ALLAN WEBER
b. 1992, BrazilAllan Weber (1992, Rio de Janeiro) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans a range of media, including assemblage, sculpture, installation, and photography. Through conceptual practices, Weber brings history-laden materials and objects into exhibition spaces, offering a window into the realities he both experiences and envisions. Having begun his artistic research by exploring the cultural and social dynamics of the city of Rio de Janeiro, his focus has since expanded to approach global geopolitics.
Weber’s practice is deeply rooted in the realities of his environment and embraces the ambiguity, chaos, and violence of urban life. He treats the streets as a connective tissue while transforming mundane objects into poignant poetry and social commentary.
In 2020, he founded Galeria 5 Bocas, a contemporary art space within the favela he lives. The space also hosts its own local youth soccer team, furthering Allan’s interest in blending his conceptual practice with his community and everyday life. With a creative process that involves social negotiation of power structures, Weber engages with local dynamics to transformatively address aspects of the global social order.
In 2024, Allan Weber received the SEED Award granted by the Dutch foundation Prince Claus Fund and completed an artist residency in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with support from Nottingham Contemporary and the De La Warr Pavilion.
His exhibitions include: Allan Weber: My Order (Solo, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham; De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, 2025); Allan Weber: Novo balanço (Solo, Galatea/Central Galeria/IAB, São Paulo, 2024); The Disagreement: A Theatre of Statements (Group, Neuer Kunstverein Wien, Vienna, 2024); Funk: um grito de ousadia e liberdade (Group, Museu de Arte do Rio — MAR, Rio de Janeiro, 2023); Fazer o moderno, construir o contemporâneo: Rubem Valentim (Group, Inhotim, Brumadinho, MG, 2023); Histórias brasileiras (Group, MASP, São Paulo, 2022); A gente precisa se ver pra acreditar que é possível (Solo, 5 Bocas, Rio de Janeiro, 2021); Rebu (Group, Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, 2021); Existe uma vida inteira que tu não conhece (Solo, Dízimo A Noiva, Rio de Janeiro, 2020). His work can be found in public collections such as: Instituto Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand - MASP (São Paulo, Brazil).
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