Igor Vidor was born in 1985, São Paulo.
Lives and works in Berlin.
Igor Vidor has spent the last few years driven by an interest in investigating oppressive and violent situations in different contexts, mostly urban. The artist has collected a series of objects that convey signs of a state of violence deeply rooted in daily life. By choosing and approaching such elements in the composition of his works, Vidor shows us how symbols of violence are naturalized and end up gaining new meanings, whether playful, related to image production, or linked to aspirations about social status. It allows us to reflect on how such friction contributes to a scenario of intermittent and apparently insoluble violence that finds echoes and recurrences in the history of Brazil. His work includes collections such as the Museum of Art of Rio and Itaú Cultural Institute. In 2016 he was the first Brazilian invited to participate at the International Fellowship Programm by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul - MMCA.
Igor Vidor nasceu em 1985, São Paulo.
Vive e trabalha em Berlim.
Igor Vidor passou os últimos anos motivado pelo interesse em investigar situações opressivas e violentas em diferentes contextos, principalmente urbanos. O artista vem coletando uma série de objetos que transmitem sinais de um estado de violência profundamente enraizado na vida cotidiana. Ao escolher e abordar esses elementos na composição de suas obras, Vidor nos mostra como os símbolos da violência são naturalizados e acabam ganhando novos significados, sejam eles lúdicos, relacionado à produção de imagens ou vinculado a aspirações sobre status social. Permite refletir sobre como esse atrito contribui para um cenário de intermitente e aparentemente insolúvel que encontra ecos e recorrências na história do Brasil. Seu trabalho faz parte de coleções como o Museu de Arte do Rio e o Instituto Itaú Cultural. Em 2016, ele foi o primeiro brasileiro convidado a participar do Programa de Intercâmbio Internacional pelo Museu Nacional de Arte Moderna e Contemporânea de Seul - MMCA.
Solo Exhibition
2019 - Open Studio: Kuntlerhaus Bethanien - exhibition of Bethanien's residents
2018 - Heroes never celebrate villains, Heroes only celebrate villains - Leme Gallery - Sao Paulo – Brazil
2011- Piracicaba Expedition , Pinacoteca Miguel Dutra, Piracicaba Sao Paulo - Brazil - Cabeça Nuvem (Guilherme Teixeira e Igor Vidor)
2011- The Sublime as possibility before death - Ateliê Aberto, Campinas – Sao Paulo - Brazil - curated by Samantha Moreira e Maíra Endo
Group Exhibition
2020 - Against Again: Art Under Attack in Brazil - Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery / John Jay College of Criminal Justice - New York
curated by Tatiane Schilaro and Nathalia Lavigne
2019 - RE-conhecimento - Solar do Abacaxis - curated by Catarina Duncan and Denilson Baniwa
2018 - The World’s Game: Fútbol and Contemporary Art - Perez Museum - Miami - curated by Jennifer Ignacio and Franklin Sirmans
2018 - Bienal do Mercosul - Porto Alegre - Brazil - curated by Paula Borghi and Alfons Hug
2017 - Art Weekend - Galeria Leme - Sao Paulo - Brazil
2017 - Dove Audio Video Festival - Sewoon Arcade - Seoul - South Korea - curated by YangWoo Kim
2017 - Montage is a Heart Beat - Deep in the Mountains International Residency - Seoul - South Korea- curated by Sujung Kim
2017 - Attention! Promised Place, Contesting Common Grounds - FLUCA Austrian cultural pavilion - Plovdiv - Bulgaria - curated by Ursula Maria Probst
2017 - Cinema na Vila Autódromo, in the occasion of Nancy Popp proposal - Klowden Mann Gallery - Los Angeles - USA
