Poços de Caldas, in the state of Minas Gerais, is home to the first Instituto Moreira Salles cultural center, opened in August 1992. IMS Poços is comprised of two buildings, a centennial cottage that houses the administration and a café, as well as a cultural center with over 1,000 sq. mts. of exhibition space, with a minimalist, modern design that stands out amidst the landscape for its white bulk and large stairway in the main façade.

Quatro artistas paulistas

FOUR ARTISTS FROM SÃO PAULO

Working in distinct media, Ana Calzavara, Celina Yamauchi, Marcia Cymbalista and Marco Buti present their most recent works over at IMS Poços on this exhibition. Curated by Teodoro Stein Carvalho Dias, it is a development of a previous one called baixa (low) held by the artists at Galeria Virgílio, in São Paulo, on 2018.

Between paintings, engravings, drawings, photographs and videos, the work of these four artists “share similar poetic qualities and an appreciation for drawings, intimate creative processes, mostly focused on revealing subtleties rather than arousing stridencies”, according to the curator.

Chichico Alkmim, fotógrafo

CHICHICO ALKMIM, PHOTOGRAPHER

Featuring over 200 pictures taken by the self-taught photographer from Diamantina, in the state of Minas Gerais, during the first half of the 20th century, the exhibition rounds up the different phases of a man who never limited his work to portraying the bourgeoisie. Alkmim photographed weddings, baptisms, funerals, popular and religious festivities, landscapes, street views and the locals, always with a unique sensibility.

Rua Teresópolis, 90 – Jardim dos Estados
May also be referred to as Casa da Cultura de Poços de Caldas on street signs

Admission is free for the cultural center and all events.