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Nara Roesler New York presents “Exploded View”, André Griffo's first solo show in the United States, featuring 12 works developed over the past year. The exhibition delves into the intersection of architecture and religion, as Griffo reflects on how religious architecture has historically been used as a tool for control and domination.
Making broader references to art history and creating a dialogue between two- and three-dimensional pieces, Griffo conceives architecture as a shelter for social relations and painting as an illusionist tool. He crosses these two media not as a mere formal exercise, but as a means to trace social structures and the issues arising from them, intertwining historical elements with seemingly innocuous everyday facts.
André Griffo's (b. 1979, Barra Mansa, Brazil) practice focuses on painting and its historical relationships with architectural representation. Rather than engaging in grand activist discourses, Griffo invites the viewer to pay attention to the minute details of his images, which depict the many violences that have given shape to the narratives relating to the history of Brazil and its ruins. In this sense, his canvases are complex visual archives in which the most diverse elements coexist, forming relationships that reframe and deepen the criticisms they present. Griffo's work deals with the critique of power structures, particularly the falsehoods they create to maintain control over individuals. Among these, the artist discusses the lingering effects of the economy of slavery on the historical formation of Brazil and the various mechanisms commonly used by religious institutions to subjugate their followers.
Exposición. 19 nov de 2024 - 02 mar de 2025 / Museo Nacional del Prado / Madrid, España
Formación. 23 nov de 2024 - 29 nov de 2024 / Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS) / Madrid, España
