Carlos Motta
BornNationalityBased In
1978BrazilianNew York City
Biography
Carlos Motta’s multi-disciplinary art practice documents the social conditions and political struggles of sexual, gender, and ethnic minority communities in order to challenge dominant and normative discourses through visibility and self-representation. As a historian of untold narratives and an archivist of repressed histories, Motta is committed to in-depth research on the struggles of post-colonial subjects and societies. His work manifests in a variety of mediums including video, installation, sculpture, drawing, web- based projects, performance, and symposia. ...
Gallery Representation
Awards
Future Generation Art Prize2014
Guggenheim Fellowship2008
GO ! Emerging Artist Contest Winner, Real Art Ways2006
Biennals
Berlin Biennial2020 - Berlin
Sao Paolo Biennial2017 - São Paulo
Thessaloniki Biennale2016 - Thessaloníki
Sao Paolo Biennial2016 - São Paulo
Goteborg International Biennial2016 - Göteborg
Gwangju Biennial2014 - Gwangju
The Moscow International Biennial For Young Art2010 - Moscow
La Biennale de Lyon2009 - Lyon