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An exhibition of work by one of Brazil's most prominent contemporary artists, Iran
do Espirito Santo, opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on
Thursday 9 November 2006. Comprising some 28 works ranging from 1999 to 2006, the
exhibition includes sculpture, drawing and installation, as well as one painting - a
seductive but disturbing black version of the flag of Brazil. Espirito Santo's
work deals with structure, design, place, surface, space, light and material, and is
based on a subtle subversion of Minimalism through abstracted everyday items.
Among the artists favourite materials are glass, stainless steel, granite, marble
and sandstone, which help to give a timeless feel to simple forms of recognisable
objects such as lamps, bricks, boxes, keyholes and tins. His work is a stylish
reflection on daily objects and their representation as an ideal, the functional
nature of these objects disappears and they become aesthetic objects. His palette is
reduced, almost exclusively to white, grey and black.
Espirito Santo's work is primarily concerned with the physical, rather than the
metaphysical, and his themes are conceptual in nature. At first glance, his
sculptures seem to represent simple everyday forms, however, on closer inspection
they suddenly evolve into something more complex. Untitled (Keyhole), 2002, for
example, is a spherical visualisation of a keyhole in black basalt. Its surface
reflects its surroundings, but we are of course, denied the possibility of delving
into its interior and have to content ourselves with moving around it. The Night,
1998, is a black painting on steel which shows a series of stars on a black
background. It takes some time before one notices that it is a version of the
Brazilian flag in which the colours green and yellow have disappeared. This work is
a response to the artist's experience of growing up in Brazil during the years of
the dictatorship. In recent works such as the marble boxes White Box, 2003; Grey
Box, 2003, and Black Box, 2003, where they are identical in technique and
dimensions, colour provides a key to the interpretation of the works in their
individuality and a clue about their contents.
The effects of light on the surface of the objects and their placement in
architecture are highly significant. In works where the artist uses sandblasted
glass, crystal or mirrors, as in Restless 25, 2005, the transparency of the material
enables one to view the space behind the sculpture as well as the external, frontal,
and lateral spaces that the work incorporates in its reflecting surfaces. The
result is that the viewer's perception of the work goes beyond its clear-cut
physical boundaries, expanding and taking in the setting in which it is placed. In
addition, its texture also influences our perception of the weight of an object,
which in the artist's work contradicts the data presented on the purely formal
plane.
Iran do Espirito Santo was born in 1963 in the state of Sao Paolo, where he still
lives and works. He has exhibited widely in museums and galleries worldwide. His
works are included in the collections of many prominent international museums,
including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Museum of Modern Art, San
Francisco, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. His works have been
included in the Venice Biennale, Bienal de Sao Paulo and the Istanbul Biennal.
Recent exhibitions include Museu de Arte Moderna de Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the
Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco.
The exhibition is curated by Enrique Juncosa, Director, IMMA, in collaboration with
Paolo Colombo, Curator, MAXXI - Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo, Rome.
This is a touring exhibition organised by IMMA and MAXXI. It was first shown at
MAXXI and after been shown at IMMA will travel to the Pinacoteca do Estado, Sao
Paulo.
A publication, with texts by Enrique Juncosa, Paolo Colombo and Lilian Tone,
Curator, Museum of Modern Art, New York, accompanies the exhibition (price
-35.00).
Lecture
Iran do Espirito Santo will present an illustrated lecture on his work practice on
Tuesday 7 November at 3.00pm in the Lecture Room. Admission is free, but booking is
essential. To book please telephone the automatic booking line on Tel: +353 1 612
9948 or email: talksandlectures@imma.ie
For further information and images please contact Monica Cullinane or Patrice Molloy
at Tel: +353 1 612 9900; Email: press@imma.ie
Irish Museum of Modern Art
Royal Hospital
Military Road Kilmainham - Dublin
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10.00am-5.30pm
except Wednesday 10.30am-5.30pm
Sundays and Bank Holidays 12 noon- 5.30pm
Mondays, 24 - 26 December Closed
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