assume vivid astro focus (avaf) was founded by Eli Sudbrack (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1968) in 2001. avaf occasionally becomes a duo with French artist Christophe Hamaide-Pierson (Paris, 1973) and sometimes transforms into a collective, depending on the different projects they are involved in. avaf has been featured in exhibitions and public art projects in galleries and museums in Brazil and abroad, including: MUBE (Brazilian Museum of Sculpture and Ecology), São Paulo, Brazil, 2020; CCCSP (São Paulo Cultural Center), São Paulo, Brazil, 2019; Storage by Hyundai Card, Seoul, South Korea (2019); Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark (2019); Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, USA (2019); Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Hamburg, Germany (2019); MATE (Mario Testino Museum), Lima, Peru (2017); The Faena Art Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2014) and Miami, USA (2017); Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Santa Barbara, USA (2016); Sammlung Goetz, Munich, Germany (2016); Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, USA (2015); The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway (2009); São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo, Brazil (2008); Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA (2008); Museum of Contemporary Art (MOT), Tokyo, Japan (2007); 1st Athens Biennale, Athens, Greece (2007); The Geffen Contemporary (MoCA), Los Angeles, USA (2005); The Whitney Biennial, New York, USA (2004); among others. Sudbrack lives and works between São Paulo and New York.

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