- Surfaces: Before and After, 2019
- Handmade: Graph ghosts, 2016
- Metachrome: Homage to the Square: Glow, after Joseph Albers , 2016
- Pictures of Pigment: Map of the world, after Boetti, 2009
- Pictures of Diamonds: Louise Brookes , 2005
- Metachrome: Cut-outs after Henri Matisse Portfolio, 2017
- pictures of pigment: olive trees with yellow sky and sun, after van gogh, 2007
- Metachrome: The Abaporu, after Tarsila, 2018
- Handmade: Hung, 2016
- pictures of junk: www (world map), 2008
- colonies: flowers (vaccinia virus) pattern, 2014
- Individuals, 2017
- Handmade: Letter rack (Acqua and grey ribbon), 2017
- Postcards from Nowhere: Rio de Janeiro , 2013
- album: sonora, 2014
- album: summer, 2014
- postcards from nowhere: lion country safari, west palm beach, florida , 2014
- sandcastle #03, 2014
- pictures of magazine 2: study of ostrich, after nicasius bernaerts, 2013
- paisagem (landscape), 2012
- pictures of chocolate: action photo, after hans namuth, 1997
- pictures of magazine 2: orchid and three brazilian hummingbirds, after martin johnson heade, 2012
- verso (back of the painting): samba, after di cavalcanti, 2010
- pictures of paper: crowd at coney island, 89º, they came early and they stayed late, july 1940, after weegee, 2009
- pictures of pigment: la japonaise, after claude monet, 2006
- colonies: liver cell pattern 1, 2014
- earthworks: outlet (fabrica, iron mine), 2005
- pictures of diamonds: elizabeth taylor, 2004
- monads: toy soldier, 2003
- cloud manhattan, 2002
- piranesi series: carcere iii, the round tower, 2002
- clayton days: girl with doll / man with bicycle / the photographer, 2000
- hume, bologna, 1998
Biography
Vik Muniz's (b. 1961, São Paulo, Brazil) body of work explores the limits of representations within visual arts, twinning his production with an urge to grasp the world’s current state of affairs. Using raw materials such as thorn paper, cotton, sugar, chocolate or waste, the artist meticulously composes landscapes, portraits or other depictions offering alternative representations and understandings of these materials and the images they render.
According to the critic and curator Luisa Duarte, ‘his work demands a retrospective gaze from the public. In order to ‘read’ his photos, one must question and analyse the process of making, the materials used, as well as identify the original image, so as to attain the meaning of the image. Vik’s work brings into play a series of questions for our ‘regard’ and creates a space for doubt, which is where we build our understanding.’
In tandem with his artistic practice Vik Muniz has headed social projects that rely on art and creativity to aid low-income communities in Brazil and has, also produced artworks that aim to give visibility to marginalized groups in society.
Vik Muniz lives and works in New York, United States, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Recent solo shows include: Fotocubismo, at Nara Roesler (2021), in São Paulo, Brazil; Vik Muniz, at The Sarasota Museum of Art (SMOA), Ringling College of Art and Design (2019), in Sarasota, USA; Imaginária, at Solar do Unhão, Museu de Arte Moderna de Salvador (MAM-BA) (2019), in Salvador, Brazil; Vik Muniz: Verso, at Belvedere Museum Vienna (2018), in Vienna, Áustria; Afterglow – Pictures of Ruins, at Palazzo Cini (2017), in Venice, Italy. He has featured in several biennials, such as the 56th Venice Biennale, Italy (2015); 24th Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil (1998); among others. Recent group shows include: Naar Van Gogh, at Vincent van GoghHuis (2018), in Zundert, The Netherlands; Troposphere – Chinese and Brazilian Contemporary Art, at Beijing Minsheng Art Museum (2017), in Beijing, China; Look at Me!: Portraits and Other Fictions from the ”la Caixa” Contemporary Art Collection, at Pera Museum (2017), in Istanbul, Turkey; Botticelli Reimagined, at Victoria & Albert Museum (2016), in London, UK. His works are included in the collections of: Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS), Madrid, Spain; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA; Tate Gallery, London, UK; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA.
