Lehmann Maupin Gallery

Adriana Varejão

Biography

Adriana Varejão was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 and continues to live and work there. Her work has also been included in exhibitions at the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Walker Art Center, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art, Paris. She also participated in the São Paulo Biennial 1998, the Johannesburg Biennial 1995 and the first Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art in 1999. To download artist's CV, please click on "Printable PDF of Full Text"
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Gallery Exhibitions

Adriana Varejão  15 February - 15 March 2003
Off the Grid - GROUP SHOW  17 January - 16 February 2002
Adriana Varejão  7 January - 12 February 2000

Museum Exhibtions

Centro de Arte Contemporanea Inhotim  15 March 2008 -
ARS 06, Kiasma, Helsinki  21 January - 27 August 2006
Cartier Foundation, Paris  18 March - 5 June 2005

Press

ArtNexus - ArtNexus - June, 2005
Flash Art - Flash Art - May, 2003
Tema Celeste - Tema Celeste - May, 2001
ArtNexus - ArtNexus - November, 2000
Art in America - Art in America - September, 2000
New York Times - New York Times - January, 2000

Publications

Adriana Varejao - Azulejoes e Charques Exhibition Catalog
Adriana Varejao - Chambre d'echos

Selected Works

Linda da Lapa, 2004 aluminum, polyurethane, oil 157.48 x 66.93 x 47.24 inches 400 x 170 x 120 cm LM8450


Celacanto Provoca Maremoto, 2004 oil and plaster on canvas 52 paintings, each: 43.31 x 43.31 inches 110 x 110 cm LM8630


Ruina de Charque - Nova Capela (Nova Capela Jerked-Beef Ruin), 2003 oil on wood and polyurethane 104.33 x 47.24 x 22.05 inches 265 x 120 x 56 cm LM6495


White Sauna, 2003 oil on canvas 76.77 x 114.17 inches 195 x 290 cm LM6491


Folds 2, 2003 oil on wood and polyurethane on aluminum and wood support 94.49 x 90.55 x 15.75 inches 240 x 230 x 40 cm LM6499


Folds, 2000-2001 oil, foam, aluminum, wood and canvas 76.77 x 98.43 x 25.98 inches 195 x 250 x 66 cm LM2947


Azulejões (Big Blue Tiles) Installation, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 2001 plaster on canvas, oil painted installation consisting of 100 paintings, each: 39.37 x 39.37 inches 100 x 100 cm LM4991


Carne Marinha (cinco pratos) (Marine Meat (five plates)), 1999 Oil, foam, porcelein on canvas 28 x 39 inches (canvas only) 72 x 100 cm 63.5 x 39 inches (canvas including plates) 161.3 x 99.1 cm LM1816


Mapa de Lopo Homem (Map of lopo Homem), 1992 oil on wood with suture thread 110 x 140 x 10 cm

Limited Work

Contingente (Contingent), 1998-2000 photograph (unframed) 11.02 x 15.94 inches 28 x 40.5 cm Edition of 100 LM3639 $100