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Cibelle is a multidisciplinary Brazilian artist known for work spanning music, visual art, and performance. Their practice blends songwriting, painting, installation, and improvisational performance across international circuits in São Paulo, London, and New York. Cibelle's output engages with diasporic identities, queer networks, and experimental pop forms, producing collaborative projects with artists from diverse scenes.
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Cibelle grew up amid the cultural milieus of Paulista avenues and the music scenes shaped by artists such as Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Tom Jobim, Milton Nascimento, and Chico Buarque. Their early exposure included visits to institutions like the Museu de Arte de São Paulo and performances at venues associated with Tropicália influences and Brazilian modernism. For formal training, Cibelle studied visual arts and music practices, encountering curricula influenced by programs at schools comparable to the University of São Paulo and exchanges with artists linked to the São Paulo Biennial and the Paraty International Literary Festival. During formative years they also connected with international ateliers and residencies associated with organizations such as the British Council and arts centers akin to Tate Modern and MoMA PS1.
Cibelle emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s within scenes overlapping with producers and ensembles tied to Ninja Tune, Trama, Warp Records, Sub Pop, and festivals like SXSW, Glastonbury Festival, and Lollapalooza. Early recordings placed them in dialogue with musicians and producers connected to Seu Jorge, Bebel Gilberto, Marisa Monte, Arto Lindsay, and electronic collaborators similar to Richard Russell and Four Tet. Albums and releases explored intersections of MPB, electronic music, and experimental pop, earning play on radio programs affiliated with BBC Radio 6 Music, NPR Music, and stations modeled after Rádio Cultura. Live performances saw shared bills with acts like Devendra Banhart, Laurie Anderson, Antony and the Johnsons, and ensembles tied to the No Wave and NYC Downtown scenes. Tours brought appearances at venues and festivals including Barbican Centre, Koko, and international festivals such as coachella-style events and circuits in Europe, Latin America, and North America.
As a visual artist and performer, Cibelle has exhibited in contexts related to the São Paulo Biennial, Biennale di Venezia, Documenta, and gallery systems linked to Gagosian Gallery-style institutions and independent spaces akin to Whitechapel Gallery and Brooklyn Museum. Installations and live art incorporate painting, collage, and multimedia designed for spaces like the ICA London, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, and artist-run venues connected to the Guerrilla Girls-adjacent networks. Performance projects have engaged with choreographers and directors working in the lineage of Pina Bausch, Merce Cunningham, and contemporary collectives associated with Punchdrunk and Complicité. Collaborations in performance contexts frequently involved curators and producers from festivals such as La Biennale di Venezia, Frieze, and institutions like the Serpentine Galleries.
Cibelle's collaborative practice spans partnerships with musicians, producers, visual artists, and filmmakers. Projects have included recording sessions with artists in lineages of Jorge Ben Jor, Morrissey, Beck, and Arca-style experimental producers, as well as visual projects with painters and sculptors related to Yayoi Kusama, Anish Kapoor, and collectives influenced by Fluxus. Film and theater collaborations connected Cibelle to directors and producers within circuits like Pedro Almodóvar, Wes Anderson, Miguel Gomes, and performance-makers in residence at venues affiliated with the Royal Court Theatre and Brooklyn Academy of Music. Curatorial and community projects engaged with activist networks tied to organizations such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and cultural programs supported by UNESCO-adjacent initiatives.
Cibelle's style synthesizes elements from Brazilian popular music traditions represented by Bossa Nova, Tropicália, and Samba, alongside electronic and experimental currents found in labels such as Ninja Tune and movements like No Wave. Vocal approaches and songwriting reference artists including Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Arto Lindsay, and contemporary peers in experimental pop. Visual work draws on practices of Robert Rauschenberg, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cindy Sherman, and performance legacies connecting to Yvonne Rainer and Joseph Beuys. Interdisciplinary influences also encompass literary figures and theorists associated with translation and identity politics, with resonances of Hélio Oiticica and dialogues resembling the work of Lygia Clark.
Cibelle's contributions have been acknowledged through exhibitions, grants, and nominations from institutions and award bodies comparable to the Prêmio APCA, ArtEZ Prize-style recognitions, and fellowships linked to the British Council and arts foundations such as the Guggenheim Fellowship and National Endowment for the Arts-type programs. Coverage in media outlets akin to The New York Times, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and magazines like Frieze and ArtForum attests to critical engagement. Invitations to biennials, international festivals, and residency programs underline institutional recognition from curators and cultural organizations across Brazil, Europe, and North America.
Category:Brazilian artists Category:Multidisciplinary artists