Exhibitions
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other carnivals
alberto pitta 20.6 - 10.8.2024Nara Roesler Rio de Janeiro is pleased to present Other Carnivals , Alberto Pitta 's (Salvador, 1961) first solo exhibition at the gallery, which began...Read more -
angelo venosa curated by vik muniz
angelo venosa 19.3 - 20.4.2024Nara Roesler New York is pleased to present Angelo Venosa 's first solo show in New York City, curated by Vik Muniz . The exhibition...Read more -
this always wonderful city
theo monteiro 29.2 - 6.4.2024Nara Roesler Rio de Janeiro is pleased to present This always wonderfrul city, a group show curated by Theo Monteiro that seeks to discuss the...Read more -
dinheiro vivo
vik muniz 4.3 - 29.4.2023Nara Roesler São Paulo tem o prazer de anunciar Dinheiro Vivo, exposição individual de Vik Muniz , que apresenta, pela primeira vez, um grupo de...Read more -
photocubism
vik muniz 10.11 - 23.12.2021Nara Roesler São Paulo presents Photocubism, a solo show by Vik Muniz , opening on November 10. Based on extensive research on classic works by...Read more
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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 -
#arteconecta
galeria nara roesler + uniãosp 2.4 - 30.6.2020UniãoSP is an independent and voluntary initiative to strengthen the battle against coronavirus in the state of São Paulo. The group coordinates its actions with...Read more -
superfícies
vik muniz 24.10 - 21.12.2019Galeria Nara Roesler | São Paulo presents Superfícies [Surfaces], Vik Muniz’s third solo exhibition hosted by the gallery. Featuring a brand-new series of unique works...Read more -
roesler hotel #28: screenspace
curated by vik muniz, lucas blalock, barney kulok 10.4 - 16.6.2018Simultaneous to León Ferrari’s exhibition at Galeria Nara Roesler – SP, the 28th edition of Roesler Hotel hosts Screenspace, which presents the recent production of...Read more -
vik muniz: handmade
vik muniz 30.11.2017 - 23.2.2018Galeria Nara Roesler | Rio de Janeiro presents Handmade, an exhibition by Vik Muniz, whose first version was presented in its space in São Paulo...Read more
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GNR presents:
7.7 - 7.9.2017Galeria Nara Roesler | New York is delighted to announce GNR Presents:, a multimedia collective show that brings together a wide range of works representing...Read more -
metrópole
alberto baraya, alice miceli, cao guimarães, hélio oiticica, isaac julien, lucia koch, marco maggi, marcos chaves, melanie smith, milton machado, paul ramírez jonas, paulo bruscky, raul mourão, vik muniz e virginia de medeiros 4.2 - 9.3.2017Starting its 2017 exhibition calendar, concurrently with a solo show by Cuban artist Alexandre Arrechea, Galeria Nara Roesler | São Paulo presents Metrópole, a group...Read more -
cromofilia vs cromofobia: continuação
Abraham Palatnik, Angelo Venosa, Antonio Dias, Artur Lescher, Bruno Dunley, Carlito Carvalhosa, Daniel Buren, Eduardo Coimbra, Hélio Oiticica, José Patrício, Karin Lambrecht, Marcelo Silveira, Marco Maggi, Melanie Smith, Milton Machado, Rodolpho Parigi, Sergio Sister, Tomie Ohtake, Vik Muniz e Virgínia de Medeiros 26.1 - 18.3.2017Continuing her exploration of color and this hypothetical battle between the color chart and the color circle, Galeria Nara Roesler’s artistic director Alexandra Garcia Waldman,...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 -
handmade
vik muniz 2.9 - 5.11.2016Galeria Nara Roesler | São Paulo is pleased to announce Handmade, the new exhibit by Vik Muniz, curated by Luisa Duarte. This third show at...Read more
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o corpo e a obra de arte
marcos chaves, karin lambrecht, brígida baltar, alice miceli, paulo bruscky, raul mourão, bruno dunley, melanie smith, vik muniz, rodolpho parigi, antonio dias, berna reale, virginia de medeiros, rené francisco, xavier veilhan, carlito carvalhosa 20.2 - 26.3.2016Appropriations and interpretations of human and natural forms provide unifying thread in group show The Body and the Work of Art, set to open on...Read more -
album
vik muniz 9.9 - 11.10.2014Vik Muniz to debut at Galeria Nara Roesler in Rio de Janeiro featuring works never seen in Brazil before, from the series Album and Postcards from Nowhere.Read more -
portable practice
group show 18.1 - 18.2.2014Created by the gallery for our artists, the show brings together works that hone in on the poetics of their practice and, in some capacity, synthesize their works.Read more -
espelhos de papel
