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Cildo Meireles
Sal Sem Carne (Salt Without Meat)
- Estimate
- £2,500 - 3,500‡
Lot Details
Sound sculpture comprising a black vinyl LP at 33 1/3 rpm (50 mins), with accompanying printed insert, all contained in the original laminated and offset lithograph printed card sleeve.
1975
record 30.5 cm (12 in.) diam.
sleeve 31 x 31 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
sleeve 31 x 31 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.)
Signed and dedicated 'Para Ronaldo a amizado do Cildo' in black ink on the record label, recorded on an 8-track cartridge and pressed by Tapecar, Brazil (1974), published by Galeria Luiz Buarque de Hollanda & Paulo Bittencourt, Rio de Janeiro.
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Cildo Meireles
Brazilian | 1948At the core of Cildo Meireles' conceptual artistic practice is an interest in the functions of economic and political systems. Meireles forms part of the younger generation of Brazilian Neo-Concrete artists who were chiefly concerned with integrating spectator participation in the execution of their artworks, provoking the viewer's sensorial awareness.
In his seminal series, Insertion In Ideological Circuits 2: Banknote Project (1970), Meireles printed politically subversive messages on American and Brazilian banknotes and sent them into circulation. This vandalism forced viewers to confront the reality of their political and economic systems and question their role and participation within said systems. This one series is emblematic of his larger body of work, which continues to intrigue and confound viewers today.
Browse ArtistIn his seminal series, Insertion In Ideological Circuits 2: Banknote Project (1970), Meireles printed politically subversive messages on American and Brazilian banknotes and sent them into circulation. This vandalism forced viewers to confront the reality of their political and economic systems and question their role and participation within said systems. This one series is emblematic of his larger body of work, which continues to intrigue and confound viewers today.