Rhythm & Soul – Brazilian Contemporary Art is a comprehensive and deeply political panorama of Brazil's contemporary art scene. The exhibition brings together several generations of artists whose works reflect the beauty, contradictions and current challenges of the country.
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![Panmela Castro, Lola Bahjan, da série Deriva Afetiva Lisboa [Affective Drift Lisbon series], 2024 Oil on canvas,](/system/files/styles/visitberlin_gallery_item_visitberlin_xxl_2x/private/event_images/vb-39-8369a696-d76c-4347-9b27-a88e541b59e0.jpg.webp?itok=JVsZkc4l "Panmela Castro, Lola Bahjan, da série Deriva Afetiva Lisboa [Affective Drift Lisbon series], 2024 Oil on canvas,")
Panmela Castro, Lola Bahjan, da série Deriva Afetiva Lisboa [Affective Drift Lisbon series], 2024 Oil on canvas,
![Mayara Ferrão; “Sem Título” da série Cangaço [Untitled from the Cangaço series]; 2025](/system/files/styles/visitberlin_gallery_item_visitberlin_xxl_2x/private/event_images/vb-94-2dd5b6c7-7363-4e79-ac5e-98ef63bf5dbe.jpg.webp?itok=Dmb8m8Ym "Mayara Ferrão; “Sem Título” da série Cangaço [Untitled from the Cangaço series]; 2025")
Mayara Ferrão; “Sem Título” da série Cangaço [Untitled from the Cangaço series]; 2025
Lia D Castro. From the series Axs Nossxs Filhxs, 202. Oil, Acrylic, Graphite, adhesive plaster on canvas
![Panmela Castro, Lola Bahjan, da série Deriva Afetiva Lisboa [Affective Drift Lisbon series], 2024 Oil on canvas,](/system/files/styles/visitberlin_gallery_thumbnail_visitberlin_xxl_2x/private/event_images/vb-39-8369a696-d76c-4347-9b27-a88e541b59e0.jpg.webp?itok=PN7UPa0l "Panmela Castro, Lola Bahjan, da série Deriva Afetiva Lisboa [Affective Drift Lisbon series], 2024 Oil on canvas,")
![Mayara Ferrão; “Sem Título” da série Cangaço [Untitled from the Cangaço series]; 2025](/system/files/styles/visitberlin_gallery_thumbnail_visitberlin_xxl_2x/private/event_images/vb-94-2dd5b6c7-7363-4e79-ac5e-98ef63bf5dbe.jpg.webp?itok=GwQQwg1d "Mayara Ferrão; “Sem Título” da série Cangaço [Untitled from the Cangaço series]; 2025")
From Afro-diasporic identity to indigenous cosmology, from gender and territoriality to resistance and joy, the exhibition reveals rhythm as a social force: a pulse that carries memory, protest, spirituality and the tension between a fragmented present and an imagined future. It brings to the fore voices and perspectives that shape Brazil today, beyond stereotypes and folkloric attributions.
Artists:
Francisco de Almeida, Rafael Baron, Panmela Castro, Lia D. Castro, Samir Dams, Mayara Ferrão, Alex Flemming, José Gomes, Rosilene Luduvico, muSa Michelle Mattiuzzi, OBastardo, Heitor dos Prazeres, Nádia Taquary, Ehuana Yanomami and Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami‘Rhythm & Soul – Brazilian Contemporary Art’, conceived for 68projects by KORNFELD, brings together Brazilian artists whose works capture the pulse of Brazil's cultural, political and emotional landscapes. In the heart of Berlin – a city known for its rich musical heritage and socio-political engagement – the exhibition explores how rhythm, both literally and figuratively, reveals the soul of a nation in transition.
Brazil is a country of contrasts:
joy and resistance, tradition and futurism, festivity and protest. Through various media – painting, drawing, objects and printmaking – the exhibition shows how contemporary artists from Brazil translate their individual and collective identities into rhythmic forms of visual expression. On display are works by artists from different generations and regions of Brazil, such as Francisco de Almeida, Rafael Baron, Panmela Castro, Lia D. Castro, Samir Dams, Mayara Ferrão, Alex Flemming, José Gomes, Rosilene Luduvico, muSa Michelle Mattiuzzi, OBastardo, Heitor dos Prazeres, Nádia Taquary, Ehuana Yanomami and Joseca Mokahesi Yanomami.
In Brazil, rhythm is more than music; it is a way of moving through the world. It vibrates in carnival drums and urban graffiti; it echoes in the beat of protests, in the silence of religious rituals and in the architecture of cities such as Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. It is both concrete and symbolic – a language of resistance, identity and joy.
Exhibition details:
Duration: 15 January – 28 February 2026Gallery: 68projects by KORNFELD, Fasanenstr. 68, 10719 Berlin
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
