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Especially designed for the Brazil-France Season 2025, the exhibition Le cri pour la planète, Hommage à Frans Krajcberg unfolds in two parts (March-May and May-August 2025), centered around the four elements, a core theme in Krajcberg's work. This exhibition unveils lesser-known facets of his artistry, while engaging in a dialogue with contemporary artists, creating moments of reflection and connection.
Frans Krajcberg, one of the greatest Brazilian artists of the 20th century, divided his life between Paris and Brazil. He was one of the first artists to highlight the fragility of our planet, dedicating his work to ecological consciousness. L’association des amis de Frans Krajcberg, both in France and Brazil, have come together to promote his legacy, his art, and his message.
Throughout the exhibition, and until October, a "conjunto" of totems will be displayed in the open air at the end of the Chemin du Montparnasse. These totems, lent by Jacques Rocher, will complement the City of Paris's collection, now enriched by contributions from private collectors, creating a harmonious dialogue between nature and art.
A vibrant program of events has been created: lectures, debates, artist/public meetings, screenings, and workshops for children, all exploring themes of art and the environment, nature in the city, both urban and peri-urban, and the "Cry for the Planet," which will be echoed during a special event day with artists and scientists.
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© Frans Krajcberg, Minas Gerais
© Vilma Slomp, Frans Krajcberg à Minas Gerais (detail)
The tribute to Frans Krajcberg unfolds in two parts, each highlighting the unbreakable connection between the artist and the four elements, from which he drew both inspiration and creative strength.
THE CRY FOR THE PLANET, A TRIBUTE TO FRANS KRAJCBERG
PART I: MARCH 13 TO MAY 15, 2025
This exhibition brings attention to water and earth—two life-giving elements. It invites us to journey through the mangroves of Bahia or the Rio Negro River in the Amazon, following in the footsteps of Frans Krajcberg. It was through navigating these waters that the artist nurtured his awe for nature, in all its lush, complex, and ever-changing forms—forever remaining his greatest source of inspiration.
PART II: MAY 22 TO AUGUST 2, 2025
This section of the exhibition explores how fire and air left a lasting imprint on Krajcberg's work, marking a decisive turning point in his artistic path.
Invited Artists for the First Part
The long-standing dialogue with Thérèse Vian-Mantovani (1953 - 2017), photographer, curator, and close friend of Frans Krajcberg, continues through her photographs, now part of the collection of l'Espace Frans Krajcberg. Daniela Busarello, a Brazilian artist living in Paris, works with natural pigments, much like Krajcberg. Pre-selected to exhibit at the Frans Krajcberg Space in 2026, she brings a poetic perspective to the ongoing dialogue with the contemporary art scene. Additionally, two original video montages by filmmaker Maurice Dubroca, as well as photographs by Vilma Slomp and Saepp Bandedereck—who traveled with Krajcberg through Minas Gerais, Bahia, and the Amazon—further enrich the exhibition.
© Daniela Busarello (detail)
SPECIAL EVENTS PROGRAM FOR THE 2025 BRAZIL-FRANCE SEASON
Group Exhibition "What the Wind Brings" at the Tignous Center for Contemporary Art in Montreuil, from January 24 to April 12, 2025
Roundtable on Contemporary Brazilian Photography as part of the Sebastião Salgado exhibition (collection of the MEP), at Les Franciscaines in Deauville, Saturday, March 22, 2025.
Outdoor Exhibition of Frans Krajcberg’s Photographs in the Tropical Agronomy Garden in Paris (Bois de Vincennes); June 6 – August 31, 2025 (programming in progress).
Exhibition Frans Krajcberg X MAHKU (Movimento dos artistas Huni Kuin) X Kássia Borges Mytara: YUXI NUKUKUNAI, O Encontro de Almas (The Meeting of Souls).
A retrospective of the exhibition that took place in autumn 2024 at l'Espace Frans Krajcberg, in partnership with Bref, Design Art, and the Verso Cultural Center. Venue and dates in progress.
CRY FOR THE PLANET: L'association des Amis de Frans Krajcberg partners with COAL and the association A.R.B.R.E.S to organize the event "Cry for the Planet": an evening organized in order to raise ecological awareness, bringing together committed artists, researchers, and scientists. Venue and dates in progress.
NIGHT OF THE FORESTS: As part of the Les Nuits des Forêts festival, in collaboration with COAL, a series of events (performances, screenings, workshops for adults and children, exhibitions...) with Brazilian and French Guianese artists who regularly collaborate with the Frans Krajcberg Space, at Bois de Vincennes, on June 14-15, 2025.
AND ALSO, at Espace Frans Krajcberg:
4 to 6 ENGAGED CONFERENCES / DIALOGUE WITH ARTISTS: Discussions with researchers and artists on the themes of the exhibition (program in progress).
Including:
Conference "Mineral Colors in Light" with Patrick Callet, President of the French Center for Color, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 6:30 PM.
Meeting with young Indigenous Brazilian leaders Txai Suruí and Thiago Karai Djekupe Guarani, in partnership with the association Aquaverde, Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 2:00 PM.
Discussion with Sumiko Oé-Gottini, exhibition curator and color specialist, and artist Daniela Busarello, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 6:00 PM.
Among other events in preparation...
© Thérèse Vian-Mantovani and Maurice Dubroca (details)
PARTNERS OF THE EXHIBITION
The exhibition The Cry for the Planet, a Tribute to Frans Krajcberg has been granted the label of the Brazil-France Season 2025 and receives support from the Guimarães Rosa Institute, the Embassy of Brazil in France, the City of Paris, and the French Institute.
Partners of the event program: COAL, UQ Editora, PICTO, Initial Labo-Denise Zanet, Galerie Salon H, Jasmin Franchini, Bref Design Art, Verso Cultural Center, Cité du Développement Durable, Tropical Agronomy Garden of the City of Paris, Nuit Blanche, the association A.R.B.R.E.S....
L'Association des Amis de Frans Krajcberg recieves the support of the Yves Rocher Foundation, The Sandbox, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis de Ségur de Charbonnières.
