pedro cabrita reis exhibition at hamburger kunsthalle, hamburg

pedro cabrita reis: one after another, a few silent stepshamburger 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.