Rivington Place
London
RE2A 3BA
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In this first solo exhibition in the UK, Portuguese multimedia artist Vasco Araújo uses photography, video and sculpture to explore how the trauma of the colonial encounter continues to haunt the modern world.
Originally trained as an opera singer, Araújo pursued degrees in Sculpture and Visual Arts. Since then he has expanded his artistic practice to include painting, drawing, film and video, performance, site specific installations as well as sound. Araújo’s works are firmly grounded in European classical culture, taking cues from operas such as Guiseppe Verdi’s Aida, as well as works of literature such as Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Homer’s The Odyssey.
"Calls into question the colonial gaze"
- British Journal of Photography
Vasco Araújo (b. Lisbon, 1975) lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal. He works in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, film, video, performance, site specific installations and sound.
Araújo’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions worldwide, including at The Power Plant (Toronto, 2014), Palais de Tokyo (Paris, 2014), the Fundação C. Gulbenkian / CAM (Lisbon, 2010), Jeu de Paume (Paris, 2008), the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (2007) and the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art.
AUTOGRAPH
Rivington Place
London
EC2A 3BA
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Associate Curator: Karin Bareman
Images courtesy Galeria Francisco Fino, Portugal
Banner images: 1) Vasco Araújo, Botânica #8 [detail], 2012-14. 2) Vasco Araújo, Retrato, 2014. Gallery installation at Autograph, London. Photograph: Zoe Maxwell. 3) Decolonial Desire gallery installation at Autograph, London. Photograph: Zoe Maxwell.
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