Group show
Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun
When
2021
Pedro Cabrita Reis, born in 1956 in Lisbon, where he lives and works.He uses drawing with pencil and pastels, large scale painting, photography and sculpture, but also makes objects, installations and spatial arrangements that can reach architectural dimensions. Reis uses readymade items such as light bulbs, windows, doors, mirrors, boards, bricks or steel girders, making his sculptures seem monumental. At the same time the individual media flow into one another without losing their particular character. Nature appears in his work only in an extremely filtered way, as a space for thought, as a road to consciousness. The loss of nature as a reference point could be described as a motivating force in Cabrita Reis’ work.
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Dismantled
2023
Found aluminium window frames
168 x 262 x 34 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Shipwreck
2023
Door, row, glass, anchor, aluminium, wood
57 x 238 x 145 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Field
2022
Steel, glass, LED lights, cabling, debris
Environmental dimensions
Installation view at Chiesa di San Fantin, Venice, 2022
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Field
2022
Steel, glass, LED lights, cabling, debris
Environmental dimensions
Installation view at Chiesa di San Fantin, Venice, 2022
Pedro Cabrita Reis
The Three Graces
2022
Painted cork, Corten steel base
Three elements, variable dimensions
Installation view at Jardin des Tuileries, Louvre, Paris, 2022
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Arms Wide Open
2017
Steel plate
172,5 x 177,5 x 1,5 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Standing Up
2017
HEA iron beam
172,5 x 30 x 39 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Laying on the Floor
2017
HEA iron beam, wood
39 x 30 x 172,5 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
South Wing
2016
Wood
ca. 12 x 3 x 2,5 m
Installation view at Art Unlimited, Basel, 2016
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Unframed #19
2016
Aluminium, fluorescent light, electrical cable, acrylic on canvas
105 x 49 x 8 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Unframed #20
2016
Found wood window shutter, acrylic on canvas
92 x 52,5 x 6,5 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
To Fly a Kite
2015
Fluorescent light, aluminum, electric wires, enamel on plywood
311 x 162 x 4 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
La Casa di Roma
2015
Perforated bricks
Environmental dimensions
Installation view at Maxxi, Rome
Pedro Cabrita Reis
A small window
2015
Enamel on double glass, fragment of found wood door, aluminium shelf
105 x 72,5 x 12 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
One Line (Horizontal), Two Circles Underneath
2014
Enamel on welded aluminium tubing, found car tires
76 x 208 x 23,5 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Large Black Painting
2014
Black auto body paint on marine-grade plywood, aluminium tubing, electrical fluorescent light, electrical ballasts, wiring
262 x 625 x 12 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
One Left
2014
Enamel on 30 fluorescent lights, wood, aluminium tubing, electrical ballasts, wiring
190 x 363 x 58 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
A Remote Whisper
2013
Aluminum bars, neon lights, mixed media
Site-specific installation at Palazzo Falier, Venice
Pedro Cabrita Reis
A Remote Whisper
2013
Aluminum bars, neon lights, mixed media
Site-specific installation at Palazzo Falier, Venice
Pedro Cabrita Reis
90°
2012
Found wooden object, brass
77,5 x 40,5 x 4,5 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Il Colosseo
2012
Cut postcards and graphite on paper
78 x 108 x 5 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Les Gris #1
2012
Aluminium, double laminated glass and acrylic on raw canvas
171,5 x 121,5 x 13,5 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Si chiude
2012
Found wood and iron objects, enamel on glass
67,5 x 93 x 13,5 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Sotto pressione
2012
Medium density fiber, silicon
34 x 43 x 1,5 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Strömbly arancio (Triptych)
2012
Acrylic and enamel on glass, aluminium frames (three parts)
48,5 x 94,5 x 2 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Un oggetto nero #3
2012
Graphite and inkjet print on cotton paper
58 x 63 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Una grata su arancio
2012
Acrylic on wall, steel, oilbar on found galvanized iron net
111,5 x 196 x 11 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Undisclosed #5
2012
Found wooden object, armatures, fluorescent lamps, electric cables
203 x 245 x 10 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Corner Doors
2011
Found doors
425 x 104 x 85 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Crux
2009
Neon, color RAL, steel joist, electrical cable
Variable dimensions
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Among the trees
2008
Aluminium, fluorescent lights, electrical cables
Two elements, 1120 x 18 x 10 cm each
Pedro Cabrita Reis
The leaning paintings #1
2007
Acrylic on laminated glass, fluorescent light
210 x 310 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Landscape #6
2006
Aluminium, car paint on laminated glass
122 x 170 x 16 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Portrait #4 (2nd Series)
2006
Aluminium, car paint on laminated glass
174 x 142 x 11 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Stillness
2005
Steel girders, acrylic on fluorescent tubes, electric cable
370 x 1105 x 297 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
You Shouldn’t Walk Over Ploughed Fields
2005
Fluorescent lights, aluminium tubes, red clay bricks, wood
1000 x 1300 x 70 cm
Installation view at Regent's Park, London
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Building Drawing
2005
Graphite on paper
175,5 x 145,5 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
À propos des lieux d’origine #1 (Paris)
2005
Bricks, concrete, fluorescent light, electric cable, aluminium
51 x 935 x 740 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Do you still love me?
2004
Aluminium, glass, fluorescent lamp
90 x 163 x 66 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Longer Journeys
2003
Painted aluminium, standard plywood doors, fluorescente lights
400 x 2300 x 440 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Absent Names
2003
Painted aluminium, asphalt roofing felt, standard air conditioners, fluorescent lights
400 x 1000 x 600 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Absent Names
2003
Painted aluminium, asphalt roofing felt, standard air conditioners, fluorescent lights
400 x 1000 x 600 cm
Group show
When
2021
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When
2017
Group show
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2012
Pedro Cabrita Reis
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2012
Group show
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2013
Group show
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2009
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2006
Group show
When
2022