Cildo Meireles
July 18 - October 19, 2003
New Work Gallery
 Cildo Meireles, born in Rio de Janeiro, is one of Brazil's most significant
living artists and a pioneer of conceptual art, which he embarked
on in the 1960s. He is best known for dramatic, multi-sensory environments
that intimately involve the viewer. His project for MAM features
a
room-size installation entitled Strictu, which is being exhibited
for the first time in the United States. Strictu is a walk-through environment
in which the spectator travels a winding path formed by chains
on the
floor, ending at a sharply lit table with two chairs. The work
explores relationships of power and control and other aspects of authoritarianism.
Organized by Miami Art Museum as part of its New
Work series of projects by contemporary artists. Curated by MAM Associate
Curator
Cheryl Hartup.
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