“Tidemobilia II”

Nuno Ramos holds a degree in philosophy from the University of São Paulo and is a painter, draftsman, sculptor, writer, filmmaker, set designer, and composer. He began painting in 1984 when he joined the group of artists at the Casa 7 studio. Since then, he has exhibited regularly in Brazil and abroad. He participated in the 1995 Venice Biennale, where he was the representative artist for the Brazilian pavilion, and in the São Paulo International Biennials of 1985, 1989, 1994, and 2010. In 2006, he received the Grant Award from the Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation for his body of work.

Among her solo exhibitions, highlights include those held in 2010 at Gallery 32 in London, England; at Galpão Fortes Vilaça in São Paulo, Brazil; and at MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2009, she presented " Mar Morto (Soap Opera 2)" at Galeria Anita Schwartz in Rio de Janeiro. In 2008, she participated in the " Respiração" project of the Eva Klabin Foundation in Rio de Janeiro with the exhibition " Pergunte ao". In the same year, she exhibited " Asa Branca" at Funarte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; " Fodasefoice" at Galpão Fortes Vilaça; " Bandeira Branca" at CCBB - Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasília, Brazil; and Galeria Bernardo Marques, Lisbon, Portugal. In 2006, she exhibited " Ai de mim!" at Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo; and " Vai, vai" at Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo. In 2004, " Death of Houses" was exhibited at CCBB, São Paulo, and at the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo. In 2003, " What are the Hours?" was exhibited at MAP - Museu de Arte da Pampulha, Belo Horizonte. In 1999 and 2000, he held the first retrospective of his work, presented at the Centro de Artes Hélio Oiticica, Rio de Janeiro, and at MAM, São Paulo, respectively. In 1995, he participated in the 46th Venice Biennale, Italy; and " Milky Way" was exhibited at the Brooke Alexander Art Gallery, New York, USA.

Among the group exhibitions in which he participated, the following stand out: in 2010, the XXIX São Paulo International Biennial; " God Is Design" , Galpão Fortes Vilaça (2008); in 2005, the 5th Mercosur Biennial, Porto Alegre, and " 29th Panorama of Brazilian Art" , MAM, São Paulo. In 2004, " Affinities and Diversities" , Carlton Project Encounter with Art, São Paulo - a joint exhibition with the American Frank Stella, an important influence on his work. In 2003, New Acquisitions 2003 - Gilberto Chateubriand Collection , MAM, Rio de Janeiro, and " Marcantonio Vilaça - Contemporary Passport" , MAC/USP - Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo. In 2000, " The Artist's Work" , Itaú Cultural Institute, São Paulo; and the traveling exhibition " Ultrabaroque - Aspects of Post Latin American Art" , Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, USA/Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico/Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, USA/Atarazanas, Valencia, Spain/Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, USA/Museum of Modern Art, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA. In 1999, " Why Duchamp?" , Paço das Artes, São Paulo. In 1997, " Frontiers" , Itaú Cultural, São Paulo. In 1994, " Stain" , XXII São Paulo International Biennial. In 1992, " Latin American Artists of the 20th Century" , Seville, Spain/Centre Pompidou, Paris, France/Cologne, Germany/MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA. In 1989, XX São Paulo International Biennial. In 1988, exhibitions in Brazil were held at the Museum Morsbraich, Leverkusen; the Sprengel Museum Hannover, Hannover; and the Landergirokasse Gallery, Stuttgart, all in Germany. In the same year, " Modernity" was exhibited at the Musée de la Ville de Paris, France, and the MAM (Museum of Modern Art), São Paulo. In 1986, the exhibitions were held at the 2nd Havana Biennial in Havana, Cuba. In 1985, exhibitions were held at Casa 7, MAM, Rio de Janeiro, and MAC/USP (Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo), São Paulo; and the 18th São Paulo International Biennial. In 1984, the exhibitions were held at the 2nd São Paulo Contemporary Art Salon - Acquisition Prize, São Paulo.

Nuno Ramos also worked on outdoor pieces in which the natural element – ​​the sea, the rock, the soil, the weather – was an integral part of the work. Notable examples include " Iluminai os terreiros" (2006); "Marémobília, Marécaixão e Minuano" (2000); "Calado e Dois irmãos" (2003); "Cabreúva" (2001); "Fornalha" (1997); and "Matacão" (1996) .

As a writer, he published " The Bad Glazier" (2010), "Oh" (2008), "General Essay" (2007), "The Crow's Bread" (2001) and "Cujo" (1993) .

As a filmmaker, he wrote and co-directed, with Clima , the short films " Luz negra (ParaNelson 1)" and " Duas horas (ParaNelson 1)" in 2002. In 2004, he wrote and directed the short film " Alvorada" .