EDITORIAL PICKS: 5 "COOL" PROJECTS AT PINTA BAphoto
On photography’s 200th birthday, the fair presents images that problematize representations of the body, explore across media, and build collective images.
THE INTERDISCIPLINARY UNIVERSE OF CECILIA VICUÑA IN LONDON
The Whitechapel Gallery presents a retrospective survey of Cecilia Vicuña’s oeuvre in an exhibition that weaves together art, poetry, political resistance, indigenous memory, and ecology.
MERCEDES CLAUS AND PHOTOGRAPHY’S “POROUS NATURE”
Whether it is from the archive to the gallery or spanning between research and curatorial practice, Mercedes Claus explores the different spaces that outline Argentina’s photographic scene. This is an interview about the circulation, legitimization, and interpretation of images, in light of her work as curator of RADAR at the upcoming edition of Pinta BAphoto.
THYAGO NOGUEIRA: “INSTITUTIONS EXIST FOR ARTISTS”
Brazilian curator Thyago Nogueira, who heads Contemporary Art and Photography at Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS), reflects on the role of institutions, photography’s multiple dimensions, and the need to build new connections between the art scenes of Brazil and Argentina, ahead of his upcoming visit to Pinta BAphoto.
MAM SÃO PAULO REOPENS IN IBIRAPUERA PARK WITH THE 39TH PANORAMA OF BRAZILIAN ART
The museum returned to its headquarters after renovating the building, with 33 artists from 11 states and updates to its education, collecting, and dining offerings.
BODY, EARTH, AND MEMORY: ANA MENDIETA AT TATE MODERN
The British institution reclaims the legacy of the Cuban artist through an exhibition that examines the intersection of her lived experience, nature, and identity, utilizing a museographical approach that transcends mere documentation to bridge ephemeral actions, moving-image works, and sculpture.
EVE SCHILLO ON PHOTOPGRAPHY BEYOND PHOTOGRAPHY
Eve Schillo is an Associate Curator in the Wallis Annenberg Department of Photography at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art). During her upcoming visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for Pinta BAphoto 2026, she shares an organic and systemic perspective on photography, one that does not need to remain within its own boundaries.
BUREAU MOVES INTO ATELIERS TRES SARGENTOS IN RETIRO
The cultural strategy office will open in late October with a site-specific exhibition by Olivier Mosset and Gilda Picabea.
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