Discover the artist's works and gallery at Inhotim.
Neville D'Almeida began his training at the Center for Cinematographic Studies in Belo Horizonte. From the 1960s onwards, he moved to New York to study film at New York College (USA). In his productions, counterculture stands out as a theme, with scenes of violence, sex, and drug use. Many of his films suffered from censorship during the Brazilian Civil-Military Dictatorship (1964-1985). Jardim de guerra (1968) Piranhas no asfalto (1971) and Rio da Babilônia (1982).
In the 1970s, he formed a partnership with the artist Hélio Oiticica, who assisted him in exhibiting... Mangue-Bangue (1971) at MoMA – Museum of Modern Art (USA), and in the conception of the project Cosmococas – Program in Progress (1973). Won the Candango Award for Best Director at the Brasília Film Festival (1991) and the Kikito Award for Best Director at the Gramado Film Festival (1991).
