assume vivid astro focus

assume vivid astro focus / avaf is an artist collective founded in 2001. avaf can assume different formations depending on the projects they are involved in. avaf works in a vast array of media, including installations, painting, tapestry, neon, video, wallpaper, sculpture, performance etc. often confronts gender, politics, and embedded cultural codes through an overabundance of shapes and colors.  

 

avaf has also been the subject of major exhibitions and public art projects around the world. These include: Bass Museum, Miami, USA; MASP, São Paulo, Brazil; Galería Malborough, Madrid, Spain (2024);  Dortmunder Kunstverein, Dortmund, Germany (2024); Casa Triângulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Sesc Avenida Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil (2023); Thailand Biennale, Korat, Thailand; Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, USA (2021); MUBE (Museu Brasileiro de Escultura e Ecologia), São Paulo, Brasil (2020); CCCSP (Centro Cultural São Paulo), São Paulo, Brasil; Storage by Hyundai Card, Seul, Coréia do Sul; Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Dinamarca; Fort Mason Center, São Francisco, EUA (2019); Kunstverein Harburger Banhoff, Hamburgo, Alemanha (2019); MATE, Lima, Peru (2017); The Faena Art Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2014) e Miami (2017), EUA; Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Santa Bárbara, EUA (2016); Sammlung Goetz, Munique, Alemanha (2016); Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, EUA (2015); The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Noruega (2009); São Paulo Bienal, São Paulo, Brasil (2008); Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, EUA (2008); Museum of Contemporary Art (MOT), Tókio, Japão (2007); 1st Athens Biennale, Athenas, Grécia (2007); The Geffen Contemporary (MoCA), Los Angeles, EUA (2005); The Whitney Biennial, New York, EUA (2004); among others.

 

Public collections: Museum of Modern Art of New York, New York, USA; Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, USA; Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, USA; Goetz Collection, Munich, Germany; DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece; Museum of Contemporary Art, Rome, Italy; National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway; Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo, Brazil; Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; among others.