pedro cabrita reis exhibition at hamburger kunsthalle, hamburg

pedro cabrita reis: one after another, a few silent steps
hamburger kunsthalle, hamburg
october 31st, 2009 to february 28th, 2010


pedro cabrita reis
les dormeurs, 2009
© pedro cabrita reis
photo by blaise ddilon
10e biennale de lyon 2009, lyon

portuguese artist pedro cabrita reis' work revolves around the themes of housing, habitation,
construction and territory. he often creates expansive installations that fill the exhibition spaces
with both complex and imposing structures, countering the classic white cube with his use of
massive brick walls, found objects and industrial materials such as neon tubes, steel girders
or rough wooden planks. his exhibition at the hamburger kunsthalle will be his most comprehensive
show to date, featuring sixty sculptures, large-scale pieces, paintings, drawings and photographs
completed by the artist between 1985 and 2009.


pedro cabrita reis
a propos des lieux d’origine #1, 2005
© collection musée d’art moderne
grand-duc jean, mudam luxembourg
photo by florian kleinefenn


pedro cabrita reis
I dreamt your house was a line, 2003
© pedro cabrita reis,
photo by roland gutierrez


pedro cabrita reis
the unnamed word #2, 2005
fonds national d’art contemporain(cnap), ministère de la culture et de la communication, paris
fnac: 06-257
© pedro cabrita reis
photo by florian kleinefenn


pedro cabrita reis
dans les villes #2, 1998
col. carlos sousa, long term loan to fundação de serralves – museu de arte contemporânea, porto, portugal
© pedro cabrita reis
photo by marc domag

pedro cabrita reis was born in lisbon in 1956.
he has participated in numerous international exhibitions including the venice art biennale in 2003,
where he represented portugal.