Lucas Arruda included in the 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art

vInstallation view of Lucas Arruda in 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: Mil graus [A thousand degrees], at the Museum of Contemporary Art at the University of São Paulo, in Sao Paolo, Brazil, dated 2023.

Installation view of Lucas Arruda in 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: Mil graus [A thousand degrees], Museum of Contemporary Art at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo, Brussels, Paris, New York. © Lucas Arruda. Photo by Edouard Fraipont.

 

Museum of Contemporary Art at the University of São Paulo, Brazil

October 5–January 26, 2025

Lucas Arruda was included in the 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: 1000º, curated by Germano Dushá, Thiago de Paula Souza, and Ariana Nuala. The exhibition was mounted by the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM) and this year’s iteration was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art at the University of São Paulo. The 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: 1000º was centered on the idea of a temperature opposite to absolute zero, an insurmountable maximum temperature which would result in a total molecular agitation, capable of melting any existing matter. This concept was a starting point to think about contexts with a high rate of environmental variation and situations involving combustion processes, like electricity and friction. In this sense, the project was guided by an interest in formulations linked to experimentations, intense risk, and extreme conditions marked by heat.

Learn more at the Museum of Modern Art Sao Paolo.