Artist
Cildo Meireles
b. 1948 · Brazilian
Cildo Meireles emerged under Brazil’s military dictatorship with works that inserted political messages into circuits of circulation, including Coca-Cola bottles and banknotes. Later installations use sound, scale, money, smell and architecture to create physically immersive situations.
Conceptual art; installation; sculpture
Major Works
- 1970Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project →
- 1970Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Banknote Project →
- 2001Babel →
- 1987Missão/Missões (How to Build Cathedrals) →
- 1980–94Volatile →
- 1992/2008Fontes →
- 1967–84Desvio para o vermelho →
- 1969–70Southern Cross →
- 1983–89Through →
- 1973–79The Sermon on the Mount: Fiat Lux →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