vik muniz 2.4 - 11.5.2013Vik Muniz’s latest series of large-scale photographs deliberately evoke a double take. At first glance they look familiar, a gallery of stolen, famous images: Courbet’s Origin of the World, Monet’s Vase of Flowers, Caillebotte’s Rib of Beef, Whistler’s Symphony in White. But, on closer inspection, they are not quite what they seem.Read more
News
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innocence project's annual gala event
vik muniz 16.5.2024On the occasion of the Innocence Project 's annual gala event, “A Celebration of Freedom and Justice”, Vik Muniz created a series of portraits of...Read more -
flora industrialis
vik muniz 9.11.2023Vik Muniz presents Flora Industrialis, on view at Museo Universidad de Navarra, in Spain. The exhibition presents photographs of artificial flowers inspired by engravings...Read more -
reversos
vik muniz 9.11.2023Verso (las meninas) (2019) by V ik Muniz , is part of the group exhibition 'Reversos', curated by Miguel Ángel, on view at M...Read more -
'o peixe'
jonathas de andrade 30.10.2023The work 'O Peixe' (2016) by Jonathas de Andrade is on view at the Lugar Comum project, a project by Vik Muniz , aimed at...Read more -
vik muniz
vik muniz 10.12.2019A retrospective exhibition on Vik Muniz's work is the inaugural show of The Sarasota Art Museum on the Ringling College Museum Campus, that officially opens...Read more
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frieze sculpture
vik muniz 12.7.2019Mnemonic Vehicle No.2, a full-size reproduction of a 1973 Jaguar E-Type Matchbox toy car by Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, integrates Frieze Sculpture, now on view...Read more -
arles 2019 - les rencontres de la photographie
vik muniz 15.5.2019Vik Muniz integrates Arles 2019 – Les Reencontres de la Photographie festival, part of the Grand Arles Express section, in Avignon, France. The artist presents...Read more -
glasstress
vik muniz, artur lescher, xavier veilhan 23.4.2019Curated by Vik Muniz, GLASSTRESS brings together a new line-up of leading contemporary artists from Europe, the United States, Latin America, India, and China in...Read more -
imaginária
vik muniz 28.11.2018With the support of Galeria Nara Roesler, Vik Muniz presents Imaginária, an exhibition that brings together 14 unprecedented works from the Repro series, in which...Read more -
apropriações, variações e neopalimpsestos
león ferrari, marcelo silveira, vik muniz, virginia de medeiros 12.11.2018Apropriações, Variações e Neopalimpsestos brings together works of more than 30 artists using as a starting point the procedure of artistic appropriation and from a...Read more
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Vik Muniz – Van Gogh in dahlia's
vik muniz 30.7.2018Vik Muniz comes to Zundert at the end of August 2018 for the creation of an enormous artwork after Van Gogh. His team, together with...Read more -
thrill of deception - from ancient art to virtual reality
vik muniz 24.7.2018Vik Muniz is part of Thrill of Deception , an exhibition that transforms over four millennia of optical illusions into an exciting art experience, with...Read more -
the world’s game: fútbol and contemporary art
alexandre arrechea, melanie smith, vik muniz 18.4.2018The World’s Game: Fútbol and Contemporary Art is an art-based exhibition on the subject of soccer, or fútbol, and its interactions with societies around the...Read more -
verso
vik muniz 21.3.2018The headlining artist Vik Muniz, who lives in New York and Rio de Janeiro, has dedicated himself to investigating the reverse sides, or the versos,...Read more -
pledges of allegiance
vik muniz 15.1.2018In partnership with The Commons, the Spencer Museum of Art presents the nationwide public art project Pledges of Allegiance, commissioned by Creative Time, a New...Read more
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look at me! portraits and other fictions from the ”la caixa” contemporary art collection
vik muniz 15.1.2018The exhibition Look at Me! Portraits and Other Fictions from the ”la Caixa” Contemporary Art Collection examines portraiture, one of the oldest artistic genres, through...Read more -
plastic entanglements: ecology, aesthetics, materials
vik muniz 15.1.2018Organized by the Palmer Museum of Art, this major loan exhibition features work by an international roster of emerging and mid-career artists, including Mark Dion,...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 -
a vastidão dos mapas – arte contemporânea em diálogo com mapas da coleção santander brasil
