Review: Fernanda Gomes, Centro Cultural Institution
Carla Zaccagnini, ArtNexus
June 2011
Originally meant as a public library, the Centro Cultural São Paulo was inaugurated in 1982 in the image of what at the time represented the Parisian Beaubourg. Constructed between two avenues, the building—fenced, sectioned, and surrounded by gardens—has none of the asepsis or monumentality expected from a museum—especially an art museum—or from any other great public building for that matter. […]