Visions - Ludwig Collection

My first Carnival in Brazil was quite different from what I expected. Took some time off from work, and spent my days visiting São Paulo with my girlfriend. During one of those days I got to visit a new exhibition being held in Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil.

“Visions” is part of the Ludwig Collection which is spread all across the world. Back in 2010, during the Museums International Day I travelled to Cologne in Germany to visit the Ludwig Museum there, which is still one of my favorites, and now I had the chance of seeing another bit of the collection. Along 4 different floors you get to see works from Picasso, Andy Warhol, Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein, Gerhard Richter and others, taking you from neo-expressionism to pop art or hyperrealism.

Among all the great artists and masterpieces displayed, two or three really caught my attention. Rudolf Hausner, described as a “psychic realist” and the first “psychoanalytical painter” was a total stranger to me and I absolutely loved his “Adams Three Selves”. I was also fascinated by the works from photo-realism artists like Robert Bechtle and Ralph Goings, which I never heard about before. Andy Warhol had 3 or 4 pieces there, one with a collaboration with Basquiat, but nothing that really marveled me. Picasso opens the exhibition with his “Big Heads”, but that’s basically it from him.

If you can find yourself some free time, I truly recommend this exhibition. It is not that big, you won’t take hours visiting it, and it offers a great diversity of styles and artists. It’s free entrance, and it’s very well located, making it perfect for a walk around the city center afterwards. The exhibition will be available until the 21^st of April.