Brazilian Contemporary Art in the International Art Market

Abstract

With changes in the art world, the Brazilian Contemporary art becomes an interesting subject to be analyzed in its relationship to the art market dynamics. The international art market has been growing since late 90s thanks to globalization. In this sense, the problematization of the research lies in an economical perspective of the art market to understand Brazilian Contemporary art internationalization through art fairs, biennials, art galleries and auction houses. With this analysis, the objective is to present an opinion about the panorama of Brazilian Contemporary art and its international market insertion.