São Paulo, Brazil, 1977.
Lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cadu’s practice is characterised by a transdisciplinary approach. His repertoire includes performances, installations, drawings, paintings, sculptures, videos and photographs, influenced by themes linked to systems, repetition, time, circularity and nature. Over the last ten years, his work has also dealt with the social, economic and environmental specificities of the places he is invited to inhabit for periods of time, taking an ethnographic approach to the phenomena at work in these contexts, from which co-participatory processes and the dilution of authorship are initiated.
He is an adjunct professor at PUC-Rio in the Arts and Design department, where he coordinates LINDA – Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Nature Design & Art. He has participated in the 7th Mercosul Biennial (2007), the 30th São Paulo Biennial (2012), the 13th Istanbul Biennial (2013), the 4th End of the World Biennial (2014) and “Anozero’19” – Coimbra Biennial of Contemporary Art (2019). He took part in the 32nd and 35th Panoramas of Brazilian Art (2011/2017). In 2013, the artist was awarded the PIPA Prize and a residency at Residency Unlimited (New York, USA). Winner of the “Radio Krakow 2015” Award (Poland), for the exhibition “Its Gonna Rain”. From 2015 to 2017 he was an artist in residence at the InSite Foundation (Mexico) and Plataforma Atacama (Chile). In 2017, he was commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and XLab IDEAS to work in Natchez (Mississippi, USA). In 2018, he was commissioned by the Haundenschild Foundation (San Diego, USA) to develop a project at its headquarters. In 2019, he completed a residency with the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Department of Education, at the invitation of Instituto República. He is currently developing projects in partnership with the Museu Bispo do Rosário – Arte Contemporânea (RJ) and the Museu das Imagens do Inconsciente (RJ), as part of PUC-Rio’s DEXPO extension programme. He is represented by Galeria Vermelho (SP), Silvia Cintra + Box4 (RJ) and DotArt (BH).
At the 2013 Finalists’ exhibition at MAM-Rio, Cadu showed an architectural model with the exact dimensions of the hut. The video was made at the hut in the countryside of Rio de Janeiro after he won the prize.
Solo Exhibitions
2018
– “Projeto CAVALO Quadrivium 8 Patas”, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, ITO, São Paulo, Brazil
2017
– “Cadu: Soy Mandala”, Museo Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico
– “Cadu: Mamihlapinatapai”, Galeria Vermelho, São Paulo, Brazil
2015
-“Festival Multiplicidade 2025_Ano 20”, Oi Futuro Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“It’s Gonna Rain”, Gallery BWA SOKÓŁ, Nowy Sącz, Poland
2012
-“Mecánicas esenciales”, Wu Gallery, Lima, Peru
-“Cadu & Diogo Pimentão”, Vera Cortês Art Agency, Lisbon, Portugal
2011
-“Entardecer no Ano do Coelho”, Casa de Cultural Laura Alvim, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“Manhã no Ano do Coelho”, Gallery Vermelho, São Paulo, Brazil
2009
-“Avalanche”, Gallery Vermelho, Sāo Paulo, Brazil
2008
-“Plymouth – Barbican”, Laura Marsiaj Arte Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2006
-“Ália”, Gallery Zouk, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
2005
-Laura Marsiaj Arte Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
– “Pequenas Escalas”, Galeria Fayga Ostrower, Brasília, Brazil
– “Movilizando afectos: Coparticipación e inserción local, tres proyectos artísticos”, Museu Amparo, Puebla, Mexico
– “Esculturas para ouvir”, Museu Brasileiro da Escultura e Ecologia (MUBE), São Paulo, Brazil
– “Encontros improváveis de um lugar em comum”, Museu da Energia de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Matriz do Tempo Real”, MAC USP, São Paulo, Brazil
2017
– “Projeto Cavalo: Quadrivium – 8 patas”, Espaço Jacarandá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Ready Made in Brasil”, Galeria de Arte do Sesi, Centro Cultural FIESP, São Paulo, Brazil
– 35o Panorama da Arte Brasileira: Brasil por multiplicação, Museu de Arte Moderna, MAM-SP, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Constelar”, Pró-Saber, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “In Memoriam”, Caixa Cultural Galeria 2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Desenho”, SIM Galeria, Curitiba, Brazil
2016
– “Coletiva”, Galeria Vermelho, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Sempre Algo Entre nós”, SESC Belenzinho, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Aprendendo com Caymmi: civilização praieira”, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil
2015
– “Silêncio Impuro”, Galeria Anita Schwartz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Singularidades/Anotações: Rumos Artes Visuais”, Paço imperial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “República Corsária de Salé”, Festival Multiplicidades, Oi Futuro Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Ocupação Mauá”, Cais do Porto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“VERBO 2015”, Mostra de Performance Arte (11th edition), Gallery Vermelho, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Happenings 2015”, Casa França Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Espaço Art Contemporânea Hyundai”, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2014
-Biennial do Fim do Mundo, Mar del Plata, Argentina
-“Singularidades/Anotações: Rumos Artes Visuais”, Itaú Cultural, Brazil
-“POETIK+8”, Gallery Morgados da Pedrigosa, Aveiro, Portugal
-“Em Direto”, SESC Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
2013
-“Tomie Correspondências”, Centro Cultural dos Correios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“Amor e ódio a Lygia Clark”, Zacheta National Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
-“Mom, Am I Barbarian?”, 13th Biennial of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
-“IV Annual Hybrid Art”, Manage Exhibition Space, Moscow, Russia
