Luiz Roque

Attracted by the power of image and, in particular, by sensations that stem from the sense of vision, Luiz Roque’s work crosses different territories, such as the genre of science fiction, the legacy of Modernism, pop-culture and queer bio-politics, in order to understand the propose ingenious and visually sensual narratives. The plasticity of the allegories he uses in his films takes us through the current conflict between technological advancement and contemporary micro and macro power relations. Roque’s works inhabit a space between cinema, art and critical theory; all within the scope of political dispute that is both real and imaginary. Furthermore, his works comment on the dissociative conditions of being between the latency of life and respective bureaucratic definitions. In this sense, his works combine the splendour of science fiction - as a device for the dissemination of hypotheses - with resources from the language of cinema in order to present us with scenarios of social tension and complex public debates. Luiz Roque (b. 1979, Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil) lives and works in São Paulo. His recent solo shows have been held at KW Institute for Contemporary Art , Berlin (2024); PROA21 , Buenos Aires (2022); Visual Arts Center , Austin (2021); Pivô , São Paulo (2020); CAC Passerelle , Brest (2020); New Museum , New York (2019); Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (MAC) , Niterói (2018); Tramway , Glasgow (2017). Additionally, Roque has taken part in group exhibitions at MASP, São Paulo (2025); CCS Bard , Hessel Museum of Art Bard College , Red Hook (2025); PORTIKUS , Frankfurt (2023); 12th Gothenburg Biennial , Gothenburg (2023); The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw , Warsaw (2023); 59th International Biennale di Venezia , Venice (2022); MALBA , Buenos Aires, Argentina (2022 – 2026); Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM-SP) , São Paulo (2019); 1st Riga Biennial , Riga (2018); 32nd Bienal de São Paulo , São Paulo (2016); Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea , Milan (2018); Museum of Modern Art PS1 (MoMA PS1) , New York (2016); David Roberts Art Foundation (DRAF) , London (2015); Kunsthalle Karlplatz , Vienna (2014); 9th Mercosul Biennial, Porto Alegre (2013).