Contemporary art show opens at Rio's Museu da República

Great art show opening this week in Rio: a collective of 23 contemporary artists at the Museu da República. Curated by Daniella Géo, NÓS includes works by Brazilian greats Cildo Meirelles, Carlos Vergara and Nelson Leirner. The museum itself is a palatial gem, and used to be Brazil’s equivalent of the U.S. White House when Rio was the country’s capital. Here’s a list of all artists that are showing works in the show: Adrian Piper (U.S.) | Aimé Ntakiyica (Burundi) | Anna Bella Geiger (Rio de Janeiro) | Caio Reisewitz (São Paulo) | Carlos Vergara (Rio de Janeiro) | Charif Benhelima (Belgium) | Cildo Meireles (Rio de Janeiro) | Edith Dekyndt (Belgium) | Eustáquio Neves (Minas Gerais) | Fabio Morais (São Paulo) | Filip Van Dingenen (Belgium) | Focus Cia. de Dança (Rio de Janeiro) + Susana Guardado (Portugal) | Guga Ferraz (Rio de Janeiro) | Hélio Oiticica (Rio de Janeiro) | J.D. Okhai Ojeikere (Nigeria) | L.C. Csekö (Bahia) | Lorna Simpson (U.S.) | Malick Sidibé (Mali) | Mario Cravo Neto (Bahia) | Nelson Leirner (São Paulo) | Rosana Paulino (São Paulo) | Vik Muniz (São Paulo) | Walter Firmo (Rio de Janeiro) | Yinka Shonibare, MBE (UK)

On until April 19

Museu da República. Rua do Catete, 153, Catete, tel. (55-21) 3235-2650. Metrô Catete. Tuesdays to Friday, noon to 5 PM; weekends, 2 to 6 PM.