2017 - California Pacific Triennial, in the occasion of Nancy Popp proposal - Orange County Museum of Art - Orange County - USA - curated by Cassandra Coblentz
2017 - Sao Paulo is not a city - Sesc 24 de Maio - Sao Paulo - curated by Paulo Herknhoff, Leno Veras
2017 - 30 years Itau Cultural Institute - Oca Sao Paulo - Sao Paulo - curated by Paulo Herkenhoff, Leno Veras, Tais Rivitti
2017 - When the Sea becomes Rio - National Historic Museum - Rio de Janeiro - curated by Diogo Rezende
2016 - No Man’s Land - National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea - MMCA- Residence Changing – curated by Heejung Park
2016 - Young Artists Project 16 - Daegu Art Square - Daegu - South Korea - Curated by Haekyung Kim
2016 – The Color Of Brazil - Museu de Arte do Rio -MAR- Rio de Janeiro – Curated by Paulo Herkenhoff and Marcelo Campos
2016 – Games of South – Helio Oiticica Cultural Center – Rio de Janeiro – Curated by Alfons Hug and Paula Borghi
2016 – My Body is a Cage – Luciana Caravello Gallery- Rio de Janeiro – Curated by Raphael Fonseca
2016 - Body Language - Museu de Arte do Rio -MAR- Rio de Janeiro – Curated by Paulo Herkenhoff
2016 – Welcome – Luciana Caravello Gallery- Rio de Janeiro
2016 - Permanências e Destruições – Torre H – Rio de Janeiro – Curated by João Paulo Quintella
2016 -1a Image and Movement Show - Casa França-Brasil – Rio de Janeiro – Curated By Lisette Lagnado
2015 - Vagalumes – Rio de Janeiro – Curated by Michelle Sommer / Daniel Steegmann
2015 - The Negative Hand - EAV Parque Lage - curated by Bernardo José de Souza
2015 - Abre Alas - Gentil Carioca Galery - curated by Michelle Sommer / Daniel Steegmann
2015 - The Time of Duration - organized by Romain Dumesnil / Manoela Medeiros
2015 - Morro - Rio de Janeiro - curated by Ulisses Carrilho
2014 - Frestas - Trienal de Artes - SESC Sorocaba - curated by Josué Mattos
2014 - Tatu: Futebol Adversidade e Cultura da Caatinga - Museu de Arte do Rio - MAR - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil - curated by Paulo Herkenhoff
2014 - Arte Praia 3a edição – Casa da Ribeira – Natal - Brazil - curated by Gustavo Wanderley
2014 - Deslize Surf e Skate – Museu de Arte do Rio –MAR-Brazil- curated by Raphael Fonseca
2012 - Convergência Natural - CCSP- São Paulo - Brazil - curated by Flavia Vivacqua
2012 - Atuações - Paço das Artes - São Paulo - Brazil - curated by Paula Borghi
2012- Daquilo que me Habita - CCBB - Brasilia -Brazil - curated by Samantha Moreira /Maíra Endo
2011- Unfreeze - 15o Cultura Inglesa Festival - São Paulo - Brazil
2011- Projeto Artéria - SESC Campinas - Brazil curated by Samantha Moreira / Maíra Endo
2010 - 42o SAC Piracicaba - Pinacoteca Miguel Dutra - Piracicaba - SP- Brasil
2010 - Arte Pará - Belem - PA - Brazil - curated by Orlando Maneschy
2009 - Centro Abierto 09, intervenciones de sítio especifico en centro histórico de Lima - Peru
2008/2009 - Lado B, Itaú Cultural - São Paulo - Brazil
Residencies
2019 - Kuntlerhaus Bethanien - Berlin - Germany
2017 - Deep In The Mountains - Korean Art Council - PyeongChang / Seoul, Korea
2016 – National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Korea - MMCA – Seoul, Korea
2015 - 1a World Indignous Games - Tocantins, Brazil
2011– Ateliê Aberto – Campinas - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Grants
42o SAC Piracicaba
Lado B, Itaú Cultural
Publications
2016 - ArtReview Magazine Dec. - The body in the city -Brazil
2016 – Select Magazine – Artist as Athlete
2012 - Maré_Dossiê#2 - Ateliê 397 - Text: PlayTime