São Paulo, Brazil, 1957
São Paulo, Brazil, 2013
Hudinilson Jr. was one of the most important Brazilian artists of his generation, not only through his personal work – produced between the 1970s and 2000s – but also because of his active role as a catalyzing personality in artist groups and experimental exhibitions. Photocopy – the technique that became his favorite over the years both for practical and conceptual reasons – began to interest Hudinilson between 1977 and 1978. During this period, the artist learned to operate the machine to its limit, exploring all possible graphic possibilities; he enlarged details, cut them, and enlarged them again, distorting the images of his body to the point where they became pure abstract textures. He said that this exercise meant losing oneself to seeing, an “exercise of seeing myself,” as he would later name many of his series.
In 2025, Hudinilson Jr.’s work is the subject of four solo exhibitions: Echoes in Xerox at Kunsthaus Biel, Switzerland, curated by Raphael Gygax; “Ahhh! Beije-me”, a solo exhibition at Martins&Montero, in Brussels; a solo project at 15 Orient, New York, USA; and Exercícios de me ver at KOW, Berlin, Germany. Also in 2025, his work is featured in the group exhibitions Thriller: Think Common, Play Public, part of the Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Triennale in Belgium, and Queering Resistance at Archivo Arké, Madrid, Spain.
In 2023, Hudinilson Jr. was honored with the major solo exhibition Hudinilson Jr.: Tension Zone at ICA Miami. His solo exhibitions include presentations at the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo; São Paulo Cultural Center; MAC USP (Museum of Contemporary Art of São Paulo University); and Scrap Metal Gallery, Toronto. In recent years, his work has also been presented in important group exhibitions such as the 16th Biennale de Lyon: Manifesto of Fragility; Every Moment Counts (Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden); Histories of Sexuality (MASP, São Paulo); Copyart in Brazil – 1970–1990 (University of San Diego); The Matter of Photography in the Americas (Stanford University); United by AIDS (Migros Museum, Switzerland); Glasgow International 2014; and the 31st São Paulo International Biennial.
His work is now part of important collections such as MoMA (New York, USA), Cantor Center for Visual Arts (Stanford University, USA), Reina Sofia Museum (Madrid, Spain), Migros Museum (Zurich, Switzerland), MAGA Museo d’Arte (Gallarate, Italy), MALBA (Buenos Aires, Argentina), MASP (São Paulo, Brazil), Pinacoteca do Estado (São Paulo, Brazil), Museum of Modern Art (São Paulo, Brazil), and the USP Museum of Contemporary Art (São Paulo, Brazil).
