Supported by the British Council, David Batchelor returned to São Paulo after his participation in the last International Biennal of Arts in 2004. At this time he showed his work together with the Portuguese artist João Paulo Feliciano in an exhibition called Double Meaning, curated by Jacopo Crivelli Visconti. The exhibition was at Galeria Leme, from November 24 to January 13, 2006.

David Batchelor was born in Scotland in 1955 and has lived in London for the last 20 years. He has exhibited widely in the UK, Europe and the Americas. Over the last decade he has explored the characteristic effects of color in the modern city and produced a wide variety of three-dimensional works using found industrial materials such as warehouse dollies, lightboxes and plastic containers. The works often use simple materials but also subtle effects, which result form extensive observation and development in the studio. Batchelor has also written a highly influential book, Chromophobia, on the understanding of colour in the West.

For the exhibition at Galeria Leme, both artists showed existing works and new ones made in response to the venue, designed by Paulo Mendes da Rocha.

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Dates: November 24 to January 13
Galeria Leme
Rua Agostinho Cantu, 88 - São Paulo
www.galerialeme.com