Vik muniz biography of michael
•
Vik Muniz
Vik Muniz is a Brazilian artist and photographer. Initially a sculptor, Muniz grew interested in the photographic representations of his work, eventually focusing completely on photography. Primarily working with unconventional materials such as tomato sauce, diamonds, magazine clippings, chocolate syrup, dust, dirt, etc., Muniz creates works of art, referencing old master's paintings and celebrity portraits, among other things, and then photographs them. His work has been met with both commercial success and critical acclaim and has been exhibited worldwide. He is currently represented by Galeria Nara Roeslerbased in New York and Brazil.
In 2010, Muniz was featured in the documentary film Waste Land. Directed by Lucy Walker, the film highlights Muniz's work on one of the world's largest garbage dumps, Jardim Gramacho, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. The film was nominated to the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 83rd Academy Awards.
Vik Muniz was born in 1961 in São Paulo, Brazil, as the only child of Maria Celeste, a telephone operator, and Vincente Muniz, a restaurant waiter. Muniz’s grandmother, Ana Rocha, taught him how to read at an early age. In his memoir, Muniz recalled struggling with writing in school which is why he turned to vi
•
Worst Possible Illusion: The Curiosity Cabinet of Vik Muniz
Part Sesame Street, part Andy Warhol, Brazilian-born Vik Muniz uses charm, bulldozers, chocolate sauce, and chartered planes to create and explain his celebrated conceptual art.
We fund untold stories for public media.
Learn more about funding opportunities with ITVS.
MORE INFO
The Film
Worst Possible Illusion: The Curiosity Cabinet of Vik Muniz is an exhilarating look at the work of the Brazilian-born contemporary conceptual artist and rising star Vik Muniz — sculptor, photographer, and self-proclaimed magician. Muniz, best known for his book Seeing Is Believing, uses his knowledge of and interest in the history of photography to demonstrate how we, as viewers, can easily be deceived by the images around us.
Topics
After decades in obscurity, artist Michael Jang uses graffiti tactics to share his previously unknown body of fine art photography with unsuspecting audiences.
The Disappearance of Miss Scott traces legendary musician Hazel Scott’s journey, from her triumph during Jim Crow to the dissolution of her fame due to McCarthy-era blacklisting.
A journey to reckon with Brazil’s harsh inequality begins when filmmaker Denise Zmekhol discovers her father’s architect
•
VIK MUNIZ
BIOGRAPHY
Born 1961, São Paulo, Brazil.
Lives and crease in Additional York Gen and City de Janeiro.SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
Scraps build up Legal Tender. Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New Dynasty, NY. Stride 22 – April 27, 2024.
Olive Underhanded with Old Sky weather Sun, Abaft Van Gogh. Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Port, UAE. Feb 22 – March 30, 2024.2023
Surfaces. Ben Brown Exceptional Arts Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Nov 22, 2023 – Stride 9, 2024.
Vik Muniz: Aggregation Industrialis. MUN Museo Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Espana. October 18, 2023 – March 10, 2024.
Fotocubismo. The boards Bransten Drift, San Francisco, CA. Might 06 – June 30, 2023.
Vik Muniz: Fotocubismo. Ben Brown Sheer Arts, Author, UK. Apr 20 – May 26, 2023.
Gibi. Bienal Pavilion at the same height SP-Arte 2023, São Paulo, Brazil. Tread 29 – April 2, 2023; Roving Exhibition: Nichido Contemporary Involvement Gallery, Tokoyo, Japan. Apr 14 – June 3, 2023.
Dinheiro Vivo. Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo, Brasil. March 04 – Apr 29, 2023.
Pictures of Garbage. Online Offer. Gary Tatintsian Gallery, Original York, Ditch. February 10 – Strut 05, 2023.2022
Vik Muniz. Galerie Xippas, Genf, Switzerland. Sept 16 – October 29, 2022.
Scraps. Sikkema, Jenkins & Co., Creative York, Unformed. February 17 – Apr 9, 2022.
Vik Muniz: A