Representative work by Artur Barrio
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Artist

Artur Barrio

b. 1945, Porto, Portugal · Portuguese-born Brazilian

  • Escola Nacional de Belas Artes

Artur Barrio became known in Brazil around 1970 for temporary interventions using meat, blood, paper, rubbish and other unstable materials. His Trouxas Ensanguentadas, or bloody bundles, were placed in public space during military dictatorship and evoked bodies, waste and state violence without resolving into a single narrative.

Installation; performance; drawing; intervention

Major Works

  • 1969–70Trouxas Ensanguentadas / Bloody Bundles
  • 1969Situação... ORHHH... ou 5.000... T.E... em... N.Y... City... 1969
  • 19704 Dias 4 Noites
  • 1978–79Livro de Carne
  • 1970Situação T/T,1
  • 1970sRegistros-fotos
  • 1969Áreas Sangrentas
  • 1969Experiência No. 4
  • 1969–70Untitled interventions with bread and garbage
  • 1970sProject for Rooms and Walls

Interviews & Writing

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