Voted by São Paulo's two major newspapers – Estado and Folha de São Paulo – as one of the best exhibitions of 2022.
The first edition of ABERTO took place between November 5 and December 4, 2022, in São Paulo, in the only residential project designed by Oscar Niemeyer in the city. The event coincided with the tenth anniversary of the architect’s death. The exhibition was selected as one of the best of 2022 by the newspapers O Estado de S. Paulo and Folha de S.Paulo.
The exhibition was held at Casa Oscar, whose architecture by Niemeyer guided the organization of the exhibition design, which was divided into five thematic sections distributed throughout the house’s spaces. The curatorship was signed by Claudia Moreira Salles, Filipe Assis, and Kiki Mazzucchelli. As part of the exhibition design, an easel developed by Claudia Moreira Salles in partnership with ETEL was launched and incorporated into the exhibition route.
The exhibition was also supported by the Oscar Niemeyer Foundation.
Designed in the 1960s and built between 1970 and 1974 in Alto de Pinheiros, the residence was the ideal setting to host the first edition of ABERTO and to celebrate the strong bond between art and architecture.
Its curves, which echo the forms of Praça Panamericana, and its large glass panels—typical of Niemeyer’s lyrical and sculptural aesthetic—connect the interior and exterior spaces, creating a fluid and poetic architecture.
