translation

23 May - 25 Jul 2020 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Access viewing room Read more

Abre Alas 16

15 Feb - 20 Mar 2020 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro André Niemeyer, Andréa Hygino, Darks Miranda, Fátima Aguiar, Gilson Andrade, Juliana dos Santos, Leka Mendes, m. morani, max wíllà moraes, Mulambo, Nathalia Favaro, Reitchel Komch, Val Souza, Yan Copelli Curated by Keyna Eleison, Pablo León de La Barra, Yhuri Cruz By the end of 2004, the first year of the... Read more

Aleta Valente | Overexposure

9 Nov - 20 Dec 2019 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro In an exercise of exploring the stereotypes associated with the representation of women body, Aleta Valente uses ambiguous strategies in her work, often reiterating the body score of advertising positions that we have all been exposed from an early age - whether by street advertising, magazine covers or on tv... Read more

Marcela Cantuária | La Larga Noche de los 500 años

9 Nov - 20 Dec 2019 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro In her work, Marcela Cantuária appropriates images from different backgrounds, elaborating a counter-narrative, with the aim of highlighting the flourishing of another future. Her approach highlights symbols that start from the effervescence of themes that involve multiple perspectives, weaving approximations between social spheres, political associations and oneiric wishes. Her works... Read more

Yellow Fever

21 Sep - 1 Nov 2019 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Exactly ten years ago I was introduced to Vivian Caccuri by the anthropologist Hermano Vianna who was soon saying that we should do something together and, sure enough, we started working on a project called Pororoca Rave that was inspired by a work of Vivian's that had as its premise... Read more

Laura Lima | Balé Literal

1 Jul - 30 Aug 2019 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro ACT 01 - BEFORE / Invention and tangent concretion ‘The experimental can not be defined. It is in the very concretion of the invention’, said Hélio Oiticica to Ivan Cardoso in 1979. 2019. It is known - from rehearsals, conversations, messages - that Literal Ballet , under construction, is a... Read more

OPAVIVARÁ! | PORNORAMA

4 May - 7 Jun 2019 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro A sort of memories Contemplate! See how art can be, touch, feel, enter, let yourself be penetrated by it, come alone, come to receive, come ... Come until contemplation is not enough, then ... Do We must not forget that we were taught to forget. That is the point. The... Read more

Abre Alas 15

23 Feb - 30 Mar 2019 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Cecilia Cavalieri, Erika Malzoni, Estúdio IMERSIVA, Fabíola Morais, Felipe Carnaúba, Fernanda Andrade, Fernanda Figueiredo, Hariel Revignet, Jeane Terra, Lair Uaracyl, Laura Carvalho, Luciana Mattioli, Natalie Braido, Pri Fiszman, Raoni Azevedo, Raoni Iarin, Roberta Paiva, Rodrigo D’Alcântara, Thiago Ortiz, Xikão Xikão, Yhuri Cruz Selection committee: assume vivid astro focus, OPAVIVARÁ!, Renato... Read more

Maria Nepomuceno | Pelo amor...

27 Sep - 15 Dec 2018 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro “Pelo Amor...” , individual de Maria Nepomuceno , mistura diferentes elementos e é fruto do novo ambiente de trabalho da artista, local onde funcionou um centro de Umbanda por muitos anos. A reforma da casa, a natureza presente, as referências e materiais usados nos processos de trabalho da artista, o... Read more

Paulo Paes | Missa para os Mortos

27 Sep - 15 Dec 2018 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Paulo Paes proposes a transit and a communication between worlds through visual manifestation. There are 4 sets of works that use diverse materials such as Chinese rice paper dyed with ink, bamboo and fiberglass. The series “Os Mortos cantam uma canção” (“The Dead Sing a Song”), “Esquecimentos” (“Forgetfulness”), “Supercondutores sonoros”... Read more

Maxwell Alexandre | O Batismo de Maxwell Alexandre

21 Jul - 21 Sep 2018 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro O Batismo de Maxwell Alexandre (The Baptism of Maxwell Alexandre) , the name of the artist’s first individual exhibition, is intentionally performative, as the ritual adopted in it does not refer to any known religion. The ceremony will be conducted according to the rites of the Church of the Kingdom... Read more

Maria Laet | Poro

21 May - 16 Jun 2018 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro The exhibition Poro investigates the artistic universe of Maria Laet through a group of works which explore the relationships between nature and culture, spheres which overlay each other and articulate visually and sensorially distinct perceptions of life and its layers of time. Read more

