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Laura Lima: Bar Restaurant: Migros Museum

Past exhibition
November 23, 2013 - February 2, 2014
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: image of Laura Lima sculptural installation, objects drinking at a "bar"
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Press release

The artistic practice of Laura Lima (b. Governador Valadares, Brazil, 1971; lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is defined by her fascination with the complexity of social relations and forms of human behavior. Her scenarios, in which the human body is often the central medium and driving force, combine performative components with a wide range of media of artistic expression such as drawings, sculptures, and installations. Lima herself never acts in her pieces, instead instructing selected protagonists to enact her dramaturgic designs. The Brazilian artist’s first solo exhibition in Switzerland features "The Naked Magician" (2008/10/13) and "Bar Restaurant" (2010/13), a selection of performative installations that focuses on the question of magic.

Publications
  • Laura Lima

    Laura Lima

    Heike Munder, Victoria Noorthoorn, Jochen Volz, Laura Lima, 2014
    Hardcover 192 pages pages
    Publisher: JRP|Editions, Switzerland
    ISBN: 978-3-03764-344-0
    Dimensions: 23.50 × 17.00 cm
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