Marepe — Marcos Reis Peixoto — was born in 1970 in Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia, Brazil, where he continues to live and work. A contemporary Brazilian artist, his practice spans sculpture, installation, drawing, and conceptual interventions, all deeply rooted in the cultural, social, and material dynamics of the Brazilian Northeast. By employing everyday objects, found materials, and elements linked to the informal economy, he transforms the familiar into poetic compositions that reflect on memory, displacement, consumption, scarcity, and the impacts of modernization and globalization within peripheral contexts. His work preserves traces of use and the symbolic weight of the materials, challenging the boundaries between functionality, precarity, and aesthetic experience. He has participated in significant exhibitions and biennials—including the 25th and 27th São Paulo Biennials, the 2nd Mercosul Biennial, the 27th Panorama of Brazilian Art, and the Venice Biennale—thereby establishing his international presence. His works are held in the permanent collections of prominent institutions, such as the Tate, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Museum of Modern Art in São Paulo (MAM-SP), the Pinacoteca de São Paulo, and the Inhotim Institute.
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Marepe — Marcos Reis Peixoto — was born in 1970 in Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia, Brazil, where he continues to live and work. A contemporary Brazilian artist, his practice spans sculpture, installation, drawing, and conceptual interventions, all deeply rooted in the cultural, social, and material dynamics of the Brazilian Northeast. By employing everyday objects, found materials, and elements linked to the informal economy, he transforms the familiar into poetic compositions that reflect on memory, displacement, consumption, scarcity, and the impacts of modernization and globalization within peripheral contexts. His work preserves traces of use and the symbolic weight of the materials, challenging the boundaries between functionality, precarity, and aesthetic experience. He has participated in significant exhibitions and biennials—including the 25th and 27th São Paulo Biennials, the 2nd Mercosul Biennial, the 27th Panorama of Brazilian Art, and the Venice Biennale—thereby establishing his international presence. His works are held in the permanent collections of prominent institutions, such as the Tate, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Museum of Modern Art in São Paulo (MAM-SP), the Pinacoteca de São Paulo, and the Inhotim Institute.
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