Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1973.
Lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Alexandre Vogler has developed, for the past 15 years, works in the public context and communication systems, individually and within artistic groups. Vogler is a professor at the Art Institute of the State University of Rio de Janeiro and has a Master’s degree in Visual Languages (School of Fine Arts at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro). Vogler organised the group Atrocidades Maravilhosas in 2000. He directed the short-film “Base para Unhas Fracas” (2011), and directed the show “Aplique de Carne” (2013).
Has recently participated in the group exhibitions: X Mercosul Biennial (2015), “Capacete” (Portikus, Frankfurt, Germany, 2013); “RUA” (MUKA, Antwerp, Belgium, 2011), “Flying Down to Earth” (MARCO, Vigo, Spain, 2010); X Havana Biennial (Cuba, 2009). Recent solo exhibitions include: “Base / Tridente NI” (Cultural Centre São Paulo, Brazil, 2009) and “Abre Caminho” (A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2007). Worked as an artist in residence at the city of Porto, Portugal in 2000 and at Flat Residency in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 2011.
“Casa de Praia/Travessia Maré”, Arpoador, 2012. Duration: 9’47”
Alexandre Vogler and Luis Bispo/ Photography: Rodrigo Savastano
Documentary on artwork of the same name, made in February 2012 for the event ALALAÔ.
“Base para Unhas Fracas”, 2010. Duration: 9’10”
Written and directed by Alexandre Vogler/ Actress: Marcela Maria/ Photography: Lula Carvalho/ Soundtrack: Guilherme Vaz/ Edited by: Renato Martins/ Sound editing by: Ricardo Cutz/ Photography assistant: Pedro Von Kruger
Education
-Doctorate and Master’s in Visual Languages. Post Graduation programme at the School of Fine Arts at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
-Graduated in Painting, School of Fine Arts at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
-Professor at the Arts Institute of the State University of Rio de Janeiro.
Solo Exhibitions
2013
– “Aplique de Carne”, in partnership with Botika e Paulo Tiefenthaler, Funarte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
2009
– “Tridente / Base”, Cultural Centre São Paulo, Brazil.
2008
– “Base para Unhas Fracas”, Gallery Carminha Macedo, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
2007
– “Abre Caminho”, A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2005
– “O Condomínio”, in partnership with Guga Ferraz, A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2004
– “4 Graus”, Gallery LGC Arte Hoje, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “O Dirigível OLHO GRANDE”, Cultural Centre Castelinho do Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Group Exhibitions
2015
– “Ver e ser visto”, Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Ocupações”, Cultural Centre Bank of the Northeast, Fortaleza, Brazil.
– “Singularidades – Anotações”, Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– 10th Mercosul Biennial, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
– “Contato”, Gallery Candido Portinari – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2014
– “Singularidades – Anotações”, Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil.
2013
– “Capacete”, Projeto ALALAÔ, Portikus, Frankfurt, Germany.
2012
– “High Tech/Low Tech”, OI Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Entre Trópicos – 46°05′: Cuba/Brasil”, Caixa Cultural Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “ON-OF”, Fabrica ASA, Guimarães, Portugal.
– “COLAPSO”, A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Place of Residence”, ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China.
2011
– “A RUA”, Museum Van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp, Belgium.
– “Incorporations”, La Centrale Életrique, Brussels, Belgium.
– “Caos e Efeito”, Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil.
– “Vozes Diferenciales”, Provincial Centre of Fine Arts and Design, Havana, Cuba.
– “Jogos de Guerra”, Caixa Cultural Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Vestígios de Brasilidade”, Santander Cultural, Recife, Brazil.
2010
– “Pra Começo de Século”, Centre of Art Dragão do Mar, Fortaleza, Brazil.
– “Communication Networks”, Mestna Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
– “I Love Latin America”, Barracão Maravilha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Flying Down to Earth”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Vigo, Spain.
– “Entre Desejos e Utopias”, A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Fat Form”, Flat Residency, Amsterdam, Holland.
– “A Gentil Carioca”, IFA, Berlin, Germany.
– “Mapas Invisíveis”, Caixa Cultural Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2009
– X Biennial of Havana, Cuba.
– “Investigações Pictóricas”, Musuem of Contemporary Art of Niterói, Brazil.
– “Obra Nome ll”, School of the Visual Arts of Parque Laje, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Grito e Escuta”, 7th Biennial of Mercosul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
2008
– “Coletiva”, A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Circuitos Compartilhados”, Cinemateca of Curitiba, Brazil.
– ARCO/ A Gentil Carioca, Madrid, Spain.
– “Galerias Subterrâneas/Conexões Urbanas”, Funarte, public space, Curitiba, Brazil.
2007
– “Novas Aquisições, Coleção Gilberto Chateaubriant 2006/2007”, Musuem of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Clorofortejamaica”, Espaço Repercussivo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Associados”, Espaço Orlândia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “A Imagem do Som”, Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– Art Basel Miami/ A Gentil Carioca, Miami, USA.
2006
– “Presente Líquido”, Casa Andrade Muricy, Curitiba, Brazil.
– “Geração da Virada”, Instituto Tomie Othake, São Paulo, Brazil,
– “Expedição Rio-Amazonas”, 27th Biennial of São Paulo, Brazil.
– A Gentil Carioca, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York, USA.
– “on difference #2 (em Zona franca)”, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany.
– The NADA ART FAIR, A Gentil Carioca, Miami, USA.
2005
– “Educação, Olha”, A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Nano Exposição”, Arte em Dobro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– 2nd International Architecture Biennial of Rotterdam, Holland.
– “Abre Alas”, A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2003
– “Up Coming Documentary Fortnight (in Atrocidades Maravilhosas)”, MoMA, New York, USA.
– “Erva Azeda”, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museums, Duisburg, Germany.
– “Gear Inside”, public space and Centre of Contemporany Art Witte de With, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
– “Next 5 Minutes” (International Festival of Tactical Media), Amsterdam, Netherlands.
– “Manifestos Contemporâneos”, Sesc Vila Mariana, São Paulo, Brazil.
– “Grande Orlândia – Artistas abaixo da Linha Vermelha”, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2002
– “El Millor Cel de Barcelona”, Espaço Can Filipa, Barcelona, Spain.
– “Caminhos do Contemporâneo” (em Atrocidades Maravilhosas), Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Mostra Rio Arte Contemporânea”, Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Rumos da Nova Arte Contemporânea Brasileira” (Itaú Cultural), Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
– “Sobre(a)ssaltos”, Itaú Cultural, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
2001
– “Panorama da Arte Brasileira (em Atrocidades Maravilhosas)”, Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo, Brazil.
Other Projects
– Short-film “Base para Unhas Fracas”, 35 mm, 2010.
– Residence artist at Programa Ateliers da Lada, in Porto, Portugal, 2000/01.
– Residence artist do Programa FLAT Residency in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2010.
– 6th Salão Nacional de Arte de Goiás Prize, Goiânia, Brazil, 2006.
– Proposer and coordinator of Atrocidades Maravilhosas project, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2000.
– Accomplished the following artworks in public spaces: “Retrofit” / Parede Gentil (Rio de Janeiro, 2012); “Base para Unhas Fracas” (Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, and Curitiba, Brazil, 2008); “Tridente de Nova Iguaçu” (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2006), “Fumacê do Descarrego” (Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, Brazil, and Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2002/09), “Cabeça de Fumaça” (Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2005), “O Dirigível OLHO GRANDE” (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Barcelona, Spain, 2002/06), “4 Graus” (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2004), “T1-imóvel”, A Invicta (Porto, Portugal, 2000), “Atrocidades Maravilhosas” (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2000).
