Frans Krajcberg. Reencontrar a árvore exhibition at MASP
In 2025, Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP) presented Frans Krajcberg. Reencontrar a árvore / Rediscovering the Tree. The exhibition brought together more than 50 large-scale works, including sculptures, reliefs, engravings, and paintings, that challenge convention. They reflect the artist’s appreciation for Brazilian nature and his commitment to denouncing environmental destruction.
Curated by MASP’s artistic director, Adriano Pedrosa, and assistant curator, Laura Cosendey, the exhibition provided a comprehensive overview of Frans Krajcberg’s work. Krajcberg was born in Kozienice, Poland in 1921 and died in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2017. A pioneer in integrating art and ecology, Krajcberg is known for raising awareness of environmental issues in Brazil. Throughout his career, he conducted artistic research that branched out into themes such as ferns, blooms, reliefs, and shadows. These investigations culminated in works created from vines, roots, remnants of tree trunks, charred wood, and natural pigments. These materials comprise the bulk of his body of work.
