Cildo Meireles
Pares ímpares (Unpaired Pairs), 2011-2013
acrylic shelf and two pairs of glasses
7 x 120 x 50 cm
edition 19 of 20 In Pares ímpares 2011-2013, two pairs of eyeglasses rest on an acrylic shelf, the right lens of each apparently cracked. Yet from certain vantage points it...
edition 19 of 20
In Pares ímpares 2011-2013, two pairs of eyeglasses rest on an acrylic shelf, the right lens of each apparently cracked. Yet from certain vantage points it becomes evident that with one pair, the crack is actually on the shelf, framed by an intact lens, forcing the viewer to re-examine his/her own perception.
In Pares ímpares 2011-2013, two pairs of eyeglasses rest on an acrylic shelf, the right lens of each apparently cracked. Yet from certain vantage points it becomes evident that with one pair, the crack is actually on the shelf, framed by an intact lens, forcing the viewer to re-examine his/her own perception.
Exhibitions
Cildo Meireles, Museo Nacional Centro De Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, May - Sept. 2013
Cildo Meireles, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves, Porto, Nov. 2013 - Jan. 2014
Cildo Meireles, HangarBicocca, Milan, March - July 2014
Literature
João Fernandes, Cildo Meireles, Portugal, 2014 (illustrated in colour, pp. 164 - 165)