In the gallery

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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