Marcello Dantas

Marcello Dantas is one of the main figures in the convergence of art and technology in Brazil.

Biography

Dantas studied diplomacy in Brasilia, history of art in Florence and graduated in Film and Television at New York University with post-graduated extension in Interactive Telecommunications at the same University.^[1] He has acted as producer, creator, designer and curator in many initiatives.

As curator was responsible for the shows of Bill Viola, Gary Hill, Jenny Holzer, Shirin Neshat, Tunga, Laura Vinci, Angelo Venosa and Arthur Omar in Brazil. As creator he has elaborated historical exhibitions of great success such as 50 Years of TV and More, Anos Luz (Light Years – 100 years of Cinema), Me, Getulio; CineCaverna (A Travel through Brazilian Pre-History), Resonancias de Brasil among others. As producer he has put up operas by Peter Greenaway and La Fura dels Baus.

His curriculum includes Best documentary awards in the Bienalle Internationale du Film Sur L'Art - Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, in the FestRio, and the International Film & TV Festival of New York, as well as exhibition design awards at SEGD (Society for Environmental Graphic Design), Art Director’s Club of New York e IDEA award. In Brazil he has created events and exhibition in practically all major cultural venues. In 1990, he created Magnetoscópio, his production company for films and cultural events, specialized in the convergence of art, history and technology. In his 15 years career he has accumulated more than 35 exhibitions e 12 documentaries.

He was the artistic director of the Museum of the Portuguese Language for its implementation 2001-2006.^[2] In 2006 he opened PeléStation in Berlin and a sequence of exhibitions on Anish Kapoor in Brazil.^[3] In 2007, Lusa, the Portuguese matriz opened at CCBB in Rio, São Paulo and Brasilia and NO AR, an exhibition about communication in Porto Alegre for Grupo RBS, this exhibition was awarded the Top of Marketing 2008 for Culture. Also in 2007, Mr Dantas was the interior designer of Octavio Café flagship store which gave him the IDEA award in Brazil for Best Ambient Design. In 2008 Dantas opened a landmark exhibition about Bossa Nova called Bossa na Oca in the OCA pavilion in São Paulo for Itaú Banco.

References

1. ^ "Bio - Marcello Dantas". Mag+Rede Cultural. http://www.magnetoscopio.com.br/biography.htm. Retrieved 7 September 2010. 
2. ^ "Marcello Dantas" (in Portuguese). Jornada Nacional de Lituratura. 2009. http://www.upf.tche.br/jornada/2009/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=226:marcello-dantas&catid=9:autores&Itemid=32. Retrieved 7 September 2010. 
3. ^ "Anish Kapoor". Anish Kapoor. http://www.anishkapoor.com/writing/brazilinterview.htm. Retrieved 7 September 2010. 

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