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Gabriel Branco

GABRIEL BRANCO

A luz sem nome [The Light Without Name] Galatea 30 January–30 May 2026 Salvador
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Galatea is pleased to present Gabriel Branco: A luz sem nome [The Light Without Name], a solo exhibition by São Paulo–based artist Gabriel Branco (1997, São Paulo), opening on Friday, January 30, from 6 pm to 9 pm, at the gallery’s Salvador location. The exhibition occupies the vault space and inaugurates Galatea’s 2026 program in the Bahian capital, alongside the group exhibition ‘Barracas e fachadas do nordeste’ [Stalls and Façades of the Northeast], a collaboration between Galatea and Nara Roesler.

The exhibit brings together more than ten new paintings, produced in 2025, and features a critical text by painter Paulo Monteiro. In this series, Gabriel Branco deepens an investigation grounded in the body, light, and color as structuring elements of composition. Working with oil and beeswax on canvas, the artist builds veiled and luminous surfaces in which organic forms seem to emerge and dissolve simultaneously.

Abstract painting appears as a complement to the artist’s photographic practice, which explores themes related to urban life in the outskirts of São Paulo. Abstraction operates as a means to express memories, affects, and lived experiences, articulating a sensorial dialogue with urban reality.

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About the Artist

Gabriel Branco is a visual artist born in São Mateus, in the East Zone of São Paulo, Brazil. His production begins with autobiographical photography grounded in everyday elements such as funk parties, street commerce, and popular architecture, transforming cultural references into an artistic vocabulary that proposes the appreciation of the diverse experiences found in the periphery.

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Rua Chile, 22, Centro
Bahia
Salvador
Brazil
Opening Hours
Tuesday – Thursday | 10 am to 7 pm
Friday | 10 am to 6 pm
Saturday | 11 am to 3 pm
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Salvador Rua Chile, 22, Centro
Galatea contemporary art gallery in Salvador Brazil
Galatea
Rua Chile, 22, Centro, Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
+55 71 3511 0046
http://galatea.art

Opening hours
Tuesday – Thursday | 10 am to 7 pm
Friday | 10 am to 6 pm
Saturday | 11 am to 3 pm
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