Exhibition opening ‘The Earth, The Fire, The Water, and The Winds – For a Museum of Errantry with Édouard Glissant’, the first ever international exhibition presenting the Édouard Glissant Art Collection in relation with new art generations.
At Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo (BR).
From September 2nd 2025 (vernissage) through January 25th 2026.
Free entrance.
With more than 50 artists:
. Victor Anicet (Martinique / FR, 1938)
. Emanoel Araújo (BR, 1940-2022)
. Raphaël Barontini (Guadeloupe / FR / IT, 1984)
. Arébénor Basséne (SN, 1974)
. Minia Biabiany (Guadeloupe / FR, 1988)
. Victor Brauner (RO / FR, 1903-1966)
. Ernest Breleur (Martinique / FR, 1945)
. Rebeca Carapiá (BR, 1988)
. Agustín Cárdenas (CU, 1927-2001)
. CHANG Yuchen (CN, 1989)
. Gerardo Chávez (PE, 1937-2025)
. Julien Creuzet (Martinique / FR, 1986) – Member of EGAF Scientific Committee
. Nolan Oswald Dennis (ZM / ZA, 1988) – Member of EGAF Scientific Committee
. Manthia Diawara (ML / US, 1953) – Member of EGAF Scientific Committee
. Melvin Edwards (US, 1937) – Member of EGAF Scientific Committee
. M. Emile (HT)
. Öyvind Fahlström (BR / SE, 1928-1976)
. Mélinda Fourn (BJ / FR, 1995)
. Pedro França (BR, 1984)
. Etienne de France (FR, 1984)
. Geneviève Gallego (FR)
. José Gamarra (UY / FR, 1934)
. Jean-Claude Garoute aka Tiga (HT / US, 1935-2006)
. Serge Hélénon (Martinique / FR, 1934)
. Sheila Hicks (US / FR, 1934)
. Hamedine Kane (MR / SN / FR, 1983) – Member of EGAF Scientific Committee
. Tarik Kiswanson (PS / JO / SE / FR, 1986) – Member of EGAF Scientific Committee
. Wifredo Lam (CU / FR, 1902-1982)
. Federica Matta (FR, 1955) – Member of EGAF Scientific Committee
. Roberto Matta (CL / IT, 1911-2022)
. Paul Mayer (FR, 1922-1998)
. Gabriela Morawetz (PL, 1952-2023)
. Aislan Pankararu (BR, 1990)
. Irving Burnell Petlin (US, 1934-2018)
. Cesare Peverelli (IT, 1922-2000)
. Pancho Quilici (VE / FR, 1954)
. Rayana Rayo (BR, 1989) – 2025 resident of Édouard Glissant House
. Florencia Rodriguez Giles (AR, 1978)
. Tiago Sant’Ana (BR, 1990)
. Antonio Seguí (AR / FR, 1934-2022)
. Sylvie Séma Glissant (Martinique / FR, 1958) – Founding Member of EGAF
. Kelly Sinnapah Mary (Guadeloupe / FR, 1981)
. Chico Tabibuia (BR, 1936-2007)
. Pol Taburet (Guadeloupe / FR, 1997)
. Flavio-Shiró Tanaka (JP / BR, 1928-2023)
. Frank Walter (AG, 1926-2009)
. Amoedas Wani & Patrice Alexandre (BR / FR)
. Eduardo Zamora (MX, 1942-2023)
. Enrique Zañartu (CL / FR, 1921-2000)
. Zé di Cabeça – José Eduardo Ferreira Santos (BR, 1974) – 2025 resident of Édouard Glissant House.
Curators: Ana Roman and Paulo Miyada.
An initiative of Instituto Tomie Ohtake, co-organized by Mémorial ACTe, Edouard Glissant Art Fund (EGAF) and Institut du Tout-Monde (ITM), with the Center for Art Research and Alliances (CARA) and institutional support from Institut Français.
Photo copyrights: Exhibition design by Instituto Tomie Ohtake. Logo EGAF by Arthur Francietta / Bureau Blindé, based on an original drawing by Édouard Glissant.
