MASP showcases Mexican artist Minerva Cuevas in an exhibition exploring social ecology through art, environment, and social issues.
Minerva Cuevas: social ecology features 42 works, including installations, sculpture, painting, posters, and video. It is Cuevas’ largest solo exhibition in Brazil.
The show examines capitalism, society, and the environment. In Understorm (2022), Cuevas uses tar to evoke oil spills and reference pre-Hispanic practices.
Curated by André Mesquita with assistance from Daniela Rodrigues, the exhibition closes MASP’s 2025 Histories of Ecology cycle, highlighting ecology as a social issue.
Works like Feast [Banquet] (2015) explore cacao as a cultural, historical, and economic symbol, while Égalité [Equality] (2001) questions consumption and the value of water as a vital resource.
The exhibition is accompanied by a bilingual (PT/EN) catalogue with essays by André Mesquita, Julieta Gonzalez, and T. J. Demos, and exclusive products at the MASP Store.
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Minerva Cuevas: social ecology
Curators: André Mesquita, assisted by Daniela Rodrigues
Period: December 5, 2025 – April 12, 2026
Location: MASP — Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, Avenida Paulista, 1578 – Bela Vista, São Paulo, SP 01310-200
Lina Bo Bardi Building, 2nd basement
Opening hours: Tuesdays free 10am-8pm (last entry 7pm); Wednesday & Thursday 10am-6pm (last entry 5pm); Friday 10am-9pm (free entry 6pm-8:30pm); Saturday & Sunday 10am-6pm (last entry 5pm); closed Mondays.
Online booking required: masp.org.br/ingressos
Tickets: R$ 75 (full), R$ 37 (half-price)
