Exhibition "A Thousand Degrees", the 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art

Entitled XNUMXº [A thousand degrees],  38th Panorama of Brazilian Art critically elaborates the current reality of the country under the notion of limit heat — a temperature at which everything melts, disintegrates and transforms. The project seeks to outline a multidimensional horizon of contemporary Brazilian artistic production, establishing points of contact and contrast between various research projects and practices that, in common, share a high energy intensity. By bringing together artists and other agents who address ecological, historical, sociopolitical, technological and spiritual issues, the exhibition also serves as an activator of memory and public debate. As a whole, the works circumvent the limits of language and its pre-established meanings, revealing universal signs through gestures and regional accents. The idea of ​​a temperature opposite to absolute zero — that is, an absolute heat — points to the interests of thisPanoramathrough radical experiences, extreme conditions — climatic or metaphysical —, and transitory states — of matter and soul — that place us before transmutation as an inevitable destiny.

A série Panorama of Brazilian Art, started in 1969, is a milestone in the history of exhibitions. The first Panorama of Brazilian Art coincides with the installation of the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo (MAM) at its headquarters, on the Ibirapuera Park marquee. With the start of the marquee renovation in 2024, MAM temporarily left its headquarters and is expected to return in early 2025. The calendar and all of MAM's activities were maintained thanks to the support and hospitality of partner institutions that have historical ties to the museum, such as the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, which welcomed part of its team, and the Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo (MAC USP), which, in addition to providing space for collaborators, hosts the 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art.

Developed by the curators Germano Dushá, Thiago de Paula Souza e Ariana Nuala, the project of the 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: A thousand degrees is part of a colloquial expression that has multiple meanings, but always with the sense of high intensity. The exhibition points to conditions marked by heat, melting and drastic changes in any existing matter. In this edition, the contemporary world is observed from extreme conditions, both in the sense of historical and sociopolitical issues, as well as in relation to ecological and technological discussions.

MAM has established partnerships with institutions in the cultural hub of Ibirapuera Park. Carrying out the 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art at MAC USP, in addition to a historic rapprochement between the two institutions, it is a moment of integration and combined efforts for the benefit of art and its audiences. MAM thanks MAC USP for its receptiveness.

Service
Exhibition | XNUMXº [A thousand degrees]
From October 5nd to January 26th, 2026
Tuesday to Friday, from 9:30 am to 21:30 pm, Saturday and Sunday, from 10 am to 18 pm