Exhibition "The Collector"

The Unicamp Art Gallery organized and opened the exhibition “The Collector” on July 3, 2012.

The main objective of the exhibition is to present a character who plays an important role in the art circuit, presenting part of the collection of Pedro Hiller, a businessman and collector from São Paulo who declares himself an obsessive observer. Our attempt is to present and try to understand this universe: what leads someone to think about, acquire, preserve and promote the work of contemporary artists? How does this production coexist in the same space as ancient art objects – most of them oriental (Chinese), historical engravings and drawings, old books and a whole series of items that vary, according to Hiller himself, between the sublime and the grotesque? Personal taste and aesthetic value are the axes that construct this possibility and Hiller's love for each of his objects or works is the striking feature of everything that accumulates in his deposits.

For the exhibition at the Unicamp Art Gallery, Hiller himself suggested and selected around one hundred works, including engravings and drawings, by artists Marcello Grassmann, George Gutlich, Ana Elisa Dias Baptista, Paulo Sayeg and Vera Goulart, as well as some references to the Chinese collection. The exhibition, which will remain on display until the end of July, also led to a series of conversations and activities proposed by professors, students and staff of the Institute of Arts, the Engraving Research Center and the Gallery, which will be presented during the exhibition period. Round tables with guest artists, engraving workshops, guided tours for students from public schools, demonstrations of engraving techniques and a debate on collecting are some of the activities proposed.

Lygia Eluf

Educational Programming:

– Debate on collecting: July 5th, at 2:00 pm. Participants: Ernesto Bonato, Márcio Périgo, Nori Figueiredo and Suzi Frankl Sperber.

– Monitored service every day. Location: UNICAMP/IA Art Gallery

– Workshops:July 3rd and 4th and August 2nd: with Daniel Schwartz.July 30th, at 2:00 pm: with Nori Figueiredo – Printing demonstration with Marcello Grassmann matrixJuly 31st, at 2:00 pm: with Natália Gregorini – Woodcutting

Images:

Ana Elisa Baptista | George Gutlich | Marcello Grassmann | Paulo Sayeg | Vera Goulart

Technical Sheet – The Collector

General Organization: Lygia Eluf

Curated by: Pedro Hiller

Team:Alessandra Monetti NishimotoBárbara Vignolo ChambonClaudenir Ferreira MachadoDaniel SchawatzDanilo PerilloDiego Alexandre de SouzaLygia Arcuri ElufMariangela GueltaMarli GonçalvesMatheus ChabchoulNatália GregoriniNatalia IvanovRafael Lucas CavalheriRodrigo FariaWalkiria Pompermayer MoriniWladimir Vaz

Production:

Alessandra NishimotoBarbara Vignolo ChambonClaudenir Ferreira MachadoDanilo PeriloDiego Alexandre de SouzaMarli GonçalvesMatheus ChabschoulPatrick Hiroshi KatsutaRafael Lucas CavalheriRodrigo FariaSalvandir SantaterraWalkiria Pompermayer Morini

Research:Lygia ElufMariangela GueltaRafael Lucas Cavalheri

Graphic Design:Natália IvanovWladimir Vaz

Visual Documentation: Barbara Vignolo Chambon

AudioVisual:Editing:Natália Ivanov

Educational Programming:Coordination: Danilo Perilo and Walkiria Pompermayer MoriniTeam:Mariângela GueltaNatália Gregorini

Assembly Coordination:Claudenir Ferreira Machado

Lighting:Diego Alexandre de Souza

Thanks: Ernesto Bonato Ivaldo Alves dos Santos Luis Carlos Caetano Márcio Perigo Mauricio Lins de Barros Nori Figueiredo Paulo Mugayar Khül TUNEU (Antonio Carlos Rodrigues) Suzi Frank Sperber