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Miguel Rio Branco Biography
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1946 |
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Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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1966 |
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New York Institute of Photography, New York, NY
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1968 |
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Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1980 |
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Grand Prize of the Photography Triennial, Museum of Modern Art, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1982 |
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Prix Kodak de la Critique Photographique, Paris, France
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1982 |
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Prix Spécial du Jury and the International Critics Award, XI Festival du Film Prix Spécial du Jury and the International Critics Award, XI Festival du Film
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1986 |
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Special Prize for video Apaga-te-Sésamo, Festival International Short Films, Salvador do Bahia, Brazil
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1988 |
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Brazilian Film Festival (Best Director of Photography for Memoria Viva and Aboliçao), Brasília, Brazil
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1993 |
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Rockfeller Foundation
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1994 |
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VITAE grant (for series Santa Rosa)
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1995 |
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Prêmio FUNARTE de Fotografia, best photo essay
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1997 |
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Prix du Livre Photo, Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France
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Lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2010
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Inhotim¡¯s 2010 Inagural Event, The Inhotim Institute, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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2008
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Photos Volées, Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, France (solo)
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2008
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Dislecsia, Casa de América, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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2008
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Floating Darkness, Chochouin Buddhist Temple Gallery, Tokyo (solo)
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2008
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Out of Nowhere, Groningen Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands (solo)
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2007
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I WON¡¯T TAKE ANYTHING WITH ME WHEN I DIE, THOSE WHO OWE ME SOMETHING WILL PAY ME IN HELL., Christopher Grimes Gallery (solo)
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2006
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Floating Darkness, Chochouin Buddhist Temple Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
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2006
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Out of Nowhere, Groningen Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands (solo)
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2005
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Plaisir la douleur, Maison européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
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2005
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Gritos Surdos, Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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2005
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Espelho Meu, Centro Cultural Belem, Portugal
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2005
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Arte Para 2005, Fundacao Romulo Maiorana, Belem, Para, Brazil
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2005
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Piscinas, Galeria Silvia Cintra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2005
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Artistas de Galeria Millan Antonio na 5 Bienal do Mercosul, Galeria Millan Antonio, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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2004
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Algunas Habaneras, otras no¡¦, Galeria Oliva Arauna, Madrid, Spain
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2004
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Homenagem a Goeldi, Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
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2004
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Gritos Surdos, Galeria Millan Antonio, São Paulo, Brazil
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2004
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Beauty the Beast, William Benton Museum, University of Connecticut, Storrs Mansfield, CT; Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA; Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
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2004
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Brazil Body Nostalgia, The National Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
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2004
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Quito Biennale, Quito, Equador
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2004
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25th Anniversary, The L.A. Years, Part II, Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
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2004
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Miguel Rio Branco, Galeria Oliva Arauna, Madrid (solo)
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2003
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Arte em Movimento, Galeria BNDS, Rio de Janeiro
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2003
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Calcio di Rigore, Scuderie del Palazzo Santacroce, Roma
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2003
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Gran Canaria, Galeria Elba Benítez, Madrid
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2003
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Revisitar Canárias, Centro de Arte La Regenta, Las Palmas, Spain
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2003
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Nakta, FNAC, Paris, France
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2003
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Foto Arte Brasília, Espaço Cultural Contemporaneo Venancio, Brazil
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2003
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Beauty, the Beast, The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA
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2003
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Bzzzz, Silvia Cintra Galeria de Arte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2003
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Out of Nowhere, Fotoforum, Germany
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2003
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Door into Darkness, Aperture¡¯s Burden Gallery, New York, NY
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2002
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Teoria da Cor, Galeria André Millan, São Paulo, Brazil
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2002
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Fast Flash Backs, Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, France
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2002
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Objetos Diretos, Galeria Paulo Fernandes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2002
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La Mirada, Daros Exhibitions, Zurich
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2002
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Mundos Credos, Fotogalerie n¢ª5, Nederland
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2002
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Violência e Paixão, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, curated by Ligia Canongia
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2001
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Bienal 50 anos, Fundação Bienal, São Paulo, Brazil
