Adriana Varejão

(Brazilian, born 1964)

Adriana Varejão is a contemporary Brazilian artist who works in painting, photography, sculpture, and installation. Engaged in her country’s past, Varejão’s work often includes motifs from Baroque-era Spain, Portuguese decorative objects, and the racial identities of Brazil. “My fiction does not belong to any time or place, instead it is characterized by themes dealing with rupture and discontinuity,” she has explained. “Everything is contaminated. In my work, the formation of Brazilian culture from the colonial period onwards is used as a metaphor for the modern world.” Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1964, the artist came into prominence in the late 1990s with her provocative large-scale paintings featuring elements from traditional Portuguese ceramic tiles known as azulejos. Today, Varejão’s works are held in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, the Tate Modern in London, and the Museu de Arte do Rio de Janeiro, among others. She continues to live and work in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Adriana Varejão (79 results)
Açougue Song (Butcher's Song), 2000

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Açougue Song (Butcher's Song), 2000

Sale Date: May 21, 2012

Auction Closed

Ambiente virtual II, 2001

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Ambiente virtual II, 2001

Sale Date: November 15, 2011

Auction Closed

Pele (Skin), 1996

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Pele (Skin), 1996

Sale Date: October 14, 2011

Auction Closed

Tea and tiles, 1995–1996

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Tea and tiles, 1995–1996

Sale Date: June 29, 2011

Auction Closed

Paisagem II, 1997

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Paisagem II, 1997

Sale Date: May 26, 2011

Auction Closed

Parede com incisões a la Fontana II (Wall..., 2001

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Parede com incisões a la Fontana II (Wall..., 2001

Sale Date: February 16, 2011

Auction Closed

Melee de guerriers nus de etienne delann..., 1998

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Melee de guerriers nus de etienne delann..., 1998

Sale Date: December 17, 2010

Auction Closed

Paisagem canibal, 2003

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Paisagem canibal, 2003

Sale Date: November 17, 2010

Auction Closed

Azulejões-cacho & arabesco dormindo (in 2..., 2005

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Azulejões-cacho & arabesco dormindo (in 2..., 2005

Sale Date: June 30, 2010

Auction Closed

Figura de convite, 1995

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Figura de convite, 1995

Sale Date: November 18, 2009

Auction Closed

Monocromo branco no.3 (+ no.4; 2 works), 2001–2002

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Monocromo branco no.3 (+ no.4; 2 works), 2001–2002

Sale Date: October 3, 2009

Auction Closed

Azulejaria de cozinha com peixes (Kitchen..., 1995

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Azulejaria de cozinha com peixes (Kitchen..., 1995

Sale Date: May 28, 2009

Auction Closed

Linha equinoctial III - Equatorial line III, 1999

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Linha equinoctial III - Equatorial line III, 1999

Sale Date: May 14, 2009

Auction Closed

Azulejão - Ondas (diptych), 2004

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Azulejão - Ondas (diptych), 2004

Sale Date: March 14, 2009

Auction Closed

Língua com padrão sinuoso, 1998

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Língua com padrão sinuoso, 1998

Sale Date: November 19, 2008

Auction Closed

A Moça, 1990

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A Moça, 1990

Sale Date: May 26, 2008

Auction Closed

Irezumi com padrão de cerámica (2 works), 1997

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Irezumi com padrão de cerámica (2 works), 1997

Sale Date: May 28, 2008

Auction Closed

Pele tatuada a moda de azulejaria, 1995–1996

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Pele tatuada a moda de azulejaria, 1995–1996

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

Auction Closed

Amoça, 1990

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Amoça, 1990

Sale Date: June 19, 2007

Auction Closed

Meat à la Taunay, 1997

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Meat à la Taunay, 1997

Sale Date: May 31, 2007

Auction Closed

A Chinesa, 1992–1992

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A Chinesa, 1992–1992

Sale Date: November 19, 2003

Auction Closed

Cirkeln, 1987–1987

Adriana Varejão

Cirkeln, 1987–1987

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

Auction Closed

Sarça ardente, 1991–1991

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Sarça ardente, 1991–1991

Sale Date: November 22, 2000

Auction Closed

O primer cálice, 1990–1990

Adriana Varejão

O primer cálice, 1990–1990

Sale Date: November 21, 2000

Auction Closed

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