Allan Weber: My Order
- Series “Dance Day”, Untitled, 2021, Tarp on building
Nottingham Contemporary is excited to present the first institutional solo exhibition dedicated to Weber’s work in a major UK cultural institution. The exhibition co-curated by Pablo León de la Barra, Curator at Large, Latin America at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, will include existing works, alongside ambitious new site-specific commissions.
Weber is a multi-disciplinary artist born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he currently works and resides. Working across a range of mediums including assemblage, installation, sculpture and photography, Weber’s practice acts as a vehicle to deconstruct the realities of daily life within the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
His work incorporates material and visual elements he views as synonymous with life in the favelas. This includes tarps used at funk parties, common architectural features such as water reservoirs, popular hair styles, and firearms associated with organised crime.
Working in the traditions and legacy of Brazilian Constructivism, Weber appropriates these elements into compositions that transform their social meaning. Centring the culture of the favela within the core of his work, Weber invites the viewer to connect with a part of Rio de Janeiro’s society often maligned and neglected.
The exhibition is co-commissioned with De La Warr Pavilion, where it will tour in Summer 2025.
Exhibition:
Allan Weber: My OrderDates:
2 Feb 2025 – 4 May 2025, Launch party on Sat 1 FebAudio Recordings:
Artist:
Allan Weber
Supporters:
We are grateful to all those whose generosity made this exhibition possible.
Headline Supporter: Galatea
The Allan Weber Exhibition Circle: Daniella Raimundo, Flavia Nespatti, Erica Roberts and those who wish to remain anonymous.
Allan Weber’s residency in Nottingham was made possible through the support of Primary.
The Commissioning Circle:
Nissreen Darawish, Gabriela Galcerán, Hamza Serafi, Carlo Solari and Paula del Sol, and those who wish to remain anonymous.
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