Nelson Leirner

Nelson Leirner (born January 16, 1932 in São Paulo ; † March 7, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian draftsman, painter , set designer and teacher .

life and work

Leirner was born the son of the sculptor Felícia Leirner and the director of the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo Isai Leirner and is the brother of the painter Giselda Leirner . From 1947 to 1952 he studied textile engineering in Massachusetts at the Lowell Technological Institute, from 1956 to 1958 he studied fine arts in São Paulo with Joan Ponc and Samson Flexor. In 1961 he took part as a set designer at the 3rd Biennale of the Fine Arts of Theater. In 1966 he founded the Rex Group with Wesley Duke Lee (1931), Geraldo de Barros (1923–1998), Carlos Fajardo (1941), José Resende (1945) and Frederico Nasser (1945). The group dealt with issues such as the relationships between art, the market, institutions and the public. In 1967 he organized the Exposição-Não-Exposição, the closing event of the group's activities, during which he offered his own works to the public free of charge. In the same year he sent a stuffed pig to the 4th Salon for Modern Art in Brasília and asked publicly through the Jornal da Tarde what criteria the jury would use to accept the work. In 1969, for political reasons, he closed his special room at the 10th International Biennale in São Paulo and from 1971 turned down further invitations to the Biennale. In 1974 he exhibited the series The Animal Rebellion, with works that strongly criticize the military regime, for which he was recognized by the Paulista Association of Art Critics (APCA) as best artist. From 1977 to 1997 he taught at the Armando Álvares Penteado Foundation in São Paulo. In 1997 he moved to Rio de Janeiro.

Solo exhibitions (selection)

Since 1960, in addition to group exhibitions, he has had a large number of solo exhibitions in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, only a few of which are listed here.

1960: Galeria de Arte das Folhas, São Paulo
1961: Galeria São Luís, São Paulo
1964: Galeria Solarium, São Paulo
1965: Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires
1974: University of Texas at Austin, University Art Museum
1974: Brazilian-American Cultural Institute, Washington DC
2003: Galerie Gabrielle Maubrie, Paris
2003: Culturgest, Porto
2004: Roebling Hall, New York City
2006: Graça Brandão, Lisbon
2007: Silvia Cintra Galeria de Arte, Rio de Janeiro
2008: Museu da Vale do Rio Doce, Vitória
2009: Instituto Itaú Cultural, São Paulo
2010: Silvia Cintra Galeria de Arte, Rio de Janeiro

Awards

1998: Johnnie Walker Award for Fine Arts
2006: ABCA Award.

literature

Adoração: Nelson Leirner. Museu de Arte Moderna Aloísio Magalhães, 2003
AMARAL, Aracy: Nelson Leirner. In: MODERNITY: Brazilian art of the twentieth century. São Paulo, Hamburg, 1988

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Artista plástico paulistano Nelson Leirner morre aos 88 anos, no Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved March 10, 2020 (Portuguese).

personal data
SURNAME	Leirner, Nelson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Brazilian draftsman, painter, set designer and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH	January 16, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH	São Paulo
DATE OF DEATH	March 7, 2020
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro

[1] Artista plástico paulistano Nelson Leirner morre aos 88 anos, no Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved March 10, 2020 (Portuguese).