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2001
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Virgin Territory, The National Museum of Woman for the Arts, Washington, DC
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2001
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The Thread Unraveled, El Museo del Barrio, New York
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2001
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Brazil Body and Soul, Guggenheim Museum, New York
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2001
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Between the eyes the desert, D'Amelio Terras, New York, NY
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2001
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Miguel Rio Branco, FNAC Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Brazil
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2001
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Gritos Surdos, Centro Portugues de Fotografia, Porto, Portugal
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2001
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Entre los ojos, Centro Cultural de la Villa, Madrid, Spain
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2001
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Miguel Rio Branco, Peggy Guggenheim Museum, Venice, Italy
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2001
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Galeria Oliva Arauna, Madrid, Spain
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2000
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Door into Darkness, Hellenic American Union, Athens, Greece
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2000
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Pele do Tempo, Centro de Arte Hélio Oiticica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2000
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Beauty the Beast, William Benton Museum, University of Connecticut, Storrs Mansfield, CT; Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA; Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
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2000
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Two Brazilian Photographers: Miguel Rio Branco and Mario Cravo Neto, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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2000
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Mostra Brasil +500, Módulo de Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo, Brazil
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2000
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Entre los Ojos, Fundació La Caixa, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Centro Insular de Cultura, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; Sala de Exposiciones Alameda, Málaga, Spain; Colexio de Fonseca, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (solo)
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2000
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Miguel Rio Branco, Patrick De Brock Gallery, Knokke, Belgium (solo)
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2000
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Nature presque Mort, Galerie Ghislaine Hussenot, Paris (solo)
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2000
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Photographs, William Benton Museum, Storrs, CT (solo)
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1999
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Silent Book Galeria Módulo, Lisboa, Portugal
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1999
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Sketches of Fear, D¡¯Amelio Terras, New York, NY (solo)
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1999
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Entre los Ojos, Fundación La Caixa, Fundación La Caixa, Barcelona, Spain (solo)
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1999
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Nakta, Rena Bransten Gallery San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1999
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Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
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1999
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Carnaval, Museo Extremeño de Arte Contemporâneo, Badajoz, Spain
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1999
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Magnum 50 Ans, Paris, France
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1999
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Biennal of Contemporary Art, Tate Gallery, Liverpool, UK
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1998
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Galeria Oliva Arauna, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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1998
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London Projects, London, England (solo)
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1998
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Galerie Ghislaine Hussenot, Paris, France (solo)
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1998
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Galeria Camargo Vilaça, São Paulo, Brazil (solo)
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1998
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Arte Contemporânea Brasileira:Um e Outro, XXIV Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil
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1998
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Roteiros Roteiros Roteiros¡¦. XXIV Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil
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1998
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Poéticas da Cor, Centro Culural São Paulo, São Paulo; Centro Cultural Light , Rio de Janeiro
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1998
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The Garden of the Forking Paths, Kunstforenningen Copenhagen, Oslo, Norway and Helsinki, Finland
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1998
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Exterminating Angel, Galerie Ghislaine Hussenot, Paris, France
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1998
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Mysterious Voyages, Contemporary Museum Baltimore, MD
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1998
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LUMO 98 Jyvaskila, Finland
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1998
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AMNESIA , Track 16 / Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, Ca; traveled to Contemporary Art Museum, University of South Florida, Tampa; Contemporary Art Center, Ohio; Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango, Bogotá; The Bronx Museum, NY
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1997
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Between the Eyes the Desert, In Site 97, San Diego, CA
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1997
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TRUCE: Echoes of Art in an Age of Endless Conclusions, Site Santa Fe, NM
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1997
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Nakta, D¡¯Amelio Terras Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1997
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Between the eyes, the desert . In Site 97, San Diego (solo)
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1996
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Agathe Gaillard Gallery, in Mois de la Photo, Paris, France (solo)
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1996
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Out of Nowhere, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (three installations: Dialogues with Amaú, Out of Nowhere 2, Door into Darkness); Foto Forum, Frankfurt, Germany (solo)
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1996
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Nakta (including installations: Small reflexions on a certain bestiality and Out of nowhere) Casa Vermelha, I Bienal Internacional de Fotografia da Cidade de Curitiba, Paraná (book publised by Fundação Cultural de Curitiba) (solo)
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1996
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Galeria Joel Edelstein Arte Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (solo)
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1996
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Santa Rosa, Throckmorton Fine Art Gallery, New York
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1996
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Excesso, Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil
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1996
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Door into Darkness (installation), Prospect 96, Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany
