Bahia
Panorama da Arte Brasileira
Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia
April 21–May 19, 2002
Museu de Arte Moderna
Av Infante Dom Henrique 85
Parque do Flamengo
January 22–March 3, 2002
Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM)
Av. Pedro Alvares Cabral, s/nº – Parque Ibirapuera
October 26, 2001–January 20, 2002
You might call “Panorama da Arte Brasileira” the Brazilian version of the Whitney Biennial. For those seeking a heads-up on yet-to-be internationally acclaimed Brazilian artists, this every-other-year roundup may prove a unique opportunity. The task of organizing “Panorama,” which includes around forty artists, has typically fallen to the Museu de Arte Moderna director, but this time out Ivo Mesquita has turned the reins over to a team, inviting Curitiba-based curator Paulo Reis, Rio de Janeiro–based artist Ricardo Basbaum, and MAM’s own Ricardo Resende to try their hands.