Adriana Varejão - 80s New York Friday, December 17, 2010 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York; Private Collection

  • Artist Biography

    Adriana Varejão

    Brazilian • 1964

    The diverse work of Brazilian artist Adriana Varejão examines such themes as anthropology and miscegenation in contemporary Brazilian society. Born in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Varejão possesses an oeuvre spanning painting, sculpture, works on paper, installation and photography.

    A common motif in Varejão's oeuvre is that of the Azulejo, a traditional Portuguese ceramic tile. In her most famous series, Jerked-beef ruin (2000-'04), Varejão ruptures the ceramic tiles violently exposing a flesh-like interior. The stark contrast between the aesthetically pleasing blue geometric tiles and the visceral interior provides commentary on modern forms of colonization in contemporary Brazilian society.

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Melee de Guerriers nus de Etienne Delann

1998
Diptych. Digital photographs.
Each 16 1/2 x 32 1/4 in. (41.9 x 81.9 cm).
This work is from an edition of five.

Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000 

Sold for $18,750

80s

17 December 2010
New York