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1996
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Galeria Camargo Vilaça, São Paulo, Brazil
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1995
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Panorama da arte brasileira, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo and Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
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1995
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Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo, Brazil (solo)
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1995
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Out of Nowhere, IFA Gallery, Sttutgart, Germany (catalog published) (solo)
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1994
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A Hidden View, Barbican Center Concourse Gallery, London, England
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1994
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Out of Nowhere, Castillo del Morro, La Havana Biennal, Cuba; Ludwig Forum, Germany
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1993
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Sobre Santiago - Tres de Magnum, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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1993
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Arte Amazonas, Berlin Kunsthalle, Germany
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1993
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Paixão do olhar, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1993
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Space Archide, Paris (solo)
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1993
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Centro de estudios Romulo Gallegos, Caracas, Venezuela (solo)
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1993
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Galerie Agathe Gaillard, Paris (solo)
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1992
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Stadtliche Galerie Tuttlingen, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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1992
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Arte e Poder, Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1992
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Brazilian Color Photography, Houston Photofest, Houston, TX
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1992
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Arte Amazonas, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1991
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Petites réflexions sur une certaine bestialité, Chapelle St. Jean de Moustier, Rencontres d¡¯Arles, France (solo)
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1991
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IFA Gallery Bonn, Germany (catalog published) (solo)
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1991
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Foto Forum Frankfurt, Germany (solo)
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1990
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Drawings and paintings, Espaço Sergio Porto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (solo)
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1990
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Small reflexions on a certain bestiality, audiovisual instalation, Photo Biennale Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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1990
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Suadouro (photographs), Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, France
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199+
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Agathe Gaillard Gallery, in Mois de la Photo, Paris
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1989
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Paintings, Galeria Saramenha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (solo)
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1988
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Heart Mirror of Flesh, Pallazo Fortuny, Venice, Italy (catalog published by Idea Books) (solo)
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1987
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Coração Espelho da Carne (photographs), Fotoptica, São Paulo; FUNARTE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (solo)
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1986
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Foto Sequências (photographs), Fotogaleria Teatro San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina (solo)
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1985
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Coração espelho da carne(photographs), Magnum Gallery, Paris, France; Burden Gallery, Aperture Foundation, New York, NY; Fotogaleria FUNARTE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1982
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Fotografias, Gabinete de Cultura, Bilbao, Spain
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1980
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Nada levarei qundo morrer aqueles que mim deve cobrarei no inferno (photographs and audio-visual), Galeria Fotoptica, São Paulo; Fotogaleria FUNARTE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (solo)
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1979
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Negativo Sujo (photographs), Theater Castro Alves, Salvador; Núcleo de Arte Contemporânea, João Pessoa; Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Brazil (solo)
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1978
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Negativo Sujo (photographs), Escola de Artes Visuais, Rio de Janeiro (solo)
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1977
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Photographs, Ipanema Gallery, Tel Aviv (solo)
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1974
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Photographs, Galeria Grupo B, Rio de Janeiro (solo)
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1972
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Films and Photographs, Veste Sagrada, Rio de Janeiro (solo)
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1967
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Drawings, Galeria Relevo, Rio de Janeiro (solo)
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1966
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Paintings, Columbia University, New York (solo)
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1964
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Paintings and drawings, Gallerie Anlikerkeller, Bern, Switzerland (solo)
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| Selected Public Collections |
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The Metropolitan Museum of New York
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The Museum of Art of São Paulo
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Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro
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The Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo
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The Museum of Photographic Arts of San Diego
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The Museum of Photographic Arts of San Diego
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The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
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| Literature |
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2005
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Plaisir la douleur, éditions Textuel, France
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2002
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Entre os Olhos, o Deserto, Cosac & Naify, Brazil
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2002
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Gritos Surdos, Centro Portugues de Fotografia, Portugal
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1999
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Pele do Tempo, Centro de Arte Hélio Oiticica, Brazil
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1998
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Miguel Rio Branco, Aperture, USA
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1997
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Silent Book, Cosac & Naify, Brazil
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1996
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Nakta, Multiprint Grafica e Editoria Ltda., Brazil
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1985
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Dulce Sudor Amargo, Fondo de Cultura Economico, Mexico
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