Cildo Meireles

Cildo Meireles nasceu no Rio de Janeiro, em 1948, onde vive e trabalha. Inicia seus estudos em Arte na Fundação Cultural de Brasília, em 1963. Participou de inúmeras exposições individuais e coletivas desde os anos 60 até os dias de hoje.Entre suas exposições individuais recentes merecem destaque: Cildo Meireles, Tate Modern, Londres (2008-2009); Babel, Museu Vale do Rio Doce, Vila Velha, Brasil e Estação Pinacoteca, São Paulo (2006); Algum Desenho. 1963-2005; Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (2005); Occasion, Portikus im Leinwandhaus, Frankfurt (2004); Cildo Meireles, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, Nova York (1999-2000); Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), Valencia (1995), entre muitas outras. Sua obra foi incluída em numerosas exposições coletivas; entre as mais recentes se incluem Arte No Es Vida: Actions by Artists of the Americas, 1960-2000, El Museo del Barrio, Nova York (2008); New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930-2006: Prints, Photographs, and Media Works, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Nova York (2007); Transactions, Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin (2007); Time Present Time Past: Highlights from 20 Years of the International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul Modern, Istambul (2007); Open Systems: Rethinking Art c.1970, Tate Modern, Londres (2005). Ainda assim destacam-se suas participações na Biennale Internazionale di Venezia (1976, 2003, 2005 e 2009); Bienal Internacional de São Paulo (1981, 1989, 1994 e 1998); Documenta de Kassel (1992 e 2002); Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre (1997, 2007); Kwangju Biennale 2000: Man + Space, Kwangju (2000); 2nd Johannesburg Biennale ­- Trade Routes, Johanesburgo (1997); V Sydney Biennale, Sydney (1984); Bienal de Paris, Paris (1977). Recebeu, entre outras importantes distinções, Prêmio Velázquez, Ministerio de Cultura, Espanha (2008); Ordway Prize, Creative Link for the Arts e The New Museum for Contemporary Art, Nova York (2008); Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine (2006); Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, São Francisco (2005); e o Prince Claus Award, The Prince Claus Fund, The Hague (1999).

 

Cildo Meireles nació en Rio de Janeiro, en 1948, donde vive y trabaja. En 1963 inicia estudios de arte en la Fundação Cultural de Brasilia. Ha participado en numerosas exposiciones individuales y colectivas desde los años 60 hasta la actualidad. Entre sus exposiciones individuales destacadas más recientes, es importante mencionar: Cildo Meireles, Tate Modern, Londres (2008-2009); Babel, Museu Vale do Rio Doce, Vila Velha, Brasil y Estação Pinacoteca, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, San Pablo (2006); Algum Desenho.1963-2005, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro (2005); Occasion, Portikus im Leinwandhaus, Frankfurt (2004); Cildo Meireles, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, Nueva York (1999-2000); Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), Valencia (1995), entre muchas otras. Su obra fue incluida en numerosas exposiciones colectivas, que incluyen, entre las más recientes: Arte No Es Vida: Actions by Artists of the Americas, 1960-2000, El Museo del Barrio, Nueva York (2008); New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930-2006: Prints, Photographs, and Media Works, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Nueva York (2007); Transactions, Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin (2007); Time Present Time Past: Highlights from 20 Years of the International Istanbul Biennial, Istambul Modern, Istanbul (2007); Open Systems: Rethinking Art c.1970, Tate Modern, Londres (2005). También se destacan sus participaciones en la Biennale Internazionale di Venezia (1976, 2003, 2005 y 2009); Bienal Internacional de São Paulo (1981, 1989, 1994 y 1998); Documenta, Kassel (1992 y 2002 ); Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre (1997, 2007); Kwangju Biennale 2000: Man + Space, Kwangju (2000); 2nd Johannesburg Biennale - Trade Routes, Johannesburgo (1997); V Sydney Biennale, Sidney (1984); y Bienal de París, París (1977). Recibió, entre otras importantes distinciones, el Premio Velázquez, Ministerio de Cultura, España (2008); Ordway Prize, Creative Link for the Arts y The New Museum for Contemporary Art, Nueva York (2008); Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine (2006); Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco (2005); y el Prince Claus Award, The Prince Claus Fund, La Haya (1999).

 

Cildo Meireles was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1948 where he lives and works. He began his studies in art at the Fundação Cultural de Brasília in 1963. In 1965 he first participated in an exhibition at the II Salão Nacional de Arte Moderna de Brasília. Later, in 1967, he held his first solo exhibition at the Museu de Arte Moderna de Salvador, Bahia. Among his most prominent recent solo exhibitions are: Cildo Meireles, Tate Modern, London (2008-2009); Babel, Museu Vale do Rio Doce, Vila Velha, Brazil, and Estação Pinacoteca, São Paulo (2006); Algum Desenho 1963-2005, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro (2005); Occasion, Portikus im Leinwandhaus, Frankfurt (2004); Cildo Meireles, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York (1999-2000); and Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), Valencia (1995), among others. His work has also been included in many group exhibitions; some of the most recent include Arte No Es Vida: Actions by Artists of the Americas, 1960-2000, El Museo del Barrio, New York (2008); New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930-2006: Prints, Photographs, and Media Works, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York (2007); Transactions, Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin (2007); Time Present Time Past: Highlights from 20 Years of the International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul (2007); Open Systems: Rethinking Art c.1970, Tate Modern, London (2005). He has also participated in the Biennale Internazionale di Venezia (1976, 2003, 2005 and 2009); Bienal Internacional de São Paulo (1981, 1989, 1994 e 1998); Documenta, Kassel, Germany (1992 e 2002 ); Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre (1997, 2007); Gwangju Biennale 2000: Man + Space, Gwangju, Korea (2000); 2nd Johannesburg Biennale ­- Trade Routes, Johannesburg (1997); V Biennale of Sydney (1984); and the Biennale de Paris (1977). Among other important distinctions, he has also received the Prêmio Velázquez, Ministerio de Cultura, Spain (2008); The Ordway Prize from the Creative Link for the Arts and The New Museum for Contemporary Art, New York (2008); Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine (2006); Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco (2005); and the Prince Claus Award, The Prince Claus Fund, The Hague (1999).