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Cildo Meireles
b. 1948

Cildo Meireles b. 1948

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  • One of the most influential conceptual artists today, Cildo Meireles creates complex installations and sculptures that entice the viewer and...
    Fontes, 1992/2008. Installation view: Cildo Meireles, Tate Modern, 2008.

    One of the most influential conceptual artists today, Cildo Meireles creates complex installations and sculptures that entice the viewer and challenge political, philosophical, and aesthetic precepts. Meireles's artistic practice was shaped by the social and political conditions during the dictatorship of Brazil in the 1960s and '70s, and by the Neo-Concretist and avant-garde movements. Like his predecessors, Meireles merges physical, cerebral, and sensorial elements in works that elicit audience participation. While Meireles's works are often created in response to specific political events and situations, they evoke universal themes that are communicated through the viewer's experience in a shared, rigorously designed and defined space.

     

  • "I could never restrict myself almost religiously to certain subjects or procedures. Nor could I give up the freedom to experiment with new materials, procedures, or questions. Whenever I begin a new work, I always prefer the risk of starting from scratch."
    —Cildo Meireles
  • Meireles's work has been exhibited internationally, including the Biennales of Venice, Italy (1976, 2003, 2005, 2009); São Paulo, Brazil (1981,...
    Installation view: Cildo Meireles: Entrevendo, SESC Pompéia, São Paulo, Brazil. Photo: Everton Ballardin.

    Meireles's work has been exhibited internationally, including the Biennales of Venice, Italy (1976, 2003, 2005, 2009); São Paulo, Brazil (1981, 1989, 1998, 2010); Documenta, Germany (1992, 2002); and Istanbul, Turkey (2003, 2015). The artist has been the subject of several large-scale and traveling solo exhibitions at renowned institutions, including Sesc Pompeia, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2019); Centro Nacional de Arte Contemporaneo Cerrillos, Cerrillos, Chile (2019); Fundação de Serralves, Portugal (2014) HangarBicocca, Milan, Italy (2014); Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain (2013); Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Spain (2010); Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico (2010) and Tate Modern, England (2008).

    His work is represented in major museums and institutions around the world including the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois; Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; Inhotim Centro de Arte Contemporânea, Brazil; Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Finland; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; Museo d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Spain; Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York; Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Belgium; and Tate Modern, London, United KingdomMeireles was born in 1948 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he currently lives and works.

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  • Installation view: Cildo Meireles: Entrevendo, SESC Pompéia, São Paulo, Brazil, 2019. Photo: Carol Mendonça. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Installation view: Cildo Meireles: Entrevendo, SESC Pompéia, São Paulo, Brazil, 2019. Photo: Everton Ballardin. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Abajur, 1997/2010. Installation view: Fondazione HangarBicocca, Milan, Italy, 2014. Photo: Agostino Osio. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Amerikkka, 1991/2013. Installation view: Fondazione HangarBicocca, Milan, Italy, 2014. Photo: Agostino Osio. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Através, 1983-1989. Installation view: Fondazione HangarBicocca, Milan, Italy, 2014. Photo: Agostino Osio. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Marulho, 1991/1997. Installation view: Fondazione HangarBicocca, Milan, Italy, 2014. Photo: Agostino Osio. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).

    Installation view: Cildo Meireles: Entrevendo, SESC Pompéia, São Paulo, Brazil, 2019. 

  • Works
    • Épura - Cadeira 2 [Épura - Chair 2], 2023
      Épura - Cadeira 2 [Épura - Chair 2], 2023

       

    • Canto I B, 1967-2011

      Canto I B, 1967-2011

    • Fontes, 1992 / 2008

      Fontes, 1992 / 2008

    • KU KKA, KA KKA, 1992 / 1999

      KU KKA, KA KKA, 1992 / 1999

    • Volátil (Volatile), 1980/94

      Volátil (Volatile), 1980/94

    • La Bruja, 1979-81

      La Bruja, 1979-81

  • Select Exhibitions

    • Cildo Meireles: One and Some Chairs / Camouflages
      Exhibitions

      Cildo Meireles: One and Some Chairs / Camouflages

      28 October - 16 December 2023 Galerie Lelong Exhibitions
    • Cildo Meireles: Entrevendo, Sesc Pompeia, São Paulo, Brazil
      Exhibitions

