SP-Arte Opens With Post-Pandemic High for Foreign Galleries and Expanded Design Program

Overview

• The 22nd edition in São Paulo reports its strongest international turnout since Covid, with 16 foreign galleries among about 100 exhibitors.
• SP-Arte Design marks 10 years with 64 stands that range from signed furniture to lighting, ceramics and jewelry produced in limited runs.
• A new parallel show called NOW, curated by Patricia Dranoff and Livia Debbane, introduces ten independent studios focused on material research and formal innovation.
• Organizers say Brazil is regaining global interest as curators and institutions return, backed by a report that found Brazilian galleries’ sales rose 21% in 2025.
• Major galleries are showing museum-quality works, including Flexa’s display of Tarsila do Amaral’s 1943 canvas Terra, valued at 19 million reais.