Lugar Comum is a project by Vik Muniz located at the São Joaquim Fair in Salvador, Bahia. With four annual exhibitions, the project aims to democratize access to contemporary art and bring the public closer to important names in the art world. In a kind of negotiation with public art, the initiative aims to bring the characteristic white cube of art galleries to unexpected places

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Escola Vidigal

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Perched on the stone face of the iconic Morro dois Irmãos in Rio de Janeiro, the Escola Vidigal is a school of art, design and technology for local children living in Rio’s Favela Vidigal. The school is a project envisioned and built by artist Vik Muniz and has as its core the concept of Visual Literacy. All classes and programs are free of charge and are recorded so that the message of each singular effort can be replicated and disseminated.

The school is comprised of two structures, that are woven into the existing homes on a steep section of the hill and separated by a walkway and bridge.

The buildings were conceptualized in much the same way as other buildings in the favela, to be practical, logical, simple and respectful of its surroundings. In the process they have also become transformative

April 25, 2013 / 6:30 PM



THIS LECTURE IS AT CAPACITY AND WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING RESERVATIONS.

ANY UNCLAIMED SEATS MAY BE TAKEN AT THE START OF THE LECTURE.

Rio de Janeiro- and Brooklyn-based artist Vik Muniz has exhibited his work all over the world.

Using unexpected materials to create portraits, landscapes, and still lifes, which he then photographs, Muniz delights in subverting the viewer’s expectations. To quote The New York Times critic Vicki Goldberg, “Vik Muniz’s work tells us that seeing is not quite believing, that perceiving and understanding are balancing acts, that experience itself is a see-saw. . .” Join us for a lecture by the artist in which he provides insight into his artistic concerns and practice.

This lecture is the twenty-fourth in the series made possible
through generous gifts by Louis and Lois Fingerman.

Des Moines Art Center

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Brazilian-born Visual artist Vik Muniz holds workshops at the Rio de Janeiro arts and technology school, Spectaculu. He speaks about the connection between visual arts and technology and how institutions like Spectaculu, with the support of Intel and Levi’s, are working to narrow the digital divide.

Meet Spectaculu’s amazing students and see their vibrant imaginations come alive.