BRAZIL
91
Cildo Meireles
Three works: (i) Untitled, 1985; (ii) Untitled, 1986; (iii) Untitled, 1986
- Estimate
- $6,000 - 8,000
$4,750
Lot Details
silkscreen on wove paper
(i) image 18 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. (47.6 x 64.8 cm.); sheet 21 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. (55.2 x 73 cm.)
(ii) image 15 1/4 x 19 7/8 in. (38.7 x 50.5 cm.); sheet 21 3/4 x 29 3/8 in. (55.2 x 74.6 cm.)
(iii) image 15 x 19 1/4 in. (38.1 x 48.9 cm.); sheet 21 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. (55.2 x 75.6 cm.)
(ii) image 15 1/4 x 19 7/8 in. (38.7 x 50.5 cm.); sheet 21 3/4 x 29 3/8 in. (55.2 x 74.6 cm.)
(iii) image 15 x 19 1/4 in. (38.1 x 48.9 cm.); sheet 21 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. (55.2 x 75.6 cm.)
(i) Signed, initialed, numbered and dated "45/50©C.M. 1967 Cildo Meireles '85" lower edge. This work is number 45 from and edition of 50.
(ii) Signed, initialed, numbered and dated "19/70 ©C.M. 1967 Cildo Meireles '86" lower edge. This work is number 19 from an edition of 70.
(iii) Signed, initialed, numbered and dated "87/90 ©C.M. 1967 Cildo Meireles '86" lower edge. This work is number 87 from an edition of 90.
(ii) Signed, initialed, numbered and dated "19/70 ©C.M. 1967 Cildo Meireles '86" lower edge. This work is number 19 from an edition of 70.
(iii) Signed, initialed, numbered and dated "87/90 ©C.M. 1967 Cildo Meireles '86" lower edge. This work is number 87 from an edition of 90.
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Provenance
Cildo Meireles
Brazilian | 1948At the core of Cildo Meireles' conceptual artistic practice is an interest in the functions of economic and political systems. Meireles forms part of the younger generation of Brazilian Neo-Concrete artists who were chiefly concerned with integrating spectator participation in the execution of their artworks, provoking the viewer's sensorial awareness.
In his seminal series, Insertion In Ideological Circuits 2: Banknote Project (1970), Meireles printed politically subversive messages on American and Brazilian banknotes and sent them into circulation. This vandalism forced viewers to confront the reality of their political and economic systems and question their role and participation within said systems. This one series is emblematic of his larger body of work, which continues to intrigue and confound viewers today.
Browse ArtistIn his seminal series, Insertion In Ideological Circuits 2: Banknote Project (1970), Meireles printed politically subversive messages on American and Brazilian banknotes and sent them into circulation. This vandalism forced viewers to confront the reality of their political and economic systems and question their role and participation within said systems. This one series is emblematic of his larger body of work, which continues to intrigue and confound viewers today.