Carlos Motta

Carlos Motta

BornNationalityBased In
1978BrazilianNew York City
Biography

Carlos Motta moves fluidly between photography, drawing, moving image and installation. His multi-media practice records the social and political conditions of ethnic minorities, and how factors such as gender and sexuality intersect with these experiences. Often working with archival material, Motta is keen to share untold narratives and to shift the representation of post-colonial communities. In past projects Motta has examined the social intricacies of the AIDs crisis and undertaken extensive research into US interventionist policies in Latin America. He continues to unpick contemporary social realities in his projects today. His installations frequently combine a wide plethora of mediums, with archival material sitting in conversation with emotionally stirring photography and moving image. The in-depth experience of an individual is consistently prioritised by Motta, offering a deeply personal, emotive counterpoint to data or historical records. Motta also engages with more communal modes of artmaking, such as convening symposiums or durationally developing web-based projects. ...

Selected Artworks
Untitled
Carlos Motta
Untitled, 1998
110 x 72cm
Self-Portrait with Death #1
Carlos Motta
Self-Portrait with Death #1, 1996
76.2 x 114.3cm
The Fall of the Damned (Piranhas)
Carlos Motta
The Fall of the Damned (Piranhas), 2022
72 x 100cm
We Who Feel Differently
Carlos Motta
We Who Feel Differently, 2012
44.5 x 50.8cm
Memento Mori
Carlos Motta
Memento Mori, 2019
101.6 x 88.9cm
AIDS IS
Carlos Motta
AIDS IS, 2019
17.8 x 12.7cm
Gallery Representation
Awards
Future Generation Art Prize2014
Future Generation Art Prize2014
Guggenheim Fellowship2008
Guggenheim Fellowship2008
GO ! Emerging Artist Contest Winner, Real Art Ways2006
GO ! Emerging Artist Contest Winner, Real Art Ways2006
Biennals
Berlin Biennial2020 - Berlin
Berlin Biennial2020 - Berlin
Sao Paolo Biennial2017 - São Paulo
Sao Paolo Biennial2017 - São Paulo
Sao Paolo Biennial2016 - São Paulo
Thessaloniki Biennale2016 - Thessaloníki
Goteborg International Biennial2016 - Göteborg
Sao Paolo Biennial2016 - São Paulo
Goteborg International Biennial2016 - Göteborg
Thessaloniki Biennale2016 - Thessaloníki
Gwangju Biennial2014 - Gwangju
Gwangju Biennial2014 - Gwangju
The Moscow International Biennial For Young Art2010 - Moscow
The Moscow International Biennial For Young Art2010 - Moscow
The Moscow International Biennial For Young Art2010 - Moscow
La Biennale de Lyon2009 - Lyon
La Biennale de Lyon2009 - Lyon
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