ART OF THE WEEK

19 - 25 August 2013      

Amerikkka (1991-2013) by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles (b. 1948) serves as critical commentary on concepts of territory, questioning history as a narrative of colonial domination. 

The installation is on view as part of the Cildo Meireles exhibition at the Reina Sofía Museum's Velázquez Palace in Madrid's Retiro Park. 24 May - 29 September.

Cildo Meireles, Amerikkka, 1991-2013
Painted wooden eggs and bullets. Dimensions variable
Photo: Joaquin Cortés/Román Lores
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. Courtesy of the artist.

Cildo Meireles, Amerikkka (detail), 1991-2013
Painted wooden eggs and bullets. Dimensions variable
Photo: Joaquin Cortés/Román Lores
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. Courtesy of the artist.

Cildo Meireles, Amerikkka (detail), 1991-2013
Painted wooden eggs and bullets. Dimensions variable
Photo: Joaquin Cortés/Román Lores
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. Courtesy of the artist.