Bottega Veneta celebrates Brazilian culture with an art program hosted in Lina Bo Bardi’s Casa de Vidro (House of Glass) in São Paulo.

The Square art project was first introduced in Dubai in 2022 and followed later with a second date in Tokyo. The Square São Paulo is the latest appointment for the Maison, which features the creative direction of Matthieu Blazy. The series aims to bring together artists, guests and the public in immersive, site-specific events that inspire curiosity and dialogue always keeping in mind Bottega Veneta’s values such as craftsmanship, creativity and the concept of self-expression. 

The Square São Paulo will mark Bottega Veneta’s 10th anniversary in Brazil. Curated by Mari Stockler, the event lasts a full eleven days and involves artists and works from all over Brazil to celebrate Bo Bardi’s artistic and cultural legacy. The event is organized into four thematic paths related to time, geometry and spirituality, Brazilian counterculture, and the roots of Bossa Nova. Each route takes visitors on a different itinerary through the house and garden and culminates, on opening day, in an artist’s lecture.

Talents participating in The Square São Paulo include Arnaldo Antunes, Ibã Salles, Vivian Caccuri, Luiz Zerbini, Carlito Carvalhosa, Rosana Paulino, Alaíde Costa, Lenora de Barros, Cristiano Lenhardt, Leda Catunda, Ricardo Aleixo, and João Camarero. The event will also feature works by Lygia Pape, Hélio Oiticica, Augusto de Campos, Mestre Guarany, and Surubim Feliciano da Paixão, as well as Bo Bardi’s original works, writings, and furnishings preserved in the Casa de Vidro. 

Born in Rome, Bo Bardi moved to Brazil in 1946 and became one of the most relevant and intense figures of Brazilian modernism.
Dedicating herself to and emphasizing the social power of design and architecture, his avant-garde projects include the Museu de Arte de São Paulo and the SESC Pompéia recreation center. Casa de Vidro was the first project built by Bo Bardi and his personal residence until his death in 1992. Completed in 1951, the house served as a meeting place for artists, architects and intellectuals both during Bo Bardi’s lifetime and later under the direction of the Instituto Bardi / Casa de Vidro.

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