angelo venosa, vik muniz 25.5.2017Após passar pelo Museu Oscar Niemeyer (MON), em Curitiba, de maio a agosto de 2017, o Palacete das Artes, em Salvador, na Bahia, recebe a...Read more -
vik muniz
vik muniz 12.4.2017http://www.marco.org.mx/index.pl?i=1399Read more
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os muitos e o um: arte contemporânea brasileira
antonio dias, bruno dunley, cao guimarães, daniel senise, hélio oiticica, marcos chaves, paulo bruscky e vik muniz 26.8.2016http://www.institutotomieohtake.org.br/exposicoes/interna/os-muitos-e-o-um-arte-contemporacnea-brasileira-na-coleasapo-andrea-e-josac-olympio-pereiraRead more -
vik muniz: a retrospective
vik muniz 11.8.2016https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/on-view/exhibitions/161001-vikmuniz.htmlRead 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 -
em polvorosa
abraham palatnik, angelo venosa, antonio dias, brígida baltar, carlito carvalhosa, cristina canale, eduardo coimbra, hélio oiticica, karin lambrecht, marcos chaves, milton machado, paulo bruscky, raul mourão, vik muniz 10.8.2016http://mamrio.org.br/exposicoes/em-polvorosa/Read more -
vik muniz: a restrospective
vik muniz 21.6.2016https://www.high.org/Art/Exhibitions/Vik-MunizRead more
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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 -
matières, voyages aux frontières de l'invisible | chapitre 2 - vik muniz, ouvre inédite
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une saison brésilienne | vik muniz in the géraldine e lorenz bäumer collection
vik muniz 13.6.2016http://www.mep-fr.org/evenement/vik-muniz/Read more -
15 mostra internazionale di architettura | la biennale di veneza
vik muniz 19.5.2016http://www.bienal.org.br/artigo.php?i=2404Read more -
international series: contemporary artists from brazil
brígida baltar, raul mourão, sérgio sister, vik muniz 19.5.2016http://tcva.org/exhibitions/1868Read more
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mapas, cartas, guias & portulanos
vik muniz e angelo venosa 27.4.2016http://marcius-trabalhos.blogspot.com.br/2016/04/mapas-cartas-guias-e-portulanos.htmlRead more -
verso: vik muniz
vik muniz 8.4.2016https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/discover/exhibitions/upcoming/Read more -
vik muniz e arthur ollman | an artist dialogue series
vik muniz 23.3.2016http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=bab7575dc6c2d31878610f404&id=9cb53fccbe&e=0c4a94eb5fRead more -
vik muniz
vik muniz 18.12.2015http://www.high.org/Art/Exhibitions/Vik-MunizRead more -
the making of images
vik muniz 26.10.2015http://www.mbal.ch/exposition/vik-muniz/Read more
Press
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the skateroom collaborates with vik muniz on eight-color-spectrum skateboard series
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galeria em nova york recebe duas exposições de vik muniz
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mostra de vik muniz explora pintura e fotografia
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see five standout works from frieze sculpture 2019, from vik muniz’s blown-up toy car to a mysterious squirming egg
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when art comes along for the ride
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encontro estético
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trick of the eye: vik muniz plays with perception at galeria nara roesler in são paulo
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vik muniz's illusory reality
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vik muniz’ artistic sleight of hand at galeria nara roesler, são paulo
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um artista em busca de superação
Orlando Margarido, Valor Econômico 26.8.2016
Video
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vik muniz | dinheiro vivo
vik muniz 4.3.2023Nara Roesler São Paulo is pleased to present Dinheiro Vivo [Live Cash], a solo exhibition by Vik Muniz, which presents, for the first time, a...Read more -
vik muniz | photocubism
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vik muniz | superfícies
vik muniz 23.10.2019Clique aqui para o vídeo legendado/ Click here for the subtitled version A Galeria Nara Roesler | São Paulo apresenta Superfícies, mostra individual de Vik...Read more -
roesler hotel #21 -- buzz
17.12.2012Vik Muniz is the curator of the group show entitled Buzz, which is entirely dedicated to Op-Art (optical art). The paulista artist, who has curated...Read more