Geraldo de Barros was born in São Paulo in 1923 and lived there until his death in 1998. He started his career as a traditional painter, but began an intense period of experimentation with the photographic medium in 1946, which culminated in his Fotoformas exhibition at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) in 1951. The exhibition was a watershed for Brazilian photography and led to de Barros receiving a scholarship to study engraving in Paris. While in Europe he travelled extensively, meeting influential artists and encountering key movements in art and design. He returned to Brazil and established a successful career as an artist and industrial designer. A key figure in Brazillian Concrete, Abstract and Pop art he was a founding member of many influential groups including Grupo 15, Galeria Rex, Grupo Ruptura. He established the design co-operative Unilabor and furniture company Hobjeto Industry. After a series of strokes de Barros began in 1996 to work on a series of collage works using his ‘leftover’ family photographs. Entitled Sobras, de Barros continued to work on the series until his death in 1998.
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Geraldo de Barros, From the series Fotoformas (São Paulo Train Station), 1950, 24h x 20w
Geraldo de Barros, Abstraction from the series Fotoformas (São Paulo Train Station), 1949
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (São Paulo), 1947
Geraldo de Barros, Mouvement giratoire (São Paulo), 1949
Geraldo de Barros, L'ange (Tatuapé, São Paulo), 1948
Geraldo de Barros, From the series Fotoformas (São Paulo), 1949-3
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (Atelier Vieira da Silva, Paris), 1951
Geraldo de Barros, From the series Fotoformas (Paris), 1951
Geraldo de Barros, Chaises Unilabor (São Paulo), 1954-2
Geraldo de Barros, Chaises Unilabor (São Paulo), 1954-1
Geraldo de Barros, Composition (Tatuapé, São Paulo), 1948
Geraldo de Barros, From the series Fotoformas (São Paulo), 1949-2
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (São Paulo), 1949
Geraldo de Barros, From the series Fotoformas (São Paulo), 1949-1
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (Tatuapé, São Paulo), 1948, 20h x 24w
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Fotoformas Series), 1950, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 15
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Fotoformas Series), 1950, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 15
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Fotoformas Series), 1948, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 15
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Fotoformas Series), 1950, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 15
Geraldo de Barros, Hommage à Picasso (from Fotoformas Series), 1949, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 15
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Geraldo de Barros, From the series Fotoformas (São Paulo Train Station), 1950, 24h x 20w
Geraldo de Barros, Abstraction from the series Fotoformas (São Paulo Train Station), 1949
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (São Paulo), 1947
Geraldo de Barros, Mouvement giratoire (São Paulo), 1949
Geraldo de Barros, L'ange (Tatuapé, São Paulo), 1948
Geraldo de Barros, From the series Fotoformas (São Paulo), 1949-3
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (Atelier Vieira da Silva, Paris), 1951
Geraldo de Barros, From the series Fotoformas (Paris), 1951
Geraldo de Barros, Chaises Unilabor (São Paulo), 1954-2
Geraldo de Barros, Chaises Unilabor (São Paulo), 1954-1
Geraldo de Barros, Composition (Tatuapé, São Paulo), 1948
Geraldo de Barros, From the series Fotoformas (São Paulo), 1949-2
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (São Paulo), 1949
Geraldo de Barros, From the series Fotoformas (São Paulo), 1949-1
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (Tatuapé, São Paulo), 1948, 20h x 24w
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Sobras Series), 1996-1998, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 5
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Fotoformas Series), 1950, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 15
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Fotoformas Series), 1950, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 15
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Fotoformas Series), 1948, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 15
Geraldo de Barros, Untitled (from Fotoformas Series), 1950, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 15
Geraldo de Barros, Hommage à Picasso (from Fotoformas Series), 1949, Silver gelatin print, Edition of 15
2022 6.1
Solo Exhibition at MAMCO, Genèva
Geraldo de Barros
2022 5.27
Group Exhibition at SESC of São Paulo, Brazil
Geraldo de Barros
2022 4.2
Group Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo
Geraldo de Barros
2022 3.25
Press: Bilan
Geraldo de Barros
2021 11.6
Group Exhibition at Pinacoteca of São Paulo
Geraldo de Barros
2021 6.16
The Wall Street Journal Art Review
Geraldo de Barros
2021 6.9
"Fotoclubismo" at MoMA
Geraldo de Barros
2020 5.19
New Acquisition into LACMA Collection
Geraldo de Barros
2020 7.10–8.29
Elizabeth Atterbury, Geraldo de Barros, Jessica Campbell, Mary Helena Clark, Julien Creuzet, Victoria Fu, Aron Gent, Gordon Hall, Jennefer Hoffman, Norman Kelley, Sterling Lawrence, Laura Letinsky, Christy Matson, Christopher Meerdo, Jonathan Muecke, Erin Jane Nelson, Gordon Parks, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, RO/LU, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Greg Stimac, Andrew Norman Wilson
Interiors
2019 3.1–4.13
Geraldo de Barros
Geraldo de Barros
2017 2.25–4.8
Geraldo de Barros
Fortunately, there are remains
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Elizabeth Atterbury, Geraldo de Barros, Jessica Campbell, Mary Helena Clark, Julien Creuzet, Victoria Fu, Aron Gent, Gordon Hall, Jennefer Hoffman, Norman Kelley, Sterling Lawrence, Laura Letinsky, Christy Matson, Christopher Meerdo, Jonathan Muecke, Erin Jane Nelson, Gordon Parks, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, RO/LU, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Greg Stimac, Andrew Norman Wilson |
Interiors |
2020 7.10–8.29 |
Past |
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Geraldo de Barros |
Geraldo de Barros |
2019 3.1–4.13 |
Past |
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Geraldo de Barros |
Fortunately, there are remains |
2017 2.25–4.8 |
Past |
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