Nominated by
Ana Pérez-Quiroga
“Sobre o leite derramado”, 2008, Mural painting, 1450 x 420 cm
“MONUMENTO A TATLIN NUMA COZINHA PALACIANA (Da série Utopia na casa de cada um) [Monument to Tatlin in a palace kitchen, from the series: Utopia in each ones home]”, 2010,
Photo print mounted on a light box with approximate dimensions of: 122 x 202 x 15 cm
“A primeira Pedra (e todas as outras mais) [ The first Stone (and all the others] ”, 2011, Installation: Slatted cardboard frames, metallic structure, enamel colour in different colours, metal screws and inscriptions, Variable dimensions
“Capanema”, 2010, Installation composed of two distinct elements: a ceiling installation with a bascule metal structure: counterbalanced structures, modules having one end that rises as the other lowers, all covered with different plastic fabrics. Metal cranks let the spectator interact with the work and move the installation. The second element is a wall showcase with abstract image made with colored felts, Variable dimensions
“Blindex (1535-143 AD)”, 2010, Iron structure with rotating axes and metallic grid, False ceiling structure, Wooden doors, Mirrored acrylic with threads, Metallic handles, 300 x 300 x 220 cm
“Cada Casa é um caso (arquivo geral) [Each house is a house (general archive)]”, 2010, Matchboxes, Acrylic ink, Wooden structure and stretcher, 160 x 40 x 180 cm
“WE CANNOT ESCAPE FROM EACH OTHER”, 2011, Planed mirrored acrylic with inscriptions in low relief and filled with epoxy and dye, Electric installation and aluminum structure, 1500 x 300 x 8 cm
“FACHADA”, 2010, Metallic grid, Expanded polyutherane enamel paint and varnishes, Wood and acrylic ink, 180 x 240 x 20 cm
“FROM WORK TO TEXT #1”, 2008, Collage on fabriano paper, with acrylic resin, 196 x 146 cm
“Território (im)perfeitos, [Imperfect Territories]”, 2010, Site-specific installation at Almada Theatre, Portugal, Wood, inks, tar, street lights and electric installation, Dimensions variable
Rodrigo Oliveira
RODRIGO OLIVEIRA was born in 1978, Sintra, Portugal, and he lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal. He
graduated in Fine Arts – Sculpture (1997/2003) at Faculdade de Belas-Artes, University of Lisbon and in 2006
he finished a Master Degree at Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, UK. In 2013, he wins the Fundación
Botín scholarship award.
Since 2003 he held solo exhibitions, amongst we can call attention: Utopia /Distopia Part II _ MAAT Museum
(2017), De lá Ville à lá Villa; Chandigarh Revisited, Le Corbusier Villa Savoye Poissy, Paris (2016), Utopia At
Plateau And An Indian Brasília, Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisbon (2016), Projecto Parede (2013), MAM –
Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Brazil; Coisas de Valor e o Valor das Coisas (2011), Cosmocopa – Arte
Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; A primeira pedra (e todas as outras mais) (2011), Museu do Chiado,
Lisbon; Ninguém podia dormir na rede porque a casa não tinha paredes (2010), Galeria Filomena Soares,
Lisbon; and Utopia na casa de cada um (2009), Centro das Artes Visuais, Coimbra, Portugal. He participated in
several group shows, from which we can call attention to: Cor+Labor+Ação (2011), Caza arte contemporânea,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; ResPública 1910 – 2010 face a face (2010), Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon;
A Culpa Não É Minha (2010), Museu Berardo, Lisbon; Where are you From? Contemporary Portuguese Art
(2008), Faulconer Gallery, Grinnel, Iowa, USA; Eurobuzz, Agorafolly – Europália European Festival (2007),
Place de la Chapelle, Brussels, Belgium; and There’s no place like home (2006), Homestead Gallery, London,
UK.
His work is present in several public collections, such as: EDP Foundation, Portugal; Museu do Chiado,
Lisbon; PLMJ Foundation, Lisbon; Leal Rios Foundation, Lisbon; PCR Collection, Lisbon; António Cachola
Collection, Elvas, Portugal; and Peggy Guggenheim Museum, Venice.
www.rodrigooliveira.com
