• Hélio Oiticica with Bólides and Parangolés at his atelier at Engenheiro Alfredo Duarte Street, Rio de Janeiro, 1965. Photo: Claudio Oiticica. Courtesy of César and Claudio Oiticica.

Join us for a day of events and celebrations as we open our new Autumn exhibition, Hélio Oiticica: ‘Waiting for the internal sun’.


From 10.15am, starting in the Rooftop foyer.

MEMBERS & PATRONS BRUNCH + EXHIBITION TOUR

DLWP Members and Patrons are warmly invited to Brunch on the rooftop, followed by an exclusive exhibition tour of Hélio Oiticica: Waiting for the internal sun by Joseph Constable, Head of Exhibitions at DLWP. Book here.


2.30pm in the Auditorium

SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY
HÉLIO OITICICA (2012)
+ Q&A WITH DIRECTOR CÉSAR OITICICA FILHO

César Oiticica Filho’s first film is a visually striking, found-footage documentary about the filmmaker’s uncle, the Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980).

Tickets are £6, £4 concs., and FREE for Members & Patrons. Book here.


10am-5pm, in our Ground and First floor galleries.

HÉLIO OITICICA: WAITING FOR THE INTERNAL SUN

This autumn, De La Warr Pavilion will present Hélio Oiticica: Waiting for the internal sun, the first major presentation of the artist’s work in a UK public institution for over 15 years.

Hélio Oiticica (1937-1980) is widely regarded as one of Brazil’s most prominent artists of the twentieth century and a touchstone for much contemporary art made since the 1960s. Through freewheeling, participatory artworks – cinematic installations, immersive environments, interactive objects and abstract paintings – Oiticica challenges us to engage with our surroundings in new and unexpected ways, stimulating our senses, emotions and physical bodies.

Learn more here.