-PIPA 2013, Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“Travessias 2 2013”, Galpão Bela Maré, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“Tomie Correspondências”, Institute Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil
-30th São Paulo Biennial: “A iminência das poéticas”, Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2012
-30th São Paulo Biennial: “A Iminência das Poéticas”, Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo, São Paulo, Brazil
-“Entre Trópicos 46o 05′: Cuba / Brasil”, Caixa Cultural Rio, Brazil
-“Em Direto”, SESC Araraquara, Brazil
-“Em Direto”, Oficina Oswald de Andrade, São Paulo, Brazil
2011
-“Vestígios da Brasilidade”, Santander Cultural, Recife, Brazil
-“Jogos de Guerra”, Caixa Cultural Rio, Brazil
-“32nd Panorama da Arte Brasileira”, Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo, Brazil
-“Art in Brazil”, Festival Europalia, Bozar, Brussels, Belgium
-“Caos e Efeito”, Itaú Cultural Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
-“Nova Escultura Brasileira / Heranças e Diversidades”, Caixa Cultural Rio, Brazil
-“Os Primeiros 10 Anos”, Institute Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil
-“Projeto Cavalo”, Festival Multiplicidade, Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“Contra Parede”, Gallery Vermelho, São Paulo, Brazil
2010
-“Convivências”, Foundation Iberê Camargo, Porto Alegre, Brazil
-“Ponto de equilíbrio”, Institute Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil
-“À sombra do futuro: especulações por fazer”, Institute Cervantes, São Paulo, Brazil
-“2 de Copas”, Vera Cortez e Tijuana/Vermelho, Lisbon, Portugal
2009
-“AFTER UTOPIA”, Museum Centro Pecci, Prato, Italy
-7th Biennial do Mercosul: “Grito e Escuta”, Porto Alegre, Brazil
-Dentro do Traço, Mesmo”, Foundation Iberê Camargo, Porto Alegre, Brazil
-“Sinais de Fumaça”, Cultural Centre São Paulo, Brazil
-“Artérias e Capilares”, Gallery Vermelho, São Paulo, Brazil
-“Nova Arte Nova”, Cultural Centre Banco do Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil
2008
-“Nova Arte Nova”, Cultural Centre Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“É claro que você sabe do que estou falando?”, Gallery Vermelho, São Paulo, Brazil
-“Verbo 2008”, Gallery Vermelho, São Paulo, Brazil
-“Estratégia”, Plymouth Art Centre, Plymouth, UK
-“Paper Trail: 15 Brazilian Artists”, Allsopp Contemporary, London, UK
-“Champs D’expériences – L’art comme expérience – Le 10neuf”, Centre Régional D’art Contemporain, Montbéliard, France
2007
-“Futuro do Presente”, Institute Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil
-“Guitar Hero – Projeto Multiplicidades”, Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“Iberê Camargo e as Projeções de um Ateliê no Tempo”, Foundation Iberê Camargo and Museum of Art of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
-“Clorofortejamaica”, Espaço Repercussivo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“Novas Aquisições 2006/2007”, Collection Gilberto Chateaubriand, Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2006
-“Linguagens Visuais 10 Anos”, Art Centre Hélio Oiticica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-27th Biennial of São Paulo, artista convidado for collaboration with the work of Mabe Bethônico (Belo Horizonte), São Paulo, Brazil
-Arquivo Geral, Art Centre Hélio Oiticica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2005
-“Amalgames – 18 artistes contemporains du Brésil”, Museum De L’Hotel-Die, Paris, France
-“Homo Ludens: do faz de conta à vertigem”, Institute Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil
2004
-“Múltiplos”, Laura Marsiaj Arte Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“Paisagens”, Léo Bahia Arte Contemporânea, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
-“Arquivo Geral”, parallel to the 26th Biennial of São Paulo, Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“Posição 2004”, School of the Visual Arts of Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“Figura 6”, Atelier Lívia Flores, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2003
-Projéteis de Arte Contemporânea, invited artist, Palácio Gustavo Capanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-“Vice-Versa: eixo Brasília – Linha Imaginária”, Espaço Cultural Contemporânea, Brasília, Brazil
2002 /2003
-9th Salão da Bahia, Museum of Modern Art of Salvador, Brazil
-VIII Salão Nacional Victor Meirelles, Museum of Contemporary Art of Florianópolis, Brazil
2002
-“Eduardo Costa e Lucia Laguna”, Espaço Foco 153, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-Salão Nacional de Arte de Goiás, Espaço Flamboyant, Goiânia, Brazil
-X Salão Paulista de Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo, Brazil
2001 /2002
-“Drawn Out”, London Print Studio, UK
2001
-26th Salão de Arte de Ribeirão Preto, Museum of Art of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
2000
-“Projeto Rumos Visuais”, Institute Cultural Itaú, São Paulo, Brazil
-IX Salão Paulista de Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo, Brazil
Awards
2013
-Winner, PIPA 2013 [principal category], Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2007/2008
-International Artist Fellowship in England, Institute of Digital Art and Technology, Plymouth Art Centre & The Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems and Submerge, UK
2004
-Bolsa Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, first place in the selection for the Master’s in Visual Language at the School of Fine Arts of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2003
-Vide Vídeo 2003- VII Festival Nacional de Cinema e Vídeo Universtário of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, second place in the experimental category, technical jury, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2002
-Sala Especial – X Salão Paulista de Arte Contemporânea, Funarte, São Paulo, Brazil
2001
-Bolsa Luiz Aranha Foundation Iberê Camargo – RS, residency at the London Print Studio, UK
2000
-IX Salão Paulista de Arte Contemporânea, Prêmio Ymagos, São Paulo, Brazil
Public Collections
-Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art, UK
Private collections open to the public
– MAR, Museu de Arte do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
