Rivane Neuenschwander Overview

The Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander shares this laconic understanding of constant change. Her work is quietly transformative; and previous readings have focused on such themes as digestion and cultural cannibalism. With a deft attention to materials, Neuenschwander develops a set of... [more]

The Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander shares this laconic understanding of constant change. Her work is quietly transformative; and previous readings have focused on such themes as digestion and cultural cannibalism. With a deft attention to materials, Neuenschwander develops a set of simple constraints with which to frame incessant patterns of erosion and re-creation; this transformation is the artist’s métier. The exhibition’s expository logic and schoolroom aesthetic are balanced by her intimate, poetic topology. Gently, she asserts a “geopomorphism,” offering a view from the earth’s perspective. [show less]