my vik muniz story, circa 2003

While posting the previous post I found Vik Muniz's video on TED. It's a must-watch. He is one of the most personable artist I've ever seen. Definitely one of my favorites. His work is fascinating and his storytelling makes it all even more engaging.

I had the opportunity to see his lecture at the opening of an exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, I think in 2003. Somebody I knew introduced me to him, because you know, we're Brazilian and all, then automatically people think "THEY MUST MEET". So I remembered I had in my car - a jeep back then - an album cover that Vik had created for the Tribalistas. It was a piece made out of chocolate, photographed for the cover. So I ran to my car, got the CD jacket and had Vik Muniz sign it for me. He kindly did and I went on my merry way.

That same night, someone broke into my jeep and stole ALL MY CDs, including the cover he had signed. The end.