Graciela Carnevale
Pieza Bianca
06 Dec 2025 - 08 Feb 2026
Opening: December 5, 2025, 7pm
Curator: Mathieu Copeland
For her solo exhibition at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.), Graciela Carnevale revisits Pieza Blanca (1968) more than 50 years after its creation. Originally realized for her first exhibition at Galería Lirolay in Buenos Aires, the artist presented an empty gallery space, entirely painted white, brightly illuminated, and filled only with the amplified sound of a heartbeat. Pieza Blanca marked a radical reduction of means in Carnevale’s practice and introduced a consideration of the gallery itself as an artistic material to work with. In restaging this iconic work in 2025, Carnevale choose to substitute the found recording used in 1968 with a recording of her own heartbeat — further insisting that the piece is about time, about now, and about life.
In addition to Pieza Blanca, the exhibition offers insight into Carnevale’s artistic trajectory through a paper retrospective. Documented are her sculptures Primary Structures (1967); the actions Acción del Encierro – a radical piece, blending political art, activism, and uncompromising action, now considered one of the defining artworks of the 20th century; and Tucumán Arde (both 1968) which denounced the abuses of the Argentine government. Also included are her involvement with Grupo Patrimonio in 1994 and, in 2003, her co-organization of El Levante, an independent platform fostering critical thinking through artistic practice.
Graciela Carnevale (*1942, in Marcos Juárez / Argentina) lives in Rosario / Argentina. She is one of the key figures of the Argentine avant-garde movement of the 1960s. A member of the platform Red Conceptualismos del Sur and a long term lecturer at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Carnevale has, throughout a life of constant exploration and experimentation, worked to establish collaborative practices that place the community at their core and embrace ecological concerns.
Curator: Mathieu Copeland
For her solo exhibition at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.), Graciela Carnevale revisits Pieza Blanca (1968) more than 50 years after its creation. Originally realized for her first exhibition at Galería Lirolay in Buenos Aires, the artist presented an empty gallery space, entirely painted white, brightly illuminated, and filled only with the amplified sound of a heartbeat. Pieza Blanca marked a radical reduction of means in Carnevale’s practice and introduced a consideration of the gallery itself as an artistic material to work with. In restaging this iconic work in 2025, Carnevale choose to substitute the found recording used in 1968 with a recording of her own heartbeat — further insisting that the piece is about time, about now, and about life.
In addition to Pieza Blanca, the exhibition offers insight into Carnevale’s artistic trajectory through a paper retrospective. Documented are her sculptures Primary Structures (1967); the actions Acción del Encierro – a radical piece, blending political art, activism, and uncompromising action, now considered one of the defining artworks of the 20th century; and Tucumán Arde (both 1968) which denounced the abuses of the Argentine government. Also included are her involvement with Grupo Patrimonio in 1994 and, in 2003, her co-organization of El Levante, an independent platform fostering critical thinking through artistic practice.
Graciela Carnevale (*1942, in Marcos Juárez / Argentina) lives in Rosario / Argentina. She is one of the key figures of the Argentine avant-garde movement of the 1960s. A member of the platform Red Conceptualismos del Sur and a long term lecturer at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Carnevale has, throughout a life of constant exploration and experimentation, worked to establish collaborative practices that place the community at their core and embrace ecological concerns.