Aiming to attract the same crowd and acclaim as international counterparts Art Basel and Frieze, the second-annual ArtRio opens today to the public. The Rio de Janeiro-based fair showcases the best modern and contemporary Brazilian artists, featuring internationally recognized talent like Os Gemêos, Beatriz Milhazes, Ernesto Neto, Nelson Leirner, and Tunga. A sure mark of its upward mobility: the gallery lords at Gagosian are showing in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time ever, with the largest exhibition space of any participating gallery. Our Rio correspondent Patricia Malfitano was on hand to document the work of the 1,000 participating artists; her favorite shots are after the jump.
ArtRio entrance. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Gagosian Gallery space at ArtRio. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Tiago Carneiro da Cunha at Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo, Brazil. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Beatriz Milhazes at Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo, Brazil. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Os Gêmeos at Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo, Brazil. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Yinka Shonibare at Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, UK. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Henrique Oliveira at Galeria Millan, Såo Paulo, Brazil. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Anna Paola Protasio at Galeria Athena Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Tomas Saraceno at Andorseng Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Tunga at Mendes Wood, São Paulo, Brazil. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Anne Truit and Rivan Neuenschwander at Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, UK. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Antony Gormley at White Cube Gallery, London, UK. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Nelson Leirner at Galeria Silvia Cintra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Maria Nepomuceno at A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Angelo Venosa at Anita Schwartz Galeria de Arte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Ernesto Neto at Galeria Fortes Vilaça, Såo Paulo, Brazil. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Jorge Mayet at Galeria Inox, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Adrianna Eu at Galeria Inox, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Mozart Guerra at Klaus Steinmetz Contemporary, San José, Costa Rica. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano
Rachel Kneebone at White Cube Gallery, London, UK. Photo credit: ©Patricia Malfitano