Cildo Meireles Artist

Cildo Meireles (born 1948) is a Brazilian conceptual artist, installation artist and sculptor. He is noted especially for his installations, many of which express resistance to political oppression in Brazil. These works, often large and dense, encourage a phenomenological experience via the viewer's interaction.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Brazilian artist
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1948
Birth place
Brazil , Rio de Janeiro
Nationality
Brazil

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Artist

Movement
Conceptual art
Concrete art

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Cildo Meireles on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26518598001
  2. http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BxRWDgpIMsqBMzQ1YmQ5ODItM2U3My00MmQxLWE5MTctNmNlZGVhNTA4N2Ix&hl=en
  3. http://kadist.org/en/people/cildo-meireles
  4. http://www.artnet.com/Galleries/Artists_detail.asp?gid=652&aid=11613
  5. http://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/cildo-meireles-from-sense-to-concept
  6. http://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/materiality-and-memory-an-interview-with-cildo-meireles