by Brunno Silva
Supporting and acquiring artwork internationally involves far more than finding the right piece or connecting with a new artist. Often the biggest challenges are transport, insurance, and customs regulations—complications that hit artists and galleries alike.
Beyond logistics, connecting international collectors and curators with artists from vastly different backgrounds requires strategy and dedication. It's important to find universal entry points before diving into cultural specifics. Consider a politically charged photograph from a Brazilian protest. Instead of immediately addressing Brazilian politics, an entrance point can be the photography itself: technique, visual language, historical context of the medium.
Once engaged with familiar elements, conversations naturally deepen. Instead of throwing someone into the deep end of a foreign culture, it's about building stepping stones. The contemporary art audience is naturally curious—what's often missing is the time and empathy needed to create proper cultural bridges.
Despite unprecedented access to global cultures through social media, our engagement remains surface-level. Contemporary art offers unique access to artists' inner worlds, but meaningful cultural bridging requires something increasingly rare: time and attention.
This insight drove the creation of Art100.in, a platform for genuine, long-form interviews where artists from the Brazilian art scene can give us insight into their practice, process, and cultural context to global audiences. Each conversation becomes a cultural bridge, each documented artist a gateway to understanding contemporary Brazil and the world as well, as many of these conversations have been shaped by foreigners living in Brazil and Brazilians that became foreigners. Quickly these borders become much less defined than we might be accustomed to.
Ready to dive deeper? Explore the Art100.in project and discover how contemporary Brazilian artists are navigating—and reshaping—the global art landscape.
About Art100.in
Brazil is a country rich in culture and diversity, and its artistic production is one of the most expressive in the world. However, this production is often restricted to the national territory without the recognition and visibility it deserves internationally. In this scenario, the project Art100.in arises, idealized by the curator, art consultant and writer Brunno Silva, to promote international exposure and access to Brazilian contemporary art.
The project presents a selection of 100 emerging and established Brazilian artists in the country’s contemporary art scene, exploring their stories, media and techniques. Through interviews published weekly, Art100.in offers the public the opportunity to get to know the richness and diversity of Brazilian artistic production, allowing Brazilian cultural value and importance to be appreciated and celebrated.
About Brunno Silva
Brunno Silva is a curator, art consultant, and writer based in Berlin and southern Italy. He holds a Master’s degree in Art Business from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London, where he lived for two years. Specialised in contemporary art curation, his practice focuses on installations, moving image, sculpture, and photography. As a consultant, he advises collectors primarily based in Italy, the UK, and the United States. His international background informs a transcultural approach to curatorial projects. His current initiative, Art100.in—set to launch in September 2025—features interviews with 100 Brazilian artists, introducing Brazil’s vibrant art scene to an international audience.