I attempt in my work, for the subject to become a language.
– Luiz Roque
Attracted by the power of image and, in particular, by sensations that stem from the sense of vision, Luiz Roque’s work crosses different territories, such as the genre of science fiction, the legacy of Modernism, pop-culture and queer bio-politics, in order to understand the propose ingenious and visually sensual narratives. The plasticity of the allegories he uses in his films takes us through the current conflict between technological advancement and contemporary micro and macro power relations.
Roque’s works inhabit a space between cinema, art and critical theory; all within the scope of political dispute that is both real and imaginary. Furthermore, his works comment on the dissociative conditions of being: between the latency of life and respective bureaucratic definitions. In this sense, his works combine the splendour of science fiction - as a device for the dissemination of hypotheses - with resources from the language of cinema in order to present us with scenarios of social tension and complex public debates.
Luiz Roque (b. 1979, Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil) lives and works in São Paulo.
His recent solo shows have been held at KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin (2024); PROA21, Buenos Aires (2022); Visual Arts Center, Austin (2021); Pivô, São Paulo (2020); CAC Passarelle, Brest (2020); Screens Series, New Museum, New York (2019); Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (MAC), Niterói (2018); Tramway, Glasgow (2017).
Additionally, Roque has taken part in group exhibitions at 12th Gothenburg Biennial, Gothenburg (2023); 59th International Biennale di Venezia, Venice (2022); Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM-SP), São Paulo (2019); 1st Riga Biennial, Riga (2018); Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Quito (2018); Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea, Milan (2018); Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York (2016); David Roberts Art Foundation (DRAF), London (2015); Kunsthalle Karlplatz, Vienna (2014); Zachetta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw (2013); 9th Mercosul Biennial, Porto Alegre (2013).
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I See No Difference Between a Handshake and a Poem
Curated by Fernanda Brenner Oct 14 – Nov 25, 2023 ParisArtists include: Juan Pérez Agirregoikoa, Armando Andrade Tudela, Lucas Arruda, Karim Aïnouz, Adrián Balseca, Tosh Basco, Katinka Bock, Paloma Bosquê, Nina Canell, Guglielmo Castelli, Mariana Castillo Deball, Alejandro Cesarco, Henri...View Exhibition -
Linhas Tortas
Curated by Diana Campbell Sep 2 – Nov 4, 2023 São Paulo, Barra FundaLinhas Tortas is a multi-venue international group exhibition that celebrates the entanglements of journeys and the power of storytelling, marking a decade of Mendes Wood DM. Inspired by the Brazilian...View Exhibition -
Linhas Tortas
Curated by Diana Campbell Sep 2 – Nov 11, 2023 São Paulo, Casa IramaiaLinhas Tortas is a multi-venue international group exhibition that celebrates the entanglements of journeys and the power of storytelling, marking a decade of Mendes Wood DM. Inspired by the Brazilian...View Exhibition -
X
Luiz Roque Mar 11 – Apr 8, 2023 BrusselsMendes Wood DM is proud to present X, Luiz Roque’s second solo show in Brussels. Comprised of new works in ceramics and a screening of the 2020 short film República,...View Exhibition -
Esfíngico Frontal
Group Show Feb 11 – Mar 11, 2023 São Paulo, Barra FundaThere is a mystery behind everything. There is a mystery that comes and goes, circulating through our veins, through our viscera, between our fingertips and through every thread of our...View Exhibition -
Noite
Luiz Roque Nov 18, 2021 – Jan 29, 2022 São Paulo, Barra FundaThe stuff that dreams are made of After two decades creating moving images, the new forms presented by Luiz Roque emerge from clay. The ceramics resemble accessories, items to be...View Exhibition -
Male Nudes
a salon from 1800 to 2021 Mar 13 – Apr 30, 2021 São Paulo, Barra FundaMendes Wood DM is proud to present the group exhibition Male Nudity: a salon from 1800 to 2021. Intersecting representations of the male nude, the show proposes to reflect on...View Exhibition -
EnormousBalls
Group Show Jun 13 – Jul 18, 2020 BrusselsAdriano Costa, Fernando Marques Penteado, Sonia Gomes, Paulo Nazareth, Michael Dean, Celso Renato, Amadeo Luciano Lorenzato, Kishio Suga, Solange Pessoa, Paloma Bosquê, Marina Perez Simão, Lucas Arruda, Daniel Steegmann Mangrané,...View Exhibition -
The Modern Years
Luiz Roque Sep 7 – Oct 7, 2017 BrusselsMendes Wood DM Brussels is pleased to present The Modern Years, Luiz Roque’s first solo exhibition in Belgium. The artist presents three films throughout the house – Modern, S, and...View Exhibition -
Hall
Luiz Roque Aug 12 – Sep 16, 2017 São Paulo, Barra FundaA hall is a hall: An architectural element that works as a division between the centre of a building and its exterior. The immediate space after the entrance, designed to...View Exhibition -
Neither., curated by Fernanda Brenner
Group Show Apr 18 – Jun 17, 2017 BrusselsAdriano Costa, Sonia Gomes, Lucas Arruda, Luiz Roque, Patricia Leite, Paloma Bosquê, Mariana Castillo Deball, Nina Canell, Kasper Bosmans, Fernando Marques Penteado, Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Michael Dean, Erika Verzutti, Otobong Nkanga,...View Exhibition
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