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Adriano Pedrosa, the artistic director at MASP in Brazil, challenges traditional curatorial methods by showcasing "outsider" art alongside academically trained artists and organizing exhibits around broad themes like childhood and sexuality rather than chronological narratives. In 2025, MASP inaugurated a $43 million tower that increased its exhibition space by 66%, after six years of planning and construction. Pedrosa’s curatorial program this year explores the creation and contestation of Latin America's identity over time, defending controversial exhibitions from political attacks.
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Adriano Pedrosa, the artistic director of Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) in Brazil, has revolutionized exhibition curation by elevating works previously labeled as "outsider" to equal standing with those by academically trained artists. Instead of chronological narratives, Pedrosa uses thematic surveys such as “childhood” and “sexuality.” In 2025, MASP inaugurated a $43 million expansion project that increased its exhibition space by 66%, after six years of planning and construction. This year, Pedrosa focused on how the concept of Latin America was formed and challenged historically. He also defended recent controversial shows, like one featuring queer artist La Chola Poblete, against right-wing criticism. Amid political divisions, Pedrosa’s approach underscores that there is no single correct way to interpret art.

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🔮 Alongside raising money for the new building and attracting patrons including Beyoncé, Golden created a $52 million endowment, ensuring the Studio Museum’s 9,000-work collection will be cared for well into the future.
2026-09-17 · assertive framing · Thelma Golden
🔮 In September, she will open her first solo show in Asia: a survey exhibition at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun center, where signature works will be shown alongside a new performance in collaboration with the Hong Kong Ballet.
2026-09-17 · assertive framing · Anne Imhof
🔮 Following a critically lauded 2025 survey at the Pompidou in Paris, “Nothing Could Have Prepared Us—Everything Could Have Prepared Us,” Tillmans opened a solo show at the city’s Galerie Chantal Crousel in September, and is included in two major international biennials.
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Pedrosa places art previously dismissed as “outsider” on equal terms with the work of academically trained artists, and eschews chronological storytelling in favor of surveys of art that play on broad themes such as “childhood” or “sexuality.”
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The artistic director of Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) in Brazil has broken out by rewriting the curator’s playbook. asserted
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Pedrosa places art previously dismissed as “outsider” on equal terms with the work of academically trained artists, and eschews chronological storytelling in favor of surveys of art that play on broad themes such as “childhood” or “sexuality.” asserted
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In 2025, after more than six years of planning and construction, MASP opened a $43 million tower that expanded its exhibition space by 66%. asserted
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This year, Pedrosa dedicated MASP’s curatorial program to unpacking how the idea of Latin America was created and contested over time. asserted
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He also defended some MASP exhibitions, including a recent show by the queer artist La Chola Poblete, from right-wing attacks. asserted
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As competing political factions push fixed views of history, Pedrosa’s exhibits argue that there is no one “correct” way to view art. asserted
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