{"id":147,"date":"2012-10-04T22:04:29","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T22:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/josebechara.com\/en\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:40:30","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/josebechara.com\/en\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jos\u00e9 Bechara was born in 1957, in the city of Rio de Janeiro where he lives and works. He studied at the EAV Parque Lage &#8211; Visual Arts School, located in the same city.<\/p>\n<p>The artist took part in major art shows, among them the 25th Bienal Internacional de S\u00e3o Paulo; the 29th Panorama da Arte Brasileira; the 5th Bienal Internacional do MERCOSUL; the 2011 Trienal de Arquitetura de Lisboa; 1st Bienalsur &#8211; Buenos Aires; 7th Beijing International Art Biennale; A World of Coexistence &#8211; 2022 Jinan International Biennale &#8211; CN; Anozero&#8217;19 &#8211; 3th Coimbra Biennal of Contemporary Art; Bienalsur 2019 &#8211; National Museum of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and including the exhibitions \u201cCaminhos do Contempor\u00e2neo\u201d e \u201cOs 90\u201d at Brazil\u2019s Pa\u00e7o Imperial in Rio de Janeiro. Bechara has shown his works in individual and group exhibitions at renowned institutions, among them MAM Rio de Janeiro\u2013BR; Culturgest\u2013PT; Ludwig Museum (Koblenz)\u2013DE; Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz\u2013BR; Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Iber\u00ea Camargo\u2013BR; Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Calouste Gulbenkian\u2013PT; MEIAC\u2013ES; Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderna\u2013ES; Gropius Bau\u2013DE; Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Biblioteca Nacional\u2013BR; MAC Paran\u00e1\u2013BR; MAM Bahia\u2013BR; MAC Niter\u00f3i\u2013BR; Instituto Tomie Ohtake\u2013BR; Museu Vale\u2013BR; Haus der Kilturen der Welt\u2013DE; Ludwig Forum Fur Intl Kunst\u2013DE; Kunst Museum\u2013DE; Museu Brasileiro da Escultura (MuBE)-BR; Centro Cultural S\u00e3o Paulo\u2013BR; ASU Art Museum\u2013USA; Museo Patio Herreriano (Museo de Arte Contempor\u00e1neo Espa\u00f1ol)\u2013ES; MARCO de Vigo\u2013ES; Es Baluard Museu d&#8217;Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma\u2013ES; Carpe Diem Arte e Pesquisa\u2013PT; CAAA\u2013PT; Musee Bozar\u2013BE; Museu Casa das Onze Janelas\u2013BR; Casa de Vidro\/Instituto Lina Bo e P.M. Bardi\u2013BR; Museu Oscar Niemeyer\u2013BR; Centro de Arte Contempor\u00e1neo de M\u00e1laga (CAC M\u00e1laga)\u2013ES; Museu Casal Solleric\u2013ES; Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Eva Klabin\u2013BR, to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Bechara\u2019s works are present in private and public collections as Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro-BR; Centre Pompidou-FR; Pinacoteca do Estado de S\u00e3o Paulo-BR; Ludwig Museum (Koblenz)\u2013DE; ASU Art Museum USA; Museu Oscar Niemeyer-BR; \u00a0Es Baluard Museu d&#8217;Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma\u2013ES; Universidade de Coimbra &#8211; CAPC, C\u00edrculo de Artes Pl\u00e1sticas de Coimbra- PT; Gilberto Chateaubriand Collection\u2013BR; Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Biblioteca Nacional\u2013BR; Ateli\u00ea de Gravura Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Iber\u00ea Camargo Collection\u2013BR; Dulce and Jo\u00e3o Carlos Figueiredo Ferraz Collection\/Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz\u2013BR; Jo\u00e3o Sattamini Collection\/MAC Niter\u00f3i\u2013BR; Instituto Ita\u00fa Cultural\u2013BR; MAM Bahia\u2013BR;\u00a0Parque Cultural Reserva Vit\u00f3ria (ES) &#8211; BR;\u00a0Parque Cultural Casa do Governador (ES) &#8211; BR;\u00a0MAC Paran\u00e1\u2013BR; Culturgest\u2013PT; FLAD Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Luso Americana para o Desenvolvimento &#8211; PT; Benetton Foundation-IT; CAC M\u00e1laga-ES; MOLAA\u2013USA; Ella Fontanal Cisneros\u2013USA; Universidade C\u00e2ndido Mendes\u2013BR; MARCO de Vigo\u2013ES; Brasilea Stiftung\u2013CH, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jos\u00e9 Bechara was born in 1957, in the city of Rio de Janeiro where he lives and works. 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