joana vasconcelos (4 articles)

joana vasconcelos is a portuguese artist who lives and works in lisbon. she has exhibited regularly since the mid-1990s, while her work became known internationally after her participation in the 51st venice biennale in 2005, with the work a noiva [the bride] (2001-05). she was the first woman and the youngest artist to exhibit at the palace of versailles, in 2012. recent highlights of her career include a solo exhibition at guggenheim museum bilbao, the project trafaria praia, for the pavilion of portugal at the 55th venice biennale; the participation in the group exhibition the world belongs to you at the palazzo grassi/françois pinault foundation, venice (2011); and her first retrospective, held at the museu coleção berardo, lisbon (2010).

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Feb 18, 2019

joana vasconcelos brings her subversive sculptures to manchester art gallery

Feb 14, 2014

joana vasconcelos at versailles

Jun 19, 2012

joana vasconcelos: piano dentelle

Nov 25, 2008

nov 25, 2008

joana vasconcelos: piano dentelle

‘piano dentelle’, 2008

joana vasconcelos is a paris born artist who now lives and works in lisbon, portugal. she has exhibited her works around the world in a number of group shows and many solo shows. she primarily creates sculpture and installation pieces. many of her key works apply white crochet patterns to a variety of objects like computers, sculptures, pianos and even bridges. the works are completely covered in the crochet, with only the form and negative space to identify the object. ‘piano dentelle’ is the aforementioned crochet covered piano and gives a good impression of the detail in these works.

‘piano dentelle’, 2008

nate archer I designboom

nov 25, 2008

Gosh… her works are really boring. Always the same stuff.
Next please!
Densmore says:
Nov 27, 2008
she just wrapps things and mimics traditional patters, it’s looks “nice” and “cute” but Christo was wrapping entire buildings 20 years ago so maybe she should just move on…
Maxwell says:
Nov 27, 2008
Did this people visit her website? The crochet works are probably less than 20% of her work… see also “Cinderella” (2007), “Garden of Eden” (2007), “Joujoux” (2007), “Red Independent Heart” (2005), “Burka” (2002) or the iconic work from the 2005 Venice Biennale “The Bride” (2001)… just to mention a few ones.
Brix says:
Nov 28, 2008

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joana vasconcelos (4 articles)

feb 18, 2019

joana vasconcelos invades le bon marché with monumental embroidered creature 'simone'

feb 18, 2019

feb 14, 2014

joana vasconcelos brings her subversive sculptures to manchester art gallery

feb 14, 2014

jun 19, 2012

joana vasconcelos at versailles

jun 19, 2012

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