Through the analysis of two works of art: "Insertions into ideological circuits: Coca-Cola Project" (1970), by Cildo Meireles, and "contemplation suspended" (2009), by Rubens Mano, the text attempts to investigate the role played by art museums today. Both artists have histories marked by a debate on the expansion of the art circuit to beyond the conventional public and places, seeking, each in its own way, to insert art into the flow of the city. However, some of their works have the museum as final destination and comment on the situation of the institution, its regulatory role, the statute of the work of art and the possibilities to have a radical experience within those environments. The main objective is to reflect on the situation and functioning of museums in view of two different artistic proposals.
Cildo Meireles; Rubens Mano; museum; institution; brazilian contemporary art
