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Contagem, MG, Brazil, 1988.
Lives and works between Paris, France and Contagem, Brazil.
Represented by Periscópio Arte Contemporânea.
PIPA Prize 2018 and 2020 nominee.
PIPA Prize 2020 finalist.
PIPA Prize 2020 winner.
Member of the PIPA Nominating Committee 2021.
Works in the PIPA Institute Collection
Randolpho Lamonier is a visual artist who graduated from Escola de Belas Artes of UFMG. His work moves between different mediums, especially in textile art practice, drawing, photography, video and installation. In his research, the word and image are always in dialogue and usually verse on micro and macro politics, urbanities, sentimental stuff, chronicles, journals and multiple crossings between memory and fiction. The artist lives between Paris and Contagem (Brazil).
Website: randolpholamonier.com
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Randolpho Lamonier (Contagem/1988) is a visual artist graduated from the School of Fine Arts at UFMG. His work transits between different media, with textile art, photography, video and installation practices being the main ones. In his research, word and image are always in dialogue and usually deal with micro and macro politics, urbanities, chronicles, diaries, sentimental notes and the multiple intersections between memory and fiction. He has shown his work in several exhibitions, including “Demain sera un autre jour”, Les Grandes-Serres de Pantin, Paris, 2020; “AGAINST, AGAIN: Art Under Attack in Brazil”, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, 2020; “What I Really Want to Tell You… “, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, 2020; “15th Lyon Biennale – Jeune Création Internationale”, Institut d’Art Contemporain, Villeurbanne, France, 2019; “36th Panorama da Arte Brasileira: Sertão”, MAM, São Paulo, 2019; “Arte Democracia Utopia, Quem não luta tá morto”, Museu de Arte do Rio, 2018; “MITOMOTIM”, Galpão Videobrasil, São Paulo, 2018; “Ninguém me dirá quem sou nem saberá quem foi”, Mama/cadela, Belo Horizonte, 2017 and the solo shows “My kind of dirty”, Fort Gansevoort Gallery, New York , 2021 and “Vigília”, Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, 2017. Lives and works in São Paulo.
Solo exhibitions
2018
– “É tarde e chove, mas os ratos não têm medo do escuro”, curated by Raphael Fonseca, Zipper Galeria, São Paulo, Brazil
2017
– “Vigília”, Galeria Genesco Murta, Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2016
– “Carbono 14”, Centro Cultural Francisco Firmo de Matos, Contagem, Brazil
2014
– “Diários em Combustão”, Galeria Orlando Lemos, Nova Lima, Brazil
Group exhibitions
2020
– “AGAINST, AGAIN: Art Under Attack in Brazil”, curated by Tatiane Schilaro and Nathalia Lavigne, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, USA
– “What I Really Want to Tell You…”, curated by Jennifer Inacio and Flávia Macuco, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, USA
2019
– 15e Lyon Biennale: Jeune Création Internationale, Institut d’Art Contemporain, Villeurbane, France
– 36º Panorama da Arte Brasileira, curated by Júlia Rebouças, MAM — Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– “What I really want to tell you…”, curated by Jennifer Inacio and Flavia Macuco Pecego, Fundación Pablo Atchugarry, Miami, USA
– “RECIPES FOR A B_R_Z_L_ ?”, curated by Tatiane Santa Rosa, Spring/Break Art Show, United Nations Plaza, New York, USA
2018
– “República da Cobra”, in partnership with Thiago Martins de Melo, curated by Germano Dushá, Periscópio Arte Contemporânea, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “Arte Democracia Utopia – Quem não luta tá morto”, curated by Moacir dos Anjos, Museu de Arte do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “MITOMOTIM”, curated by Júlia Rebouças, Galpão Videobrasil, São Paulo, Brazil
2017
– “Da diversidade vivemos”, Periscópio Arte Contemporânea, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “Objetos da Natureza”, Espai Ateliê, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “Ninguém me dirá quem sou nem saberá quem fui”, Galeria Mama Cadela, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “Bienal Naïfs do Brasil”, SESC Belenzinho, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Tudo é Tangente”, Memorial Minas Gerais Vale, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “Bad Video Art Festival”, Moscou, Russia
