André Parente

Born in: 1957
From: Minas Gerais, Brazil
Lives and works: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Represented by: Martins & Montero
Website: http://www.andreparente.net/

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Biography

André Parente is an artist and visual researcher interested in the field of moving images and new media. In 1987 he completed a PhD from University Paris 8 where his doctoral advisor was none other than Gilles Deleuze. Parente’s early work consisted mainly of video, interactive installations and photographs; however, he has been working with textiles and politically charged objects to denounce Brazil’s current political turmoil.

Showing a growing interest for native Brazilian communities, his work aims at exploring the rituals and customs of the Mehinaku community. Fellow artist Cildo Meireles shares his interest for indigenous populations; through their work they strive to open a dialogue between native people from Brazil and the West.

Unsurprisingly, Parente’s work researches movement, time and the way we construct our reality. Like pioneer photographer Eadweard Muybridge, he analyses motion but as it is perceived by individuals, stressing how perception –and thus time– is always subjective and relative, often bridging together the temporality of the artwork and also that of the spectator.

Career highlights

Solo shows

2015, Museo La Tertulia, Cali, Colombia: Noche es Día
2014, Galeria Fayga Ostrower, FUNARTE, Brasilia, Brazil: Circuladô
2011, MAC Dragão do Mar, Fortaleza, Brazil: O Real no Virtual
2011, Espacio Fundación Telefónica, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Infinito Paisaje
2007, MAM Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Situação Cinema

Group shows

2019, Burchfield Penney Center, Buffalo, New York, USA: Buffalo International Film Festival
2016, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France: Vidéos d’Artistes #11. La Vidéo Brésilienne + Focus André Parente
2007, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain: Paisagens - Vídeos Brasileiros / Premio Sergio Motta
2007, Calcutta, India: Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
2000, MAM Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Paisagem Carioca