Bárbara Wagner, “Mestres de Cerimônias”, 2016, Mineral pigment on cotton paper, 80 x 120cm
Mission
To support, promote and help document Brazilian contemporary art and artists. Our goal is to be “The Window into Brazilian Contemporary Art”.
The Institute was established in 2010 with three main objectives:
PIPA Institute’s first action was the PIPA Prize, which has been held annually since 2010. In 2019, the Prize’s exhibition was held at Villa Aymoré and, in 2021, at the Paço Imperial, both located in Rio de Janeiro.
Other actions have been promoted by the Institute, such as: acquisitions of works for the collection, commissioning, exhibitions of the collection, PIPA em Casa, Closer to PIPA, Podcast, critical texts and video interviews.
Learn more about the history of the PIPA Institute by checking below the links to the texts in pdf, written exclusively for the book celebrating the Institute’s 10 years in 2019.