– “Ficções – A Fotografia além do Real”, Festival Foto em Pauta, Tiradentes, Brazil
2016
– “AVI- Art Video International”, Museum of Israeli Cinema, Tel Aviv, Israel
– “Foto Invasão”, RedBull Station, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Festival Camelo de Arte Contemporânea”, Galpão Paraíso, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “Videoformes International Digital Arts Festival”, Clermont-Ferrand, France
– “Bienal Naïfs do Brasil”, SESC, Piracicaba, Brazil
– “Proceso de Error – Festival de Video Experimental”, Valparaíso, Chile
– “Quase Pornô”, Galeria Mama Cadela, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “Coloque um Título Aqui”, Viaduto das Artes, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2015
– “BÂNGALA: YAKÃ AYÊ”, Galeria A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Turvas Narrativas”, Galeria Orlando Lemos, Nova Lima, Brazil
– “Um tanto de Nós”, Belém, Brazil
2014
– “Alex Rosa – O inventor de formas”, Galeria Chimera Cultural, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “Em Desencanto – Fotogra a Mineira Contemporânea”, Museu Mineiro, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “S{obra}”, Aliança Francesa, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “V Prêmio Diário Contemporâneo”, Museu Casa das Onze Janelas, Belém, Brazil
– “Muestra Marrana”, Hangar, Barcelona, Spain
2013
– “O Inimigo e a Câmera”, Forum Doc, Belo Horizonte, MG
– “Deriva VII”, Centro Cultural da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG
– “30/1”, Exposição de Randolpho Lamonier e Manuel Carvalho, EXA, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “Espaços Compartilhados da Imagem”, Festival Internacional de Fotografia – FIF, Museu Mineiro, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “Memória da Casa: De dentro e de fora”, EXA – Espaço Experimental de Arte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2012
– “Semana da Fotografia de Belo Horizonte”, Espaço 104, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “Mostra!”, Centro Cultural da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Prêmios
2016
– “Prêmio Residência Camelo”, Festival Camelo de Arte Contemporânea, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “Prêmio Incentivo – Bienal Naïfs do Brasil-2016”, awarded artworks: “Meninos da Vila Cristina” and “Gabriel Fuzilado”, SESC-SP, Piracicaba, Brazil
2013
– “Memória da Casa – De dentro e de fora”, awarded artwork: “Arqueologia dos nervos de aço”, EXA, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2012
– “Mostra”, Escola de Belas Artes da UFMG, awarded artwork: “Radiograma do sábado à noite – Protótipo 1”, Centro Cultural da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Laboratories and Residencies
2018
– “1º Programa de Residências Artísticas – Valongo Festival Internacional da Imagem”, curated and oriented by Diane Lima and Tarcísio Almeida, Santos, Brazil
2017
– Expedition “Objetos da natureza”, Ateliê Espai, Fazenda Sapuá, Itabirito, Brazil
2016
– “Residência Camelo”, Casa Camelo, Belo Horizonte, Brazil [October – November]
2015
– “Fotoativa em Residência: dois de cá, dois de Lá”, Associação Fotoativa, oriented/curated by Alexandre Sequeira and Armando Queiroz, Belém, Brazil [April – June]
2012
– “Memória da Casa – De dentro e de fora”, residency and group exhibition, oriented by Rosa Maria Unda Souki and Sylvia Amélia, EXA, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Artworks in public collections
2019
– “Profecias — Em 2040 legalizamos o amor e outras drogas menos intensas”, artwork of 2019, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
2016
– “BALACLAVA”, artwork of 2013-2014, photographic series, collection of Prêmio Diário Contemporâneo de Fotografia, Belém, Brazil
2015
– “Jurunas”, artwork of 2015, painting, collection of Museu da Universidade Federal do Pará, Museu Casa das Onze Janelas, Belém, Brazil
– “Escuro do Rio”, artwork of 2015, photographic series, collection of Museu da Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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