Biography
Daniel Senise (b. 1955, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is one of the leading representatives of Brazil's so-called Generation 80s, whose main endeavour consisted of a desire to return to, and reinsert painting into the Brazilian artistic scene. Since the end of the 1990s, Senise’s practice can be described as a ‘construction of images.’ His process begins with imprinting the textures of surfaces – such as wooden floors or concrete walls – from carefully chosen locations unto textiles, similar to the monotype technique. Once ready, this material becomes the base or skeleton of his work, either as a canvas to be worked on, as parts used in a collage to create another image, or alternatively, as fragments added on to printed photographs.
Senise's investigations often relate to the memory of places and spaces. Not only will his works figuratively represent specific locations, but he also uses objects found in those specific places, such as broken ceramics, pieces of wood, dust or wall chippings. He therefore intertwines the representation of a site, with its debris, or in other words, its history - he juxtaposes time, memory and the physical presence which stems from them.
Senise lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Some of his latest solo shows included: Biógrafo, at Museu de Arte Contemporanea da USP (2023), in SãoPaulo, Brazil; Verônica, at Nara Roesler (2022), in São Paulo, Brazil; Antes da palavra, at Fundação Iberê Camargo (FIC) (2019), in Porto Alegre, Brazil; Printed Matter, at Galeria Nara Roesler (2017), in New York, USA; Quase aqui, at Oi Futuro Flamengo (2015), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2892, at Casa França-Brasil (2011), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Main recent group show include: Anozero’19, 3th Bienal de Coimbra, Portugal (2019); 18th, 20th, 24th and 29th Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil (1985, 1989, 1998 e 2010), and the 44th Venice Bienalle, Italy (1990); Modos de ver o Brasil: Itaú Cultural 30 anos, at Oca (2017), in São Paulo, Brazil; Os muitos e o um: arte contemporânea brasileira, at Instituto Tomie Ohtake (ITO) (2016), in São Paulo, Brazil; and Las Américas Latinas — Las fatigas del querer, at Spazio Oberdan (2009), in Milan, Italy. His works are included in important institutional collections, such as: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami, USA; Ludwig Museum, Köln, Germany; Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (MAM Rio), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (MAC-Niterói), Niterói, Brazil; and Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP), São Paulo, Brazil.
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Exhibitions
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the site of images
daniel senise 8.11 - 22.12.2023Nara Roesler New York is pleased to present The Site of Images, a solo exhibition by Brazilian artist Daniel Senise curated by Luis...Read more -
verônica
daniel senise 20.8 - 1.10.2022Nara Roesler São Paulo is pleased to present Verônica, Daniel Senise 's third solo show at the gallery. Curated by Luis Pérez-Oramas, the exhibition presents...Read more -
in waiting: works produced in isolation
núcleo curatorial nara roesler 9.12.2020 - 14.2.2021In Waiting: Works Produced in Isolation brings together a selection of works produced during isolation by various artists represented by Nara Roesler—thoughts about seclusion have...Read more -
inside | online exhibition
11.4 - 30.5.2020Inside is a virtual exhibition composed of dissimilar works, grouped under the common denominator of the inside/interior. The emblematic image of the curatorial selection is...Read more -
arquiteturas do imaginário
abraham palatnik, alberto baraya, alexandre arrechea, artur lescher, dan graham, daniel senise, eduardo coimbra, fabio miguez, lucia koch, marco maggi, marcos chaves, paulo bruscky, philippe decrauzat, raul mourão, rené francisco 14.2 - 30.3.2019Galeria Nara Roesler | Rio de Janeiro presents Arquiteturas do Imaginário [Architectures of the Imaginary], a group show based on works that deal with issues...Read more
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printed matter
daniel senise 19.9 - 28.10.2017Galeria Nara Roesler | New York is pleased to announce Printed Matter, Daniel Senise ’s first solo exhibition at Galeria Nara Roesler’s New York outpost...Read more -
roesler hotel #27 | purity is a myth/a pureza é um mito
michael asbury 10.6 - 29.7.2017Purity is a Myth: the monochrome in contemporary art Galeria Nara Roesler | São Paulo is pleased to present Purity is a Myth: the monochrome...Read more -
