Brazil
Brazil's contemporary art scene is a vibrant amalgam of cultural expressions, reflecting a rich, diverse heritage. Esteemed institutions like São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) and Museum of Contemporary Art, Rio de Janeiro, enrich this panorama. Artists like Adriana Varejão and Vik Muniz, known for their innovative and provocative works, define Brazil's contemporary art ethos. Discover the richness of Brazil's contemporary art scene on the Composition Gallery website.
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Vik Muniz
Flora Industrialis B/N, 2026
Photography
Photograph
EUR 25,000
Almir Mavignier
Untiteld from 9x5 Konkret Portfolio, 1979
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
EUR 1,600
Almir Mavignier
der künstler ist ein beamter....., 1979
Sculpture / Object
Plate
EUR 980
Vik Muniz
Flora Industrialis, 2024
Photography
Photograph
Currently Not Available
Vik Muniz
Love Bug Suite, 2014
Limited Edition Print
C-Print
Inquire For Price
Ernesto Neto
Untitled, 1999
Drawing / Watercolor
Mixed Media
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Vik Muniz
Oedipus and Sphinx, after Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (Pictures of Junk), 2006
Photography
C-Print
Currently Not Available
Waltercio Caldas
Universos, 2014
Sculpture / Object
Mixed Media
EUR 900
Antonio Dias
In Motion, 1975
Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
EUR 6,000
Antonio Dias
Anywhere is My Land, 1975
Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
EUR 6,000
Vik Muniz
Butterflies, after Odilon Redon , 2006
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 40,000 - 50,000
Cabelo
Without title 9, 2015
Limited Edition Print
Monotype
Currently Not Available
Ernesto Neto
Two hearts and one body, 2010
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
Currently Not Available
Daniel Senise
Untitled 2, 2013
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
EUR 9,000
Daniel Senise
Untitled 1, 2013
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
EUR 9,000
Nelson Leirner
Rio 2016 - Tenis , 2013
Sculpture / Object
Mixed Media
EUR 2,000
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