In her early artistic education, Yayoi Kusama studied Nihonga painting, a traditional Japanese technique, in Kyoto. Discontent with both technical and social limitations she was inserted in, she moved to the United States of America in the 1950s. The influence of abstract expressionism, surrealism, minimalism, pop art, and the movements Zero and Nul is noticeable … Continued
Carlos Garaicoa estudou termodinâmica e pintura no Instituto Superior de Arte, em Havana (1989-1994). Nos anos 1990, sua produção começou a se destacar internacionalmente, dado o interesse de incorporar nas suas obras “técnicas artesanais”, como a carpintaria. Outra marca de seus trabalhos é a abordagem multidisciplinar para tratar de questões de cultura e política, particularmente … Continued
Chris Burden is one of the exponents of body art, in which the body becomes the support or means of expression. His art education first started at Pomona College (California), followed by a master’s degree at the University of California, where he was a student of Robert Irwin. In the 1970s, he developed a series … Continued
Cildo Meireles constructs an artistic production interested in social, political, economical, and historical issues, concerning both art and Brazil. His art education started in 1963, at Fundação Cultural do Distrito Federal (Brasília). He is part of the generation of Brazilian artists influenced by conceptual art from the late 1960s on. His objects and installations comply … Continued
Vegetation Room Inhotim (2010-2012) is a work conceived for a glade in the forest of Instituto Inhotim. As the artist herself defined: ‘I built a vegetal, roofless, open-air room in the middle of the forest, with stainless steel walls reflecting nature and, therefore, disappearing, camouflaging itself.’ The work consists of a mirrored structure whose interior … Continued
In 1948, after witnessing the persecution of her family during World War II, Claudia Andujar moved to New York (USA), where she studied humanities at the Hunter College and worked as a guide for the United Nations. From 1955 on, she settled in São Paulo and, during this period, she traveled over Brazil and Latin … Continued
Over five decades of production, the works of Dan Graham tighten up the difference between sculpture and architecture, using languages as diverse as photography, performance, video, and site-specific installations. An example of his work is the Pavilion series, started in the late 1970s, in which geometric or curved mirrored glass structures combine the inside and … Continued
Cristina Iglesias first started her sculpture studies at the Chelsea College of Art (England), in 1980. Ever since, she works with installations, sculptures, and site-specific pieces, taking interest from both public and art spaces. The artist makes use of several materials, such as steel, water, bamboo, and straw, challenging the perception of the spectator with … Continued
Doris Salcedo concluded her fine arts studies at Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano (Colombia), in 1980, and obtained a master’s degree in sculpture from New York University. Her production pivots on accounts of violence, especially in political terms, and its unfoldings, such as disappearance, oblivion, mourning, and memory. Her works depart from collective or … Continued
Jarbas Lopes finished his studies in sculpture in 1992, at the Escola de Belas Artes da Universidade Federal do Rio Janeiro. His production puts together sculptures, drawings, installations, and performances. He also develops conceptual projects operating at the margins of capitalist logic, thus valuing artisanal thinking and audience participation. In the series A paisano, for … Continued