Jorge Pardo, Sem título, longo 2 | Untitled, long 2, 2019

Jorge Pardo’s investigation deals with the concept of functionality, questioning the limits of art, of design, and of the spaces of coexistence. His research is developed in a constructive narrative wherein various techniques are juxtaposed to build a pictorial set of references drawn not only from contemporaneity, but also from the history of art. The artist generally uses technology – he was one of the first artists to use computer programs for making his sculptures – and vibrant colors to enhance the eclectic and diversified motifs used in his paintings, sculptures and installations.

The artist graduated in fine arts from the Art Center College of Art, in Pasadena, California (USA), as well as from the University of Illinois at Chicago (USA). Throughout his career, he has won important prizes, including the MacArthur Fellowship Award (2010), the Smithsonian American Art Museum Lucelia Artist Award (2001) and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (1995). His most outstanding solo shows include those held at the SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, USA (2023), University of Houston, Houston, USA (2022), Museum of Art and Design Miami Dade College, Miami, USA (2021), Pinacoteca de São Paulo (2019-2020), at David Gill Gallery, London (2015), at Petzel Gallery, New York (2014), at Gagosian Gallery, New York (2010), at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2010), at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (2008), and at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami (2007). Group shows he has participated in most notably include the 57th Venice Biennale (2017). His works figure in important public collections, including those of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (USA), the Museum of Modern Art – MoMA, New York (USA), and Tate Modern, London (England).

A investigação de Jorge Pardo trata do conceito de funcionalidade, questionando os limites da arte, do design e dos espaços de convivência. Sua pesquisa evolui numa narrativa construtiva, como por exemplo a justaposição de técnicas diversas para compor um conjunto pictórico de referências não apenas da contemporaneidade, mas que também adentram o universo da própria história da arte. O artista geralmente utiliza tecnologia – foi um dos primeiros artistas a usar programas computadorizados para realizar suas esculturas – e cores vibrantes para realçar motivos ecléticos e diversificados utilizados em suas pinturas, esculturas e instalações.

O artista formou-se em belas-artes pelo Art Center College of Art, em Pasadena, Califórnia (EUA), além da Universidade de Illinois, Chicago (EUA). Ao longo de sua carreira, foi contemplado com prêmios importantes, como o MacArthur Fellowship Award (2010), Smithsonian American Art Museum Lucelia Artist Award (2001) e Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (1995). Dentre as exposições individuais mais significativas estão as realizadas no SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, EUA (2023), University of Houston, Houston, EUA (2022), Museum of Art and Design Miami Dade College, Miami, EUA (2021), Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (2019-2020), David Gill Gallery, Londres (2015), Petzel Gallery, Nova York (2014), Gagosian Gallery, Nova York (2010), Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2010), Los Angeles County Museum of Art (2008), e Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami (2007). Dentre as mostras coletivas está a 57ª Bienal de Veneza (2017). Suas obras integram importantes coleções públicas, incluindo o Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (EUA), Museum of Modern Art - MoMA, Nova York (EUA) e Tate Modern, Londres (Inglaterra).