Nelson Leirner

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Nelson Leirner was a Brazilian contemporary artist known for his irreverent, critical, and often humorous works that appropriated popular and religious imagery to question art institutions and consumer culture.

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instanceOf Brazilian contemporary artist
human
artisticApproach irony and parody
use of kitsch objects
use of ready-mades
use of serial repetition
birthCountry Brazil
birthDate 1932-01-16
birthPlace São Paulo
countryOfActivity Brazil
deathDate 2020-03-07
educatedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
exhibitedAt São Paulo Art Biennial
surface form: Bienal de São Paulo

Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo
Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro
surface form: Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro

São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP)
surface form: Museu de Arte de São Paulo
father Isai Leirner
field visual arts
hasWorkType installation art
object-based art
sculpture
influencedBy Marcel Duchamp
Pop art
surface form: pop art movement
knownFor appropriation of popular imagery
appropriation of religious imagery
critical and humorous artworks
critique of consumer culture
questioning art institutions
language Portuguese
mother Felícia Leirner
movement conceptual art
contemporary art
pop art
name Nelson Leirner self-link
nationality Brazilian
notableWork Adoração
Homenagem a Fontana
Porco Empalhado
occupation artist
teacher
relative Adolpho Leirner
residence São Paulo
styleCharacteristic humor
irreverence
social criticism
use of popular culture icons
use of religious symbols
taughtAt Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage
Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado

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