Videoarte Agora Videoarte

31 Mar - 5 May 2018 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Alex Topini, Almudena Lobera, Ana Hortides, Analu Cunha, Anitta Boa Vida, Anna Braga, Benjamin Verhoeven, Bob N, Caio Reisewitz, Cristina Amiran, Deborah Engel, Diana Tamane, Enorê, Gabriel Klabin, Hamza Halloubi, Jonathan Paepens, Khalil Charif, Laure Cottin Stefanelli, Lien Hüwels, Louise Botkay, Lucas Ferraço Nassif, Lucio Salvatore, Luiza Baldan, Lydia Debeer,... Read more

Abre Alas 14

3 Feb - 10 Mar 2018 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Allan Sieber, Amador e Jr. Segurança Patrimonial LTDA., Angela Od, Bia Martins, Caio Pacela, Danielle Cukierma, Enorê, Gustavo Torres, Ivan Schulze, João Paulo Racy, Kammal João, Leandro Eiki, Mariana Paraizo, Maxwell Alexandre, Nathalie Nery, Rafael Pagatini, Ricardo Villa, Thiago Ortiz, VAV - Vendo Ações Virtuosas, Yoko Nishio Curated by Clarissa... Read more

Jarbas Lopes | XXXY

25 Nov 2017 - 20 Jan 2018 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Sampler An ordinary woman, another sofiesticada, living in the scenario reserved for each person and her class, in common, time passing, industrial cement and ceraamicas, rocks and noble woods. The attentions are strategically directed to the political class, while the private economic class, dressed of lamd prejudiced in the intentions... Read more

Pascale Marthine Tayou | Carnavais / Carnaval (s)

9 Sep - 11 Nov 2017 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Carnavais / Carnaval (s) Grande desvio nas pistas do mundo, curtas caminhadas nas praias aqui e noutros lugares, Copacabana Leblon através do Knokke, Dakar ou Miami Ao deslizar no rio Amazônia vamos extrair o fogo do ouro puro da terra Brasil, pesquisar mistérios proibidos de segredos dos deuses indígenas emprestam... Read more

Rodrigo Torres | Provisions

22 Jul - 26 Aug 2017 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro 'All members of the Armada would have as well rights to the goods looted from the nations...' (A Viagem do descobrimento , Eduardo Bueno ) In Cabral 's Armada it was common the share of goods plundered from different peoples, which they called by butim. And everything was of interest... Read more

Botner e Pedro | Abrigo

22 Jul - 26 Aug 2017 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro 'Colcha de retalhos' (Patchwork quilt) is embroidered; fabric remains woven by one or more people, while the memory talks. Cinema has always been about montage, scissors, cut-and-paste trying to implicate the memory of the spectator in narrative lines. 'Memory is an editing station ' (Wally Salomão ). As the cinema... Read more

Sobre a terra

27 May - 8 Jul 2017 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Anna Bella Geiger, Caroline Valansi, Guga Ferraz, Hélio Oiticica, Luiz Alphonsus, Manfredo de Souzanetto, Maria Laet, Matheus Rocha Pitta, Mestre Didi, Rafael RG, Regina José Galindo and Rodrigo Braga Curated by Bernardo Mosqueira an initial study: from the ground (to my love) Trace fossil analysis provide evidence that the Homo... Read more

Bernardo Ramalho | ASCENSÃO – cada semente é uma planta

27 May - 8 Jul 2017 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Read more

OPAVIVARÁ! | UTUPYA

25 Mar - 6 May 2017 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro In the heat of the moment Ever since I moved to Rio de Janeiro, I was taken by OPAVIVARÁ! 's small talk and muambas (popular expression for smuggled items). They are my Outlaw heros, beach companions with whom I share my worries and joy, and the ones I'm always thinking... Read more

Abre Alas 13

21 Jan - 18 Feb 2017 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Adeildo Leite, Alexandre Furcolin Filho, Anna Costa e Silva, Beatriz Chachamovits, Benoit Fournier, David Bert Joris Dhert, Fernanda Leme, Guerreiro do Divino Amor, Luciana Kater, Lyz Parayzo, Rafael Abdala & Jessica Goes / PROTOVOULIA, Rafael Bqueer, Rebola, Romain Dumesnil, Talita Hoffmann, Tania Dinis, Zaven Paré Curated by Marcio and Mara... Read more

Arjan Martins | Et Cetera

22 Oct - 21 Dec 2016 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Arjan's paintings and their photographic sources The last time I met Arjan he was holding a book by Sepp Werkmeister who during the 1960s had portrayed the inhabitants of New York, many of which from the neighborhood of Harlem. There were images of humble yet dignified black men, women and... Read more

