Paulo Nimer Pjota
Biography
Paulo Nimer Pjota (b. 1988, São José do Rio Preto) lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil. Recent solo exhibitions include Mendes Wood DM, New York (2024); Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo (2023, 2018); François Ghebaly, Los Angeles (2022); Maureen Paley, London (2022); The Power Station, Dallas (2021); Ivani e Jorge Yunes Collection, São Paulo (2019); Mendes Wood DM, Brussels (2017); Maureen Paley / Morena di Luna, Hove (2017). His work has been included in institutional group exhibitions such as 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (2024); X Museum, Beijing, China (2023); Astrup Fearnley, Oslo (2019); Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam (2019); Fondation Carmignac, Porquerolles (2018); KRC Collection, Voorschoten (2018); Biennial of Contemporary Art Belgrade, Serbia (2018) among others.
Works
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Cacto aurora boreal, 2024
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Ensaio para Jorge, 2024
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Cenas de casa com flor estrelada, 2023
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Paisagem de neve, 2023
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Vaso de morcego, 2023
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Jardim de faunos, 2023
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Jardim de ex votos, 2023
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Cerimônia com papoula, 2023
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Mércurio com cabeça de elmo romano, citipati, e cerâmica pré-colombiana, 2023
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yin yang (caveira), 2022
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Louise Bourgeois e Agamenon, 2022
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pesadelo, 2022
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Ballet Triadico amarela, 2022
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EX VOTO, 2022
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4 expresões, 2022
Installation Views
Exhibitions
Press
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Meet the artist behind Art Basel’s newest series of editions
Oliver Basciano, Art Basel, November 20, 2024 -
Review: Paulo Nimer Pjota at Mendes Wood DM
Darren Jones, Artforum, May 1, 2024 -
Paulo Nimer Pjota on Evoking Myth and Mysticism
Gabriella Angeleti, Elephant, February 27, 2024 -
What Memory Holds: A Review of Paulo Nimer Pjota at Mendes Wood DM, New York
Mana Taylor, New City Brasil, February 12, 2024 -
Paulo Nimer Pjota & Patricia Iglesias Peco
Lane Barden, Artillery, January 10, 2023 -
In the studio with… Paulo Nimer Pjota
Apollo Magazine, March 28, 2022 -
Antiquity & Standing Paintings: Paulo Nimer Pjota at the Power Station, Dallas
Hannah Rotwein, Glasstire, February 15, 2022
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