Rochelle Costi | |
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Born | 1961 |
Died | 26 November 2022
São Paulo, Brazil |
Education | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul |
Occupation(s) | Photographer, photojournalist, painter, installation art, visual artist |
Rochelle Costi (1961–2022) was a Brazilian photographer, painter, and installation artist. [1] She was a prominent name in contemporary art in Brazil, [2] and exhibited her work internationally. She photo-documented life in São Paulo in a systematic approach similar to an ethnographical study. [3]
Rochelle Costi was born on 1961 in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. She graduated in 1981 with a degree in social communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). [4]
Costi moved to São Paulo in 1988; and between 1991 and 1992, she lived in London, where she studied at the Saint Martin's School of Art and worked at Camera Work (a gallery). [4] She gained prominence for her artwork in the 1990s. [2]
As a photographer, Costi worked in different newspapers and magazines. [4] She participated in the "Quadrennial of Photography" at the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art (1985); "A Paixão do Olhar", at the Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro (1993); "Contaminated Photography", at Centro Cultural Sao Paulo (1994); "Novas Travessias: New Directions In Brazilian Photography", at The Photographers' Gallery, London (1995); "Sampa", at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (1996); VI Bienal de La Habana (Cuba, 1997); X Biennial of Cuenca, Ecuador (2009); 29th São Paulo Art Biennial (2010); 20th Bienal de Arte Paiz, Guatemala (2016). [5] [6] [4] [2]
Her work is in museum and public collections, such as Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Lisbon; Centro Gallego de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, Marseille, France; Fundación Arco, Madrid; Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna; Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, USA; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, USA; Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo; São Paulo Museum of Modern Art; and Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro. [6]
She died on 26 November 2022 at the age of 61 in São Paulo, after being run over by a motorcycle. [4] [2]
Rochelle Costi | |
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Born | 1961 |
Died | 26 November 2022
São Paulo, Brazil |
Education | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul |
Occupation(s) | Photographer, photojournalist, painter, installation art, visual artist |
Rochelle Costi (1961–2022) was a Brazilian photographer, painter, and installation artist. [1] She was a prominent name in contemporary art in Brazil, [2] and exhibited her work internationally. She photo-documented life in São Paulo in a systematic approach similar to an ethnographical study. [3]
Rochelle Costi was born on 1961 in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. She graduated in 1981 with a degree in social communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). [4]
Costi moved to São Paulo in 1988; and between 1991 and 1992, she lived in London, where she studied at the Saint Martin's School of Art and worked at Camera Work (a gallery). [4] She gained prominence for her artwork in the 1990s. [2]
As a photographer, Costi worked in different newspapers and magazines. [4] She participated in the "Quadrennial of Photography" at the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art (1985); "A Paixão do Olhar", at the Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro (1993); "Contaminated Photography", at Centro Cultural Sao Paulo (1994); "Novas Travessias: New Directions In Brazilian Photography", at The Photographers' Gallery, London (1995); "Sampa", at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (1996); VI Bienal de La Habana (Cuba, 1997); X Biennial of Cuenca, Ecuador (2009); 29th São Paulo Art Biennial (2010); 20th Bienal de Arte Paiz, Guatemala (2016). [5] [6] [4] [2]
Her work is in museum and public collections, such as Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Lisbon; Centro Gallego de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, Marseille, France; Fundación Arco, Madrid; Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna; Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, USA; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, USA; Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo; São Paulo Museum of Modern Art; and Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro. [6]
She died on 26 November 2022 at the age of 61 in São Paulo, after being run over by a motorcycle. [4] [2]