Zipper Gallery

Opened in 2010, the Zipper Galeria established itself initially with a focus on the production of emerging artists from the Brazilian and Latin American scene, proposing an opening to new discourses of contemporary art. Signed by the architect Marcelo Rosenbaum, the architectural design was thought to create a welcoming environment, approaching its public. The exhibitions are often organized by guest curators, who usually participate in meetings and conversations open to the public. In recent years, several names of the contemporary scene have also been launched in programs such as Zip'Up, a project created in 2011, and the Artists without Gallery Salon, held at Zipper since 2012 - both aimed at artists not yet inserted in the commercial circuit of São Paulo. Another mission of the gallery is the formation of a new public, both young collectors and people interested in the art world. Recently, the Zipper has also begun to look at experimental production in new media from the 1980s and 1990s, names that have influenced a more recent production on the Brazilian and Latin American scene, including Argentinean Graciela Sacco and Brazilian Mario Ramiro, who have joined the gallery's team. Zipper was conceived by Fabio Cimino, who began his career in the Brazilian art market in 1983 working with the gallery owner Raquel Arnaud, and since then has worked as an art advisor and dealer. He was the founder of the Brito Cimino gallery, which ran from 1997 to 2008, responsible for launching and consolidating several names of modern and contemporary art on the international scene. Since 2012, Zipper is also run by Lucas Cimino, who also participated in the conception of the gallery's initial project.