Mauricio Dias and Walter Riedweg have worked together since 1993, developing a cohesive body of work that delves into the poetic as well as the critical potential of the moving image. Americas Society’s upcoming spring exhibition will be their first solo show in the United States. Based in Rio de Janeiro, the Swiss/... Read more
Mauricio Dias and Walter Riedweg have worked together since 1993, developing a cohesive body of work that delves into the poetic as well as the critical potential of the moving image. Americas Society’s upcoming spring exhibition will be their first solo show in the United States. Based in Rio de Janeiro, the Swiss/Brazilian artists have won international acclaim for their projects at prestigious venues abroad.
The exhibition will gather a significant group of installations and single channel videos. Two outdoor screenings on a moving truck equipped with a video projection will also be presented in two New York City locations, to promote a fluid dialogue with diverse communities such as Harlem and the Bronx. All the pieces were produced by the artists from the mid-1990s to the present and invite reflection on the poetic potential of the moving image as a critical tool for contemporary thinking. The exhibition will present works in which the artists develop concerns with social and political issues related to the idea of displacement. Their joint public art works delve into the relationship between ethics and aesthetics, art and politics, and art and life. Dias & Riedweg depart from documentation and video dramatizations to examine global issues associated with immigration, hybrid identities, and the tensions between group and individual interactions.
