(this page was last updated in July 2017)
São Paulo, Brazil 1973.
Lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Represented by Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel.
PIPA 2017 nominee.
Holds a post-graduate degree in Visual Arts from Goldsmiths College (London). Solo exhibitions include Galeria Fortes Vilaça (São Paulo), Kate Macgarry (London) and Misako&Rosen Gallery (Tokyo), as well as group shows in several countries, like the 30th São Paulo Biennial (2012), 2016 Brazil Naïfs Biennial (SESC), Prospect 2013 (Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, United States, 2013) and New Work: Tiago Carneiro da Cunha and Klara Kristalova (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2010).
Video produced by Do Rio Filmes exclusively for PIPA 2017:
Solo exhibitions
2016
– “Trânsito dos Infernos”, Fortes Vilaça Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
2012
– “Novas Esculturas”, Fortes Vilaça Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
2011
– “Low Attention Span / High Curiosity Rate”, Videorama Public Videoart Space, Werkleitz, Germany
– “Tiago Carneiro da Cunha & Klara Kristalova”, SFMoMA – San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, United States
2010
– Kate Macgarry, London, United Kingdom
2009
– Fortes Vilaça Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Erika Verzutti & Tiago Carneiro da Cunha”, Misako and Rosen, Tokyo, Japan
2008
– “3 novas esculturas pessimistas e uma não tão nova assim”, VPF cream art, Lisbon, Portugal
2006
– Fortes Vilaça Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
– Kate McGarry Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2004
– “Templo do Homem”, Fortes Vilaça Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
2002
– Fortes Vilaça Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
2000
– “Light Show”, Artclub, Habitat Tottenham Court Road, London, United Kingdom
1998
– “Areias Gordas”, Centro Cultural São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Group exhibitions
2016
– Bienal Naïfs do Brasil, SESC Piracicaba, Piracicaba, Brazil
– “Homo Ludens”, Luisa Strina Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
2014
– “Deslize “, Rio de Janeiro Art Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Rinck, Carneiro da Cunha, Horsky, Lamarche & Ovize”, Morata, Galeria Alegria, Madrid, Spain
2013
– “Prospect 2013”, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, United Kingdom
– “Universo Bordallo Pinheiro – 20 Bordallianos Brasileiros”, Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Sobrenatural”, Estação Pinacoteca, São Paulo, Brazil
2012
– 30th São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo, Brazil
– “The Geometric Unconscious: Desire, Discipline, and Modern Art, 1910-2010”, Sheldon Museum of Art – University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom
2011
– “Nova Escultura Brasileira”, Caixa Cultural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “New Work, SFMoMA – San Francisco Museum of Modern Art”, San Francisco, United States
2010
– “Law of the Jungle”, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, United States
– “Use & Mention”, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
– To be Present Festival, EYE Film Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
– Paralela 2010: A Contemplação do Mundo, Liceu de Artes e Ofícios, São Paulo, Brazil
2009
– “Alcova”, Galeria Laura Marsiaj, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2008
– “Collection as Aleph: Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary”, Kunsthaus Graz, Graz, Austria
– “Visiones: 20th Century Selections from the Nassau County Museum of Art”, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, United States
– “Desenho em todos os sentidos”, SESC Serrano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “If you build it they will come”, G30, Cardiff, United Kingdom
– “Arte pela Amazônia”, Biennial Pavillion, São Paulo, Brazil
2007
– “Monocromáticos”, Galeria Mário Sequeira, Braga, Portugal
– Karyn Lovegrove Gallery, Los Angeles, United Kingdom
– “Drawing from history: Permanent Collection and Loans”, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, United States
– “Mundo Animal”, Escola São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Homing Devices”, Contemporary Art Museum, Institute for Research in Art, College of Visual and Performing Arts, University of South Florida, Tampa, United States
– “The Juddykes”, John Jones, London, United Kingdom
– “Novas doações Gilberto Chateaubriand ao MAM”, Rio de Janeiro Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Caszuidas: Images in Public Space”, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2006
– Paralela 2006, Pavilhão Armando de Arruda Pereira, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Exploding Television – Satellite of Love”, 35th Rotterdam International Film Festival, Witte de With -Contemporary Art Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
– “Happy Believers”, 7th Werkleitz Biennale, Halle, Germany
– “Fortes Vilaça na Choque Cultural”, Galeria Choque Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil
2005
– “On leaving and arriving”, G39, Cardiff, United Kingdom
– “RAMPA: Signaling New Latin American Art Initiatives”, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, United States
– “Educação, Olha!”, A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Imagem e ação”, Fortes Vilaça Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
2004
– Paralela 2004, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Instinctive”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, United Kingdom
– “Bazar de Verão”, Fortes Vilaça Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Elk Rattle”, Kate MacGarry Gallery, London, United Kingdom
– “Futuribles Project Room”, ARCO, Madrid, Spain
2003
– “A Nova Geometria”, Fortes Vilaça Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Loop”, Capacete Projects, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Overexposed”, Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona, Spain
– “25hrs”, The Video Art Foundation, Centre Cultural Virreina, Barcelona, Spain
2002
– “poT”, Liverpool Biennal, The Independent, Liverpool, United Kingdom
– “poT”, Fortes Vilaça Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
– Paralela 2002, São Paulo, Brazil
– Biennale of Sydney Video Programme, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, Australia
– “Nuit Thématique ARTE”, ARTE télévision, France
2001
– “Tiago Carneiro da Cunha e Enrico David”, Agora/Capacete Projects, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Woof-Woof”, Austrian Cultural Institute, London, United Kingdom
– “Rotativa Fase 1”, Fortes Vilaça Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Tautology”, SMART Project Space, Amsterdam, Netherlands
– Pandaemonium Video Biennal, LUX Gallery, London, United Kingdom
– New Releases, Asia-Australia Arts Centre, Sydney, Australia
– “Psychical Therapy & Leisure”, Galeria Moriarty, Madrid, Spain
2000
– “Go To Frisco”, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, United States
– “REC.Media-Uno”, Centro Cultural de España, Lima, Peru
– “Dilated Pupils”, VTO Gallery, London, United Kingdom
– “Outhouse”, Rich & Famous Gallery, London, United Kingdom
– “Nonstop Opening Lisboa”, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal
1999
– “Tiago Carneiro da Cunha & Marssares”, Fundição Progresso, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Nonstop Opening”, Central Point Gallery, London, United Kingdom
1998
– “Primeira”, Casa Das Rosas, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Nº2 (w/ XXX collective)”, Expo’98, Lisbon, Portugal
1997
– “Nº2 (w/ XXX collective)”, Centre de Cultura Contemporànea de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
1996
– “Nº2.01 (w/ XXX collective)”, Espai13. Miró Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
Grants and scholarships
2009
– Residency at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, United States
1998
– CAPES, Personal Improvement in a Higher Level Coordination, full scholarship
1995
– KRTU Prize For Young Creativity (Paradís Perdut project), departamento de cultura da Catalunia, Spain
1994
– Bourse Lavoisier (Performance Research Director Robert Wilson at Watermill Theatre Center), Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, France
Public collections
– Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, United States
– Rio de Janeiro Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Rio de Janeiro Art Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Saatchi Collection, London, United Kingdom
– SFMoMA – San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, United States
– TBA21 – Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna, Austria