Missão/Missões (How to Build Cathedrals)
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Missão/Missões (How to Build Cathedrals) is a large-scale installation artwork by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles that critically explores the historical entanglement of religion, colonialism, and economic power through symbolic materials and spatial arrangements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Missão/Missões (How to Build Cathedrals) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | installation artwork ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
critical intervention in exhibition space
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site-specific installation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Cildo Meireles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
commodification of faith
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economic foundations of religious institutions ⓘ historical alliance between church and colonial state ⓘ |
| depicts | metaphorical cathedral ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory |
has been exhibited in major international museums
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has been included in exhibitions of Latin American contemporary art ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ceiling of communion wafers
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column of bones ⓘ floor of coins ⓘ vertical threads connecting floor and ceiling ⓘ |
| hasTitleTranslation | How to Build Cathedrals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1987 ⓘ |
| intendedEffectOnViewer | provoke reflection on links between faith, violence, and capital ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Portuguese ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Catholic Church
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Portuguese colonialism in Brazil ⓘ colonialism ⓘ economic power ⓘ exploitation of indigenous peoples ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ relationship between faith and money ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| movement |
Latin American conceptualism
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contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
immersive spatial experience
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political and historical critique ⓘ use of everyday and symbolic materials ⓘ |
| partOf | Cildo Meireles’s body of politically engaged works ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfArtist |
Babel
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Inserções em circuitos ideológicos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
connection between wealth and death
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spiritual and material economies ⓘ violence of colonial evangelization ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
black curtain
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bones ⓘ coins ⓘ communion wafers ⓘ nylon threads ⓘ |
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