Press Release - The Fruitmarket Gallery
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Press Release - The Fruitmarket Gallery
The Fruitmarket Gallery Media Release Possibilities of the Object: Experiments in Modern and Contemporary Brazilian Art Curated by Paulo Venancio Filho Exhibition 6 March – 25 May 2015 Artur Barrio, Waltércio Caldas, Sergio Camargo, Aluísio Carvão, Amílcar de Castro, Willys de Castro, Lygia Clark, Antonio Dias, Fernanda Gomes, Jac Leirner, Antonio Manuel, Cildo Meireles, Ernesto Neto, Hélio Oiticica, Lygia Pape, Mira Schendel, Tunga and Carlos Zilio. The Fruitmarket Gallery presents a group exhibition that examines the transitions that have occurred within the sphere of the object in Brazilian art since the 1950s, and the importance of these transitions in the establishment of the hugely influential experimental tradition in Brazilian contemporary art. ‘Active-object’, ‘relational object’, ‘trans-object’, ‘non-object’, ‘poem object’, ‘graphic object’ are some of the new categories invented as artists struggled to come to terms with the conceptual expansion and redefinition of the object. Connecting the work of well-known Brazilian artists such as Hélio Oiticica, Lygia Clark and Mira Schendel, with the work of their lesser-known contemporaries and the younger generation of artists that followed, the exhibition is a celebration of some of the beautiful and artistically radical sculptures with which Brazilian artists have tried to redefine what an art object can actually be. From the more abstract, phenomenological objects of the neoconcrete artists of the 1950s, including Sergio Camargo’s Cubo aberto (Open Cube), 1958–59, through to the conceptual works of the Media Enquiries Claire Rocha da Cruz Press and Marketing Manager Email [email protected] Phone +44(0) 131 226 8182 Hélio Oiticica Relevo Espacial (Vermêlho) REL 036 (Spatial Relief [red] REL 036), 1959, polyvinyl acetate resin on plywood. Tate. Purchased with assistance from the American Fund for the Tate Gallery, Tate Members and the Art Fund 2008. © Tate, London, 2014 avant-gardes of the 1960s and 70s, including examples of Hélio Oiticica’s Bolides and Lygia Clark’s Bichos, and into the 1980s and to the present day with works including Fernanda Gomes’s untitled sculptural constructions and small objects by Ernesto Neto, this exhibition traces a coherent sequence of artistic experimentation in the realm of the object, investigating this period of great artistic and historic importance, and its influence on contemporary art today. 45 Market Street, Edinburgh EH11DF, Scotland P +44 [0] 131 225 2383 F +44 [0] 131 220 3130 [email protected] www.fruitmarket.co.uk The Fruitmarket Gallery Antonio Dias Mãos (Hands), 1975/2002, painted iron, Collection of the artist. Photo: Vincente de Mello Listings information Possibilities of the Object: Experiments in Modern and Contemporary Brazilian Art Curated by Paulo Venancio Filho 6 March – 25 May 2015 Gallery opening hours: Mon – Sat, 11am–6pm; Sun, 12–5pm Admission free 45 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DF www.fruitmarket.co.uk Notes to Editors Paulo Venancio Filho is an art critic, independent curator and professor of art history at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He is the curator of many major exhibitions on Latin American art, including Wifredo Lam – Gravuras (Caixa Cultural, Rio de Janeiro, 2010); Sergio Camargo: Claro Enigma (Instituto de Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo, 2010); Hot Spots (Kunsthaus Zurich, 2009); Time and Place: Rio de Janeiro 1954:1964 (Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 2008); Anna Maria Maiolino: Territories of Immanence (Miami Art Central, 2006); Soto: A Construção da Imaterialidade (Centro Cultural do Banco do Brasil, 2005); and Rio de Janeiro 1950–1964 in Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis (Tate Modern, 2001). His articles have appeared in major catalogues including Tunga/Cildo Meireles (Kanaal Art Foundation, Belgium); Inside the Visible (The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston); Experiment/Experiência (Museum of Modern Art, Oxford); and Oiticica in London (Tate Modern, London). The Fruitmarket Gallery makes art accessible without compromising art or underestimating audiences. We bring to Scotland the work of some of the world’s most important contemporary artists, recognising that art can change lives. We make exhibitions, commissions and publications directly in collaboration with artists. We make it easy for everyone to engage with art and welcome all audiences. The Fruitmarket Gallery is not-for-profit and exhibitions are always free. Our work is supported through Regular Funding from Creative Scotland, income from the café and bookshop as well as fundraising from trusts, foundations, donations and sponsorship. Please support us to stay independent, ambitious and free. For more information and images, please contact Press and Marketing at: [email protected], +44(0)131 226 8182. The Fruitmarket Gallery is a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland No. 87888 and registered as a Scottish Charity No. SC 005576. VAT No. 398 2504 21. Registered Office: 45 Market St., Edinburgh, EH1 1DF