As shared in yesterday's post featuring Bernardo Paz's celebration of his wife Adriana Varejao and her artistic vision- Instituto Cultural Inhotim is a marvel of contemporary art.
A recent New York Times article reminds all of us that there is a magical opportunity to behold this new creation before the world has discovered it- and that time is now.
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(views of olafur eliasson's "pleasure dome")
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Completely private and not for profit, the institute was meant to house contemporary works that would normally not be collected due to their sheer physical enormity. That idea was fascinating to me.
Below, more of the works that are currently gracing the mysterious wilds of Brazil-
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(sonic pavilion by doug aitken)
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(helio oiticica and neville d'almeda, photo eduardo echenfeis)
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(matthew barney pavilion exterior)
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(matthew barney pavilion interior)
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(chris burden installation)
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(doris salcedo)
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(helio oiticica)
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(edgard de souza)