Iran do Espirito Santo

Description

One of Brazil's most intriguing contemporary artists, Espirito Santo is best known for his sensuously minimalist work that deals with issues of place, structure, material, design and surface with a rigorous conceptual sensibility. His work undertakes a subtle subversion of Minimalism through abstracted everyday items. Espirito Santo is concerned with the tactile attributes of his chosen materials and with the sensuous contours of simple abstract forms in space. Working in stainless steel, glass, copper, stone or paint on plaster, he employs subtle illusionistic devices, instigating a play of depth that remains consistent from piece to piece. Espirito Santo has received international acclaim in the past two decades. His works have been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide; and are included in the collections of many prominent international museums, such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. His works have been included in the Venice Biennale, the Bienal de Sao Paulo, and the Istanbul Biennal. Iran do Espirito Santo lives and works in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Samuel Titan is an editor and translator teaching Comparative Literature at the University of Sao Paulo. Lilian Tone is an independent curator and scholar. She was a curator at MoMA, New York, until 2020. Enrique Juncosa is a writer, curator, and cultural manager. He directed the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin from 2003 to 2012. Nicholas Baume is the Director and Chief Curator of Public Art Fund in New York.