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Cildo Meireles
FONTES
- Estimate
- £15,000 - 20,000
£18,750
Lot Details
wood rulers with metal hinges, in 4 parts
parts 1) 2) 3) stamped with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'FONTES CM 92' at either end
part 4) stamped with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'FONTES CM 92' at one end
part 4) stamped with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'FONTES CM 92' at one end
each 200 x 1.5 cm (78 3/4 x 0 5/8 in.)
Executed in 1992.
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Exhibited
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.