Thiago Rocha Pitta | Mapas temporais de uma terra não sedimentada

5 Sep - 8 Oct 2016 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro In his fourth solo show at the A Gentil Carioca gallery Thiago Rocha Pitta exhibits frescos and videos from the Temporary maps of a non-sedimented land series, work in which we see the independent development, except for minor interventions from the artist, of various movements of eroded and varied terrain.... Read more

Alma: Acervo Gentil

16 Jul - 20 Aug 2016 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Read more

Rafael Alonso | Torto

11 Apr - 11 Jun 2016 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro A Gentil Carioca presents TORTO , the first solo exhibiton by artist Rafael Alonso at the gallery. In his individual exhibition he continues his artistic research of the last few years based on the investigation of possible links between his practice of painting and his daily life. From a series... Read more

Abre Alas 12

30 Jan - 19 Mar 2016 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Alice Ricci, Aline Motta, André Burian, Dani Spadotto, Diogo Miranda, Dudu Quintanilha, Florencia Caiazza, Gokula Stoffel, Grupo Indigestão, Guilherme Ginane, Janaína Miranda, Jardineiro André Feliciano, Leandro Machado, Luisa Brandelli, Malvina Sammarone, Renato Custodio, Simone Cupello, Tchelo, Victor Mattina, Yornel Martinez Curated by Adriana Varejão, André Sheik, Paula Borghi One of... Read more

José Bento | Chão de estrelas

11 Sep - 7 Nov 2015 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Chão de estrelas This exhibition has an ancient birthplace, where what we call civilization begins. It is a small sample of a personal, individual clash, a single spine erect with a vast idea, actually concept, Civilization: to adjectivize Brazilian civilization: panindogreekindianafrosinomuslimcatholicatlanticjewishzen. We are part of a worldwide culture, we have... Read more

João Modé | Algumas coisas que estão comigo

18 Jul - 21 Aug 2015 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Read more

Cabelo | Obrigado, volte sempre

28 Mar - 15 May 2015 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Iluminações Muitas vezes, falamos do ofício do artista pelo seu viés mais tradicional, isto é, a luta tenaz entre seu corpo e o tempo, entre sua mente e a forma, entre sua técnica e o suporte. Uma luta que, no interior de um espaço solitário como o ateliê, pode durar... Read more

Abre Alas 11

7 Feb - 13 Mar 2015 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Aleta Valente, Alexandre Wagner, Bruno Cançado, Carina Sehn, Carolina Bonfim, Cecília Bona, Coletivo ES3, Daniel Beerstecher, Daniel Frota, Daniel Jablonski, Daniel Lie, Dirnei Prates, Erica Ferrari, Ewa Priester, Felipe Abdala, Felipe Bittencourt, Frederico Ramires, Gabriela Noujaim, Gabriele Mauro, I repeat, Igor Vidor, Ilan Waisberg, Jonas Arrabal, Jorge Soledar, Lucas Sargentelli,... Read more

Abre Alas 10

22 Feb - 15 Mar 2014 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Beatriz Nogueira, Betelhem Makonnen, Bruno Osório, Carolina Cordeiro, Cauê Novaes, Coletivo Plástico Preto, Daniel Albuquerque, Deolinda Aguiar, Eduardo Montelli, Erika Romaniuk, Evandro Prado, Felipe Braga, Fernanda Taddei, Guilherme Callegari, Jeferson Andrade, Leandra Espírito Santo, Letícia Lampert, Louise Botkay, Noara Quintana, Peter Wüthrich, Raquel Uendi, Renan Marcondes, Sheila Ortega, Steffania Paola,... Read more

Abre Alas 9

26 Jan - 16 Mar 2013 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Bet Katona, Bruno Baptistelli, Bruno Senise, Camila Soato, Fábia Schnoor, Frederico Filippi, Gabriel Secchin, Gustavo Torrezan, Ícaro Lira, Jaime Lauriano, Juan Parada, Leonardo Akio, Oscar Barbery, Patricio Gil Flood, Rafael Perpétuo, RG Faleiros, Silvio de Camillis Borges Curated by Alexandre Sá, Daniela Castro, João Modé Read more

Rodrigo Torres | Sensor

2 Jun - 14 Jul 2012 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro O que dizer? I don’t have anything to say and I am saying it - John Cage Compactuamos com a versão silenciosa e misteriosa do processo. É assim que acontece comigo e o que acontece conosco, é diferente do que se aprende. Isso não quer dizer que não se tenha... Read more