daniel senise
4.4 - 27.5.2017Galeria Nara Roesler presents the it’s first exhibition of Brazilian artist Daniel Senise, since he joined their roster in 2016. This exhibition is curated by...Read more -
chromophilia vs chromophobia: an exploration of color
abraham palatnik, antonio dias, bruno dunley, cao guimarães, carlito carvalhosa, daniel buren, daniel senise, haegue yang, hélio oiticica, julio le parc, lucia koch, marcelo silveira, marco maggi, milton machado, not vital, rodolpho parigi, sérgio sister, tomie ohtake and vik muniz. 19.11.2016 - 21.1.2017Galeria Nara Roesler | São Paulo is pleased to present Chromophilia vs. Chromophobia: an exploration of color. The group exhibition features eighteen pieces by Abraham...Read more
News
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aberto 03
5.8.2024In this edition, the exhibition will take place, for the first time, in two iconic houses from the 1970s and owned by two women: artist...Read more -
biógrafo
daniel senise 18.10.2023The MAC USP - Museum of Contemporary Art at the University of São Paulo presents Biógrafo, a solo exhibition by Daniel Senise curated by Helouise...Read more -
nem tudo tem que ser sobre alguma coisa
daniel senise 3.10.2022No dia 07 de outubro, às 19h, o MIS (instituição da Secretaria de Cultura e Economia Criativa do Governo do Estado de São Paulo), em...Read more -
bienal de coimbra anozero
daniel senise, laura vinci 31.10.2019Laura Vinci and Daniel Senise attend the Coimbra Biennial, which opens in early November and closes December 29. The biennial, whose theme is “The Third...Read more -
todos os santos
daniel senise 2.8.2019Daniel Senise traz especialmente para o Instituto Tomie Ohtake uma nova obra em dimensão monumental, além de reunir pela primeira vez um conjunto significativo de...Read more
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antes da palavra
daniel senise 31.7.2019A Fundação Iberê inaugura no dia 3 de agosto (sábado) a exposição Antes da Palavra , do artista carioca Daniel Senise. Com curadoria de Daniela...Read more -
museu
daniel senise 4.4.2019De 9 de abril a 13 de julho, o Instituto Ling apresenta a exposição Museu, do artista carioca Daniel Senise. Por ocasião da abertura da...Read more -
ateliê de gravura: da tradição à experimentação
angelo venosa, antonio dias, carlito carvalhosa, cristina canale, daniel senise, fábio miguez, josé patrício, karin lambrecht, león ferrari, lucia koch, marcos chaves, paulo bruscky, tomie ohtake 24.1.2019Thirteen artists represented by Galeria Nara Roesler take part in the collective exhibition Ateliê de Gravura: da tradição à experimentação, curated by Eduardo Haesbaert at...Read more -
alucinações à beira mar
marcos chaves, abraham palatnik, cristina canale, daniel senise, hélio oiticica e marcos chaves 1.2.2018A exposição apresenta ao público um panorama da produção artística das últimas décadas a partir de uma seleção de obras das três coleções do MAM...Read more -
LUZ = MATÉRIA
abraham palatnik, daniel senise, julio le parc, vik muniz 24.10.2017“LUZ = MATÉRIA” - A exposição apresenta uma seleção de obras do acervo do MON em diálogo com obras apreendidas na operação Lava Jato, buscando...Read more
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frestas - trienal de artes - entre pós verdades e acontecimentos
daniel senise, raul mourão 19.10.2017A 2ª edição do 'Frestas - Trienal de Artes' , do Sesc Sorocaba conta com curadoria de Daniela Labra e além de apresentar trabalhos comissionados...Read more -
o útero do mundo
antonio dias, daniel senise, vik muniz 13.9.2016http://mam.org.br/exposicao/o-utero-do-mundo/Read more -
a cor do brasil
abraham palatnik, antonio dias, cristina canale, daniel senise, hélio oiticica, raul mourão, tomie ohtake, vik muniz, 11.8.2016http://www.museudeartedorio.org.br/pt-br/evento/abertura-da-exposicao-a-cor-do-brasilRead more -
do clube para praça | arte clube jacarandá
angelo venosa, carlito carvalhosa, daniel senise, lucia koch, marcos chaves, raul mourão and vik muniz 21.6.2016http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/artes-visuais/gloria-ganha-espaco-para-arte-contemporanea-19513541Read more
Press
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redrafting the narrative of painting: daniel senise delves into photography in two new exhibitions
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review: daniel senise
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back to school. aprender a desconfiar de la mirada con daniel senise
Paulo Miyada, Artnexus 10.7.2015