Iran do Espírito Santo
Galeria André Viana
Despite its slick minimalist look, and in contrast to much of the contemporary Brazilian art you may have seen, Iran do Espírito Santo’s work addresses art’s most time-honored task: representation. This exhibition offered a comprehensive look at the Sao Paulo-based artist’s recent production. It included three sculptures belonging to a series of solid stainless-steel casts of ordinary objects: Ovni (UFO), 2000, two dinner plates put together, one on top of the other; Fluorescente (Fluorescent), 2000, a fluorescent lightbulb; and Castiçal e vela (Candlestick and candle), 1998, a candlestick