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Maria Nepomuceno / Talk Event:
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Brazilian artist Maria Nepomuceno will join us for a talk event at the Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo on the occasion of the artist’s Japan-first solo exhibition, Nasci de uma flor / I was born from a flower.
Nepomuceno will offer an insight into her artistic pratice, starting from her earlier works to her most recent endevors. We are looking forward to you joining us for this fantastic event.
＜Talk event＞
Guests: Maria Nepomuceno x Shihoko Iida (Curator)
Moderator: Pedro Erber
Date: 5.30 (thur.) 18:00 – 19:30 (Door open: 17:30)
Venue: B1F Auditorium of the Embassy of Brazil
Supported by: Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo
To sign up: Maria Nepomuceno Talk Event / Google form
Maria Nepomuceno
b. 1976, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Currently lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2003 - 2004 School of Visual Arts of Parque Lage, Art and Philosophy, Rio de Janeiro.
2003 - 2004 School of Visual Arts of Parque Lage, Art and Philosophy, Rio de Janeiro.
Nepomuceno’s solo show exhibitions have been held at major art venues and museums, both internationally and nationally, such as Instituto Artium de Cultural, San Paulo (2023) / Lugar Comum, Salvador (2022) / SCAD Museum of Art Savannah, USA (2022) / Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York (2022) / Portico Library, Manchester (2021) / Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York (2019) / A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro (2018) / Stavanger Art Museum, Stavanger, Norway (2017) / Victoria Miro, London (2016).
Main collections: Catherine Petitgas Collection (London) / Guggenheim Museum (New York) / Institute of Contemporary art (Miami) / Jose Ramirez Collection (San Paulo) / Magasin III (Stockholm) / Mara and Marcio Fainziliber Collection (Rio de Janeiro) / Marc and Livia Straus Family Collection (New York) / Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (Niterói)/ Museu de Arte do Rio (Rio de Janeiro) / Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia (Salvador) / Museu de Arte Moderna (Rio de Janeiro), Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) / Pérez Art Museum Miami (Miami) / Rubell Family Collection Contemporary Arts Foundation (Miami) / Taguchi Art Collection (Tokyo), and other private collections.
Shihoko Iida (Curator)
After eleven years serving as Curator at Tokyo Opera City Gallery, Iida joined the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane as Visiting Curator, and continued her curatorial practice in Seoul under the CPI International Fellowship Programme under the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea. She was appointed Curator of the 15th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2012 (official curator of Japan participation), Aichi Triennale 2013, and Associate Curator of Sapporo International Art Festival 2014. Iida was Associate Professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts from 2014 to 2018.
Over the years she has co-curated contemporary art exhibitions in various cities in Asia, Australia and Milan. She served as Chief Curator (Head of Curatorial Team) of Aichi Triennale 2019 and Aichi Triennale 2022. Currently, Iida has been working for Aichi Triennale 2025 as Head of Curatorial.