      Cildo Meireles: Entrevendo

      Sesc Pompeia, São Paulo, Brazil 25 September 2019 - 2 February 2020 Museum & Public Exhibitions
    • Cildo Meireles: Close to Far Away, Centro Nacional de Arte Contemporaneo Cerrillos, Cerrillos, Chile
      Exhibitions

      Cildo Meireles: Close to Far Away

      Centro Nacional de Arte Contemporaneo Cerrillos, Cerrillos, Chile 20 June - 15 September 2019 Museum & Public Exhibitions
    • Cildo Meireles
      Exhibitions

      Cildo Meireles

      15 May - 24 July 2015 Galerie Lelong Exhibitions
    • Cildo Meireles: Installations, Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, Italy
      Exhibitions

      Cildo Meireles: Installations

      Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, Italy 27 March - 20 July 2014 Museum & Public Exhibitions
    • Cildo Meireles, Tate Modern, London, England
      Exhibitions

      Cildo Meireles

      Tate Modern, London, England 14 October 2008 - 11 January 2009 Museum & Public Exhibitions
  • Press

    • The Brooklyn Rail, Cildo Meireles: One and Some Chairs / Camouflages
      Press

      The Brooklyn Rail

      Cildo Meireles: One and Some Chairs / Camouflages November 1, 2023
    • Artforum, Reviews: Cildo Meireles
      Press

      Artforum

      Reviews: Cildo Meireles January 1, 2020
    • Financial Times Magazine, Interview: Cildo Meireles
      Press

      Financial Times Magazine

      Interview: Cildo Meireles March 28, 2014
    • The Guardian, Living Dangerously
      Press

      The Guardian

      Living Dangerously October 10, 2008
  • Publications

    • Cildo – estudos, espaços, tempo, Diego Matos, Frederico Morais, Guy Brett, et al.
      Publications

      Cildo – estudos, espaços, tempo

      Diego Matos, Frederico Morais, Guy Brett, et al.
      Published by UBU Editoria, Sao Paulo, Brazil ISBN 9788592886509
    • Cildo Meireles: Installations, Antonio Calabro, Joao Fernandes
      Publications

      Cildo Meireles: Installations

      Antonio Calabro, Joao Fernandes
      Published by Mousse Publishing, Milano ISBN: 9783863356453
    • Cildo Meireles: Em busca de Tudo o que Nao Foi Perdido, Joao Fernandes
      Publications

      Cildo Meireles: Em busca de Tudo o que Nao Foi Perdido

      Joao Fernandes
      Published by Fundacao de Serralves ISBN: 9789727393008
    • Cildo Meireles, Manuel Borja-Villel, Joao Fernandes, Sergio B. Martins, and Guilherme Wisnik
      Publications

      Cildo Meireles

      Manuel Borja-Villel, Joao Fernandes, Sergio B. Martins, and Guilherme Wisnik
      Published by Museo Nacional Centro De Arte Reina Sofía ISBN: 848026473X
    • Cildo Meireles, Guy Brett
      Publications

      Cildo Meireles

      Guy Brett
      Published by Tate Publishing ISBN: 9781854377364
    • Cildo Meireles: Babel, Olinta Cardoso, Marcelo Mattos Araujo, Moacir dos Anjos
      Publications

      Cildo Meireles: Babel

      Olinta Cardoso, Marcelo Mattos Araujo, Moacir dos Anjos
      Published by Estacao Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo ISBN: 8599616048
    • Cildo Meireles, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Fabienne Keller, Robert Grossman, Guy Brett, Cecile Dazord, Katia Maciel and Maaretta Jaukkuri
      Publications

      Cildo Meireles

      Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Fabienne Keller, Robert Grossman, Guy Brett, Cecile Dazord, Katia Maciel and Maaretta Jaukkuri
      Published by Musee d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg ISBN: 9782901833604
    • Cildo Meireles, Jorge Luis Borges, Dan Cameron, Paulo Herkenhoff, and Gerardo Mosquera
      Publications

      Cildo Meireles

      Jorge Luis Borges, Dan Cameron, Paulo Herkenhoff, and Gerardo Mosquera
      Published by Phaidon Press ISBN: 9780714838588
    • Cildo Meireles, J.F Yvars, Bartomeu Mari, and Nuria Enguita
      Publications

      Cildo Meireles

      J.F Yvars, Bartomeu Mari, and Nuria Enguita
      Published by Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno ISBN 8448208374
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