Metropole · Arts

—The show. “Damián Ortega: Matter and Energy” is the Mexican artist’s first major survey in South America, at São Paulo’s MASP.

—The dates. It runs from May 15 to September 13, then travels to the Centro Cultural La Moneda in Santiago, Chile.

—The scale. The survey gathers 35 works across three decades, spanning sculpture, installation, photography and video.

—The setting. MASP is dedicating its entire 2026 calendar to the art of Latin America, and this is one of its anchor exhibitions.