Roberto Cabot

Roberto Cabot (Rio de Janeiro, 1963 ^[1] ) is a Brazilian visual artist.

Career

Roberto Cabot is a visual artist and researcher at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) ^[2] . He started including the Internet in his art in 1996 and it soon became an integral part of his work. In 2008, he exhibited a large installation at the Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin which simultaneously displayed several live images from webcams in different tropical areas of the world. This was the last installation in his series on the "Aleph," a point in space that contains all other points, as described in Jorge Luis Borges' homonymous short story. He was nominated for the 8º Prêmio Sergio Motta de Arte e Tecnologia (Sergio Motta Prize for Art and Technology) ^[3] .

Roberto Cabot has displayed his work in many public and private collections, including the MASP and MAM - Gilberto Châteaubriand, in Brazil, Deutsche Bank and Hoffmann, in Germany, and CAAM - Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderna, in Spain.

Exhibits

• 2008 Galerie Scala Berlin, "Alephology"; Martin Gropius Bau, "Tropics, Vision from the Center of the Earth", Berlin, Germany
• 2007 MAM - Museu de Arte Moderno, Rio de Janeiro, Novas Aquisições; Orlândia - Ocupação coletiva, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• 2006 Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Museu Praia Reflexo; Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Köln. Germany; CCBB, Futebol, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; SESC Pinheiros, Futebol, São Paulo, Brazil; Fundação Telemar, Câmaras de Luz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• 2005 Galeria Manoel Macedo, Sensacionema, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Galeria Carmen de la Calle, El papel del papel, Madrid, Spain.
• 2004 Gal. Lurixs, Roberto Cabot, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, "Carnaval", Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Arquivo Geral, Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• 2002 XXV Bienal de São Paulo, Brasil; Kunst und Schock- Das Geheimnis des Anderen, Haus am Lutzowsplatz, Berlin, Germany.

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References

1. Cabot, Roberto. "ABOUT THE ARTIST". robertocabot.net. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
2. "Annuaire - Roberto Cabot". pagesblanches.aria.ehess.fr. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
3. Sales, Marília (2009-08-27). "Canal contemporâneo | Salões & Prêmios | 8º Prêmio Sergio Motta de Arte e Tecnologia divulga indicados". www.canalcontemporaneo.art.br. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
4. "Galeria". Rioartecultura.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
5. "Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand - MASP, São Paulo - Overview". Artfacts.net. 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
6. "Roberto Cabot, Berlin 2008. The Tropics". Universes-in-universe.org. Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
7. "WEB ARTE NO BRASIL - Percursos". Fabiofon.com. 2002-06-14. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
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9. "Roberto Cabot - Author". Cornerhouse. Retrieved 2010-10-05.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
10. "Goethe-Institut Pagina principal - Exposição". Goethe.de. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
11. "Humboldt - Tema atual - Tópicos - Futebol - Goethe-Institut". Goethe.de. 2004-06-28. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
12. ": Rioscope [Museo Praia Reflexo] :". Rioscope.com.br. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
13. Soraia Vilela. "Cabot questiona herança "tropical" no imaginário europeu | Arte & Arquitetura | Deutsche Welle | 21.10.2008". Dw-world.de. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
14. "Roberto Cabot, Brazil". Universes-in-universe.org. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
15. "MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - Overview". Artfacts.net. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
16. Press Release. "25TH BIENAL DE SÃO PAULO". Frugalfun.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
17. Ignacio Villarreal (2008-09-12). "Martin-Gropius-Bau Opens The Tropics. Views from the Middle of the Globe". Artdaily.org. Retrieved 2010-10-05.

External links

• Official website