Mariana Silva's Conceptual Practice Examines Neoliberal Systems Through Video and Exhibition History
Mariana Silva, a Portuguese artist, delves into neoliberal frameworks and institutional models through her conceptual installations and video works. Her double-channel projection, Explore, Experience, Enjoy (2013–14), reinterprets Kynaston McShine's 1970 MoMA exhibition titled Information. Silva's exploration of collective and individual dynamics was showcased at the 2016 Gwangju Biennale and Moscow Biennale. She is currently working on Friends of Interpretable Objects (2013–), inspired by Miguel Tamen's writings on natural history specimens and art. Among her recent pieces are Swarms/Throngs (2018) and The Zoomorphic Eye (2017). Notable exhibitions include Audience Response System at Parkour, Lisbon (2014) and Social Forms Pavilion at Pavilhão Branco, Lisbon (January 2019). This profile was written by curator Laura Barlow for ArtReview's January-February 2019 issue.
Key facts
- Mariana Silva is a Portuguese artist based in New York
- Her work examines neoliberal systems and institutional structures
- She participated in both the 2016 Gwangju Biennale and Moscow Biennale
- Explore, Experience, Enjoy (2013–14) reimagines Kynaston McShine's 1970 MoMA exhibition Information
- Friends of Interpretable Objects (2013–) references Miguel Tamen's book on museum objects
- Recent works use insect behavior as metaphors for digital network societies
- She exhibited at e-flux, Parkour Lisbon, and Mews Project Space London
- Profile published in ArtReview January-February 2019 issue with K11 Art Foundation
Entities
Artists
- Mariana Silva
- Pedro Neves Marques
- Kynaston McShine
- Miguel Tamen
- Mounira Al Solh
- Laura Barlow
Institutions
- ArtReview
- K11 Art Foundation
- MoMA
- Gwangju Biennale
- Moscow Biennale
- e-flux
- Parkour
- Mews Project Space
- Pavilhão Branco
- Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
Locations
- New York
- Portugal
- Lisbon
- London
- Gwangju
- South Korea
- Moscow
- Russia
- Doha
- Qatar