Luiz Roque

Né en 1979 à Cachoeira do Sul (Brésil) / Born in 1979 in Cachoeira do Sul (Brazil)

Vit et travaille à São Paulo (Brésil) / Lives and works in São Paulo (Brazil)

Par des films et des photographies, l'œuvre de Luiz Roque traverse différents territoires, tels que le genre de la science-fiction, l'héritage du modernisme, la culture pop et la biopolitique queer. Ayant fréquemment recours à la figure de l’allégorie, il s’intéresse en particulier aux conflits actuels entre progrès technologique et relations de pouvoir.

Attracted by the power of image, Luiz Roque’s work crosses different territories, such as the genre of science fiction, the legacy of Modernism, pop-culture and queer bio-politics, in order to understand the propose ingenious and visually sensual narratives. The plasticity of the allegories he uses in his films takes us through the current conflict between technological advancement and contemporary micro and macro power relations.

Among his recent solo exhibitions areScreens Series: Luiz Roque(New Museum, New York, 2019), Televisão (MAC Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, 2018-19), HEAVEN (Tramway, Glasgow, 2017), The Modern Years (Mendes Wood DM, Brussels, 2017) and Ancestral (CCSP, São Paulo (2016).
His works were included in several institutional shows such as: 1st Riga Biennial (2018), Brasile. Il coltello nella carne (PAC, Milan, 2017), Avenida Paulista (MASP, São Paulo, 2017), 32th São Paulo Biennial (2016), Mark Leckey: Containers and Their Drivers (MoMA PS1, New York, 2016), The Violet Crab (DRAF, London, 2015), The Brancusi Effect, (Kunsthalle, Vienna, 2014), 9th Bienal Mercosul Biennial, Porto Alegre (2013) and Love and Hate to Lygia Clark (Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsow, 2013). Forthcoming solo presentations include CAC Passerelle (Brest, France) and Pivô (São Paulo) in February and March 2020 respectively.