Abre Alas 8

11 Feb - 10 Mar 2012 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Adriano Costa, Aleksandra Urban, Alexandre Brandão, Amadeo Azar, Amanda Mei, AoLeo, Arthur C. Arnold, Bete Esteves, Carlos Nunes, Celina Portella, Chico Fernandes, Escobar, Fabio Tremonte, Fran Junqueira, Francilins, James Eisen, Kristofer Paetau, Lilian Maus, Maíra das Neves, Marcelo Amorim, Márcio Vilela, Margit Leisner, Maria Mattos, Marina de Botas, Paula Huven,... Read more

Cabelo apresenta: MC Fininho e Dj Barbante no Baile Funk (Gentil) Carioca

4 Jun - 16 Jul 2011 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro “Minha produção musical, que começou 20 anos atrás no grupo Boato (que lançou o CD Abracadabra pela WEA) e que depois se desdobrou em parcerias com Pedro Luis, Cidade Negra, Monobloco, Ney Matogorosso entre outros, estava meio adormecida e despertou um ano e pouco atrás, quando começei preparar meu primeiro... Read more

Abre Alas 7

2 Feb - 19 Mar 2011 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Abel Duarte, Alessandro Sartore, Anton Steenbock, Bruna Lobo, Caroline Valansi, Claudia Hersz, Cristiana Miranda, Daniela Antonelli, Danielle Carcav, Fabiano Araruna, Jesus Roman, Julia Pombo, Julio Lucio, Luciana Knabben, Matias Mesquita, Pedro Moreira Lima, Raphael Perret, Siri, Xulio Rodríguez Curated by Daniela Name, Bernardo Mosqueira, Bob N Read more

Abre Alas 6

30 Jan - 27 Feb 2010 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro André Amaral, Bárbara Wagner, Bruno Jacomino, Bruno Vilela, Catarina Lira Pereira, Coletivo Filé de Peixe, Elvis Almeida, Estúdio Móvel Experimental, Felipe Fernandes, Gabriel Colaço, Isabela Sá Roriz, Luiz Roque, Nicolas Grum, Rafael Adorján, Raoni Moreno, Ricardo Villa, Sergio Zevallos and Vijai Patchineelan Curated by Beatriz Lemos, Felipe Scovino, Guga Ferraz Read more

Abre Alas 5

24 Jan - 28 Feb 2009 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Aldel Ghezal, André França, Andrei Muller, Begué, Bernardo Ramalho, Bianca Bernardo, Brenda Valansi, Carlos Cesari, Crista Campinho, Deborah Engel, Elisa Castro, Evandro Machado, Fernando Peres, Nino Cais, PINO, Pedro Sepúlveda & Vanessa Vásquez, Rachel Reupke, Tamara Andrade, Tiago Primo, Viviane Teixeira Selection by Laura Lima, Márcio Botner, Ernesto Neto Read more

Abre Alas 4

26 Jan - 29 Mar 2008 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Alexandre Przewodowski, Ana Infante, Arnaud Levesque, Bianca Tomaselli, Bruno Miguel, Carolina Cor, Cristiano Lenhardt, Danielle Fonseca, Gabi Gusmão, Gabriela Mureb, Glaucia Mayer, João Penoni, Joshua Callaghan, Julia Debasse, Leonardo Ayres, Maria Helena Bastos, Maria Laet, Maria Lynch, Nadam Guerra & Domingos Guimaraens, Pontogor, Sérgio Torres, Tatiana Ferraz, Tiago Rivaldo Selection... Read more

Abre Alas 3

10 Mar - 14 Apr 2007 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Adrianna Eu, Alê Souto, AMID, Aslan Cabral, Brigada de Incêndio, Daniel Murgel, Daniel Steegmann, Elana Mann, Grupo EmpreZa, Juliana Moraes, Klaudia Kemper, Lúcia Gomes, Luciano Zanette, Milena Travassos, Rodrigo Torres, Simone Barreto, Tatiana Dager, Ticiano Monteiro, Tomás Rivas Read more

Abre Alas 2

4 Jan - 11 Mar 2006 A Gentil Carioca | Rio de Janeiro Adriano Melhem, Alex Laurentino, Ana Torres, Cadu D'Oliveira, Carmen Riquelme, Carolina Ponte, Francisco de Almeida, Gustavo Speridião, Hapak, Judith Augustinovič, Leopoldo Henrique Wolf, Lourival Batista, Maria Laet, Maria Nepomuceno, Mariana Manhães, Roosivelt Pinheiro, Tomás Ribas, Traplev, Zé Carlos Garcia Read more