biografia di Hélio OITICICA (1937-1980)
Personal data
Birth : 1937 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Death : 1980 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Brazil
Education
1953 : MAM Museu de Arte Moderna – Av. Infante Dom Henrique 85, Parque do Flamengo – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pupil of / student of Ivan SERPA [ 1923-1973 ]
Professional data
Work and Life
1996:Opening of the “Centro de Arte Hélio Oiticica” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1978:Goes back to Brazil
1970 – 1978:Obtains a fellowship from the Guggenhein Foundation and settles in New York NY, USA
1953:Takes part to the group Frente
Other professions
Professor
MAM Museu de Arte Moderna – Av. Infante Dom Henrique 85, Parque do Flamengo – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : 
Sculpture-Volume : Movements and styles
NeoconcreteConcrete Art
Latin American Art
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2002
Kölnischer Kunstverein – Cologne, Germany
2002 – 04/07/2002
Hélio Oiticica: Quasi-Cinemas
Whitechapel Art Gallery – London, United Kingdom
05/03/2002 – 06/23/2002
2001
Wexner Center for the Arts – Columbus OH, United States
09/18/2001 – 12/30/2001
1992
Retrospective
Witte de With – Rotterdam, Netherlands
1992
Retrospective
Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume – Paris, France
1992
1987
Retrospective
Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil
1987
1986
Retrospective
Galeria São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil
1986
Retrospective
Paço Imperial – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1986
1969
Whitechapel Art Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1969
1961
MAM Museu de Arte Moderna – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1961
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2004
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galerie Jean Boghici – Ipanema Rua Joana Angélica, 180 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galeria de Arte Luisa Strina – Rua Oscar Freire 502 – São Paulo, Brazil
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Galeria Fortes Vilaça – Rue Fradique Coutinho 1500 – São Paulo, Brazil
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galeria Fortes Vilaça – Rue Fradique Coutinho 1500 – São Paulo, Brazil
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galeria Andre Millan – Rua Rio Preto 63 – São Paulo, Brazil
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galeria de Arte Luisa Strina – Rua Oscar Freire 502 – São Paulo, Brazil
Group exhibitions
2003
Form Specific
Moderna Galerija – Ljubljana, Slovenia
05/31/2003 – 07/31/2003
2002
The Overexcited Body
Queens Museum of Art – New York NY, United States
07/2002 – 09/2002
St. Petri-Schnee
Migros Museum – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
06/15/2002 – 08/11/2002
2001
The Overexcited Body
SESC Pompéia – São Paulo, Brazil
10/16/2001 – 12/02/2001
The Overexcited Body
Velodromo Vigorelli / Palazzo dell’Arengario – Milan MI, Italy
2001
Experiment/Experiência : Art in Brazil 1958-2000
MOMA Museum of Modern Art – Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
07/28/2001 – 10/21/2001
The Overexcited Body
ONUG Office des Nations Unies à Genève / UNOG United Nations Office at Geneva – Geneva GE, Switzerland
03/21/2001
Painting at the edge of the World
Walker Art Center – Minneapolis MN, United States
02/10/2001 – 05/06/2001
1998
Roteiros – Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, n°24
Parque do Ibirapuera – São Paulo, Brazil
10/03/1998 – 12/13/1998
1994
Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, n°22
São Paulo, Brazil
1994
Bienal Brasil Século XX
Fundação Bienal de São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil
1994
1993
Lateinamerikanische Kunst im 20. Jahrhundert / Latin American Artists of the Twentieth Century
Museum Ludwig – Cologne, Germany
1993
1991
Experiância Neoconcreta, Rio de Janeiro, 59/60
MAM Museu de Arte Moderna – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1991
1989
Art in Latin America: The Modern Era, 1920-1980
Hayward Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1989
1988
The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States, 1920-1970
The Bronx Museum of the Arts – Bronx, New York NY, United States
1988
1987
Brazil Projects
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center – Long Island NY, United States
1987
1977
Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, n° 14
São Paulo, Brazil
1977
1970
Information
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1970
1965
Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, n° 8
São Paulo, Brazil
1965
1963
Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, n° 7
São Paulo, Brazil
1963
1959
Bienal Internacional de São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
1959
1957
I Exposição Nacional de Arte Concreta
MAM Museu de Arte Moderna – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1957
Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, n° 4
São Paulo, Brazil
1957
Bibliography (Selected)
On the artist
Periodicals
2002
Hélio Oiticica
in: Guide Sourcebook to the U.S. Art World – Art in America n° 8 p. 26
New York NY, United States
2001-2002
Hélio Oiticica/Liam Gillick
in: Flash Art n° 224 p. 72 vol. 34
Milan MI, Italy
05/2002-06/2002
Art Monthly n° 257
London, United Kingdom
06/2002
Hélio Oiticia im Kunstverein
in: Kunst-Bulletin n° 4 p. 50
Zürich ZH, Switzerland
04/2002
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