Piero Atchugarry Gallery is pleased to announce Gravitas Act I & II by brazilian artist Tulio Pinto in collaboration with brazilian photographer Eduardo Rezende.
Tulio Pinto’s sculptural practice has long been rooted in the poetic tensions of material weight, balance, and resistance—forces that, while omnipresent, often go unnoticed. In Gravitas, Pinto expands upon these core investigations by introducing a new element into his visual and conceptual lexicon: the human body. Across two distinct yet interrelated bodies of work introduced in separate gallery spaces— monumental black-and white photographic portraits and gravity defying sculptural installations—Gravitas makes the intangible force of weight and equilibrium visible, pushing the limits of perception and material expectations.
For the gallery space titled Act I, Pinto collaborates with photographer Eduardo Rezende to present a series of striking photographic works that engage with the body’s capacity to bear, resist, and yield to mass. Departing from the classical sculptural tradition in which the artist carves or molds inert material into form, the artists invert the equation: in these images, the raw, unaltered stone becomes the sculptor, pressing its weight upon the human figure. The models— selected for their diverse body types—interact with these stones not as passive subjects but as active participants in a performance of force and endurance. Hands grip, arms strain, and torsos bend; the body is sculpted not through artistry but through its negotiation with resistance.
Tulio Pinto (b. 1974, Brazil) lives and works in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Playing with gravity, Tulio Pinto explores the subtle balance of weight and matter through installations and sculptures. Using materials of opposing nature and behavior, he translates the pulse of the physical world to be reflected in the world of human relations. Having only graduated from UFRGS with a degree in visual arts specializing in sculpture in 2009, Tulio is incredibly focused and prolific; He is also a co-founder and member of the Atelier Subterrânea.
Eduardo Rezende (b. 1977, Brazil) lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil. Eduardo has an award-winning career in the fashion world specializing in outdoor photoshoot. And he has always lent his sensitivity to the body-landscape relationship to these photographic essays. Since his first solo show in 2006 at Galeria Valu Oria, he has been holding solo exhibitions such as THE NOMAD ANO THE HOUSES, Urban Flow, and Art In Progress.
Piero Atchugarry Gallery is pleased to announce The Melody Haunts My Reverie, an inaugural solo exhibition by American artist, Dennis Scholl, who lives and works in Miami Beach, Florida. The solo exhibition takes its title from Hoagy Carmichael’s iconic 1927 composition Stardust, a melody that encapsulates the enduring power of memory and imagination. Similarly, Dennis Scholl’s artistic practice is deeply rooted in recollection, artifacts, and conceptual drawing. Through assemblages built from meticulously curated objects—ephemeral materials, archival fragments, and items of cultural significance—Scholl creates evocative compositions that merge personal experience with broader cultural histories.
Over the decades, Scholl has diligently built a collection of ephemera and memorabilia from various online auction sites. He reviews over 30,000 images each month, carefully selecting a few that he seeks to acquire and eventually transform into artworks. Once secured, these objects enter his archive, where they are reimagined into extraordinary pieces of art. Scholl describes his process as creating “gateways to lost moments,” turning everyday items layered with historical and emotional significance into portals for reflection and rediscovery.
As a filmmaker, Scholl brings a cinematic lens to his studio practice, emphasizing narrative structure and visual storytelling. His experience in filmmaking sharpens his ability to frame objects as protagonists within larger cultural narratives. This sensibility is evident in works like Untitled (Assassination) and Untitled (Mourning), where the selected artifacts function as personal mementos and cultural signifiers. The narrative approach allows Scholl to interrogate how historical events, such as President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, transcend singular moments to become enduring cultural myths.
The exhibition culminates in a meditation on the fluidity of memory. Just as Stardust has been endlessly reinterpreted, retaining its essence while adapting to new voices and contexts, Scholl’s works illustrate how cultural touchstones remain relevant through ongoing reexamination. His assemblages transform artifacts of the past into dynamic reflections on history, inviting viewers to reconsider their connections to the remnants of memory and reimagine how the past shapes the present. In this interplay of time and meaning, Scholl offers a poetic meditation on memory’s enduring power to reshape our understanding of objects, histories, and ourselves.
Dennis Scholl (b. 1955, USA) is an American artist who lives and works in Miami Beach, Florida. He is a visual artist and filmmaker whose practice interrogates the intersections of memory, history, and cultural iconography.
His work navigates the space between conservation and transformation, questioning the limits of historical truth andpersonal recollection. His films have been showcased at over 100 international film festivals, including Sundance, SXSW, and DOC NYC, earning numerous accolades, including 23 regional Emmys from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. His documentary The Last Resort was acquired by Netflix, and his latest film, Naked Ambition, examines the legacy of Miami’s legendary pinup photographer, Bunny Yeager.
Scholl’s work – both visual and cinematic – questions how history is archived, remembered, and reframed, offering a conceptual dialogue between past and present.
Piero Atchugarry gallery presents a contemporary art program and modern art survey. The gallery opened to the public in September 2013 with a Post-War Italian art exhibition. By January 2014 the gallery moved to a large stable adapted as an exhibition space in Garzón. In this space the program allowed outdoor and indoor proposal exploration, through the creation of dialogue between architectural features and curatorial practices.
On December 2018, the program expanded to North America with a second location, a 9000 square feet warehouse on 5520 NE 4th Avenue in the Design District neighborhood. The participation of the gallery in what is a boiling art community that connects Europe, Latin America and both coasts of the United States represents the commitment of the program to support and present the work of local and international artists with an institutional approach.
Open to all visitors from 11—4 pm. Progressive Art Brunch brings together participating galleries several Sundays throughout the year. The event highlights the current programming at each venue and enables visitors a more intimate look at the exhibitions on view.
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