Cildo Meireles Inserções em circuitos ideológicos 1970/2013 transfer text on three Coca-Cola glass bottles each 9 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (24.4 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm) Printed with "C.M. 5-70" on a label affixed to each bottle.
Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Private Collection, Argentina Artist Bio Cildo Meireles Brazilian • 1948 At the core of Cildo Meireles' conceptual artistic practice is an interest in the functions of economic and political systems. Meireles forms part of the younger generation of Brazilian Neo-Concrete artists who were chiefly concerned with integrating spectator participation in the execution of their artworks, provoking the viewer's sensorial awareness. In his seminal series, Insertion In Ideological Circuits 2: Banknote Project (1970), Meireles printed politically subversive messages on American and Brazilian banknotes and sent them into circulation. This vandalism forced viewers to confront the reality of their political and economic systems and question their role and participation within said systems. This one series is emblematic of his larger body of work, which continues to intrigue and confound viewers today. View More Works
Cildo Meireles Inserções em circuitos ideológicos 1970/2013 transfer text on three Coca-Cola glass bottles each 9 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (24.4 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm) Printed with "C.M. 5-70" on a label affixed to each bottle.
Provenance Acquired directly from the artist Private Collection, Argentina Artist Bio Cildo Meireles Brazilian • 1948 At the core of Cildo Meireles' conceptual artistic practice is an interest in the functions of economic and political systems. Meireles forms part of the younger generation of Brazilian Neo-Concrete artists who were chiefly concerned with integrating spectator participation in the execution of their artworks, provoking the viewer's sensorial awareness. In his seminal series, Insertion In Ideological Circuits 2: Banknote Project (1970), Meireles printed politically subversive messages on American and Brazilian banknotes and sent them into circulation. This vandalism forced viewers to confront the reality of their political and economic systems and question their role and participation within said systems. This one series is emblematic of his larger body of work, which continues to intrigue and confound viewers today. View More Works
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