Alexandre da Cunha

Alexandre da Cunha was born in Rio de Janeiro and lives and works in São Paulo and London. He has referred to his practice as ‘pointing’ as opposed to ‘making’. By ‘pointing’ at existing objects in plain sight, da Cunha highlights new and unexpected meanings within the objects he chooses. This approach allows him to disentangle preconceptions and instinctive responses inherent to particular objects, restoring them with alternative modes of viewing and understanding. Given their renewed possibility, da Cunha’s sculptures inspire lush potential, illuminating everyday encounters with these ordinary materials.

Da Cunha’s work is included in major private and institutional collections including the Tate, England; The Hepworth Wakefield, England; ICA Boston, Boston MA, USA; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago IL, USA; Droom en Daad Foundation, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil; and Inhotim, Brumadinho, Brazil. 

Major public and outdoor sculptures by da Cunha are on permanent view at Battersea Power Station Underground Station in London, the Monsoon Building in London, the Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis MO, USA, Pierce Boston Tower in Boston MA, USA, and the Rochaverá Tower in São Paulo, Brazil.