Cruzeiro do Sul
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Cruzeiro do Sul is a conceptual artwork by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles that consists of a tiny wooden cube symbolically uniting Indigenous cosmology and Christian iconography to critique colonialism and cultural domination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cruzeiro do Sul canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artwork
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installation art ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
canonical example of Brazilian conceptual art
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key work in Cildo Meireles’s oeuvre ⓘ |
| artisticIntent |
critique of colonialism
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critique of cultural domination ⓘ reflection on religious syncretism ⓘ |
| artMovement | conceptual art ⓘ |
| associatedWith | decolonial discourse in contemporary art ⓘ |
| collectionStatus | held in major museum collections ⓘ |
| conveys | tension between material smallness and political weight ⓘ |
| countryContext | Brazilian military dictatorship era ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Cildo Meireles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
European colonial expansion in the Americas
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imposition of Christianity on Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| depicts | symbolic union of Indigenous and Christian worldviews ⓘ |
| dimension | very small scale ⓘ |
| displayRequirement | close viewing by the audience ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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Tate Modern, London NERFINISHED ⓘ major international contemporary art exhibitions ⓘ |
| genre | political art ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReference |
Catholic symbolism
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Indigenous Brazilian cosmologies ⓘ Southern Hemisphere navigation symbolism ⓘ |
| hasPart | tiny wooden cube ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | minimal object with complex symbolism ⓘ |
| inception | 1969 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian iconography
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Indigenous cosmology ⓘ colonialism ⓘ cultural domination ⓘ |
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| medium | sculptural object ⓘ |
| movementContext | Latin American conceptualism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
disproportionately large conceptual scope
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extremely small physical size ⓘ integration of Indigenous and Christian references ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfArtist |
Eureka/Blindhotland
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Insertions into Ideological Circuits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
survival of Indigenous knowledge systems
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violence of cultural conversion ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Southern Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSymbolismOf | Southern Cross constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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