João Loureiro’s work is conspicuous by the speculation of specific codes of representation and diagrammatic figuration. According to Carlos Eduardo Riccioppo, this gives rise to the somewhat pop, good-humored, sometimes sharp, or even malicious aspect his works tend to lend to one another). He took part in several group exhibitions such as Brasil futuro: As formas da democracia, Museu Nacional (Brasília, 2023); A máquina do mundo: Arte e indústria no Brasil 1901–2021, Pinacoteca de São Paulo (2022); Modos de ver o Brasil: Itaú Cultural 30 anos, Oca do Ibirapuera (São Paulo, 2017); Brasil, Beleza!?, Beelden Aan Zee museum (The Hague, 2016); Open Borders/Crossroads – Vancouver Biennale (2014); Imagine Brazil, Astrup Fearnley Museet (Oslo, 2013); and Sobrenatural, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (2013). His solo shows include Desacordados, Sé (São Paulo, 2023); Peixe-elétrico-moto-clube, Sé Galeria (2019); Pedra que Repete, Casa da Imagem (São Paulo, 2013); Fim da primeira parte, Galeria Vermelho (São Paulo, 2011); The Solo Project, VOLTA 6 (Basel, 2010); Blue Jeans, Octógono de Arte Contemporânea da Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo, 2009).
His works are part of the collections of the LAM Museum, Lisse; Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo – MAM; Museu de Arte Moderna de Santo André; Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo – MAC USP; Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo; Coleção de Arte da Cidade de São Paulo; Museu da República – RJ; Museu de Arte do Rio de Janeiro – MAR; Coleção Itaú Cultural – SP; Vancouver Biennale, Legacy Work.
Styrofoam, wooden base, meat, antioxidants, gelling agent, eggs, freezer, fly trap, UV lamps, pins, flies, video and electrical installation
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6 flavors of ice cream in 6 shades of gray, black cookie shells, refrigerated display case, freezer and serving equipment
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Iron, styrofoam, fiberglass, polyester paint, P.U. paint and electrical installation
216 x 116 x 78 cm each
Boa Constrictor Constrictor, drywall room, coconut fiber, trunk, water tanks, heating lamps and light timer
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Manufacture and commercial reinsertion version of the pajamas worn by Getúlio Vargas at the time of his suicide.
Pajamas consist of pants and jacket in Saint-Tropez fabric with embroidery and mother-of-pearl buttons
Twenty-four pieces of tableware with images of ants carrying various objects, motorized train structure in metal, wood, polyurethane and electrical wiring
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