Vik Muniz
arrow_back Back

Vik Muniz #79Blue-Chip

description Report
personBrazilian, b. 1961photo_camera Instagramlanguagevikmuniz.net/
Claim this page
palette

Selected Works378

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA

Previous Sales 99

Sotheby's
Saturn Devouring One of His Sons
Saturn Devouring One of His Sons, 2005
Bought In
Sep 2023
Christie's
Self-Portrait (from Pictures of Magazines)
Self-Portrait (from Pictures of Magazines), 2003
$37,800
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
West Palm Beach (Postcards from Nowhere)
West Palm Beach (Postcards from Nowhere), 2014
$28,000
Apr 2022
Christie's
Eight Color Spectrum (Pictures of Magazines)
Eight Color Spectrum (Pictures of Magazines)
$81,250
Nov 2016
Christie's
The Sugar Children: Valentina, the Fastest; Jacynthe Loves Orange Juice; Big James Sweats Buckets; Lil' Calist Can't Swim; Valicia Bathes in Sunday Clothes; Ten Ten's Weed Necklace
The Sugar Children: Valentina, the Fastest; Jacynthe Loves Orange Juice; Big James Sweats Buckets; Lil' Calist Can't Swim; Valicia Bathes in Sunday Clothes; Ten Ten's Weed Necklace, 1996
$293,000
Nov 2015
Christie's
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren, 2004
£47,500 ($63k USD)
Oct 2015
Christie's
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot, 2004
£47,500 ($63k USD)
Oct 2015
Christie's
Fallingwater (Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence) (Pictures of Chocolate)
Fallingwater (Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence) (Pictures of Chocolate), 2009
$62,500
Nov 2013
Christie's
The mirror (Clayton Days)
The mirror (Clayton Days)
$2,750
Jul 2013
Christie's
Vik Muniz (Brazilian b.1961)
Vik Muniz (Brazilian b.1961), 2005
$98,500
Nov 2012
Christie's
This Man Treats His Wife Well II, 1990
This Man Treats His Wife Well II, 1990
$22,500
Oct 2008
Christie's
Rochas, from Pictures of Wire , 2005
Rochas, from Pictures of Wire , 2005
$15,600
Apr 2007
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1990
$8,400
Mar 2006
Christie's
For the Coming of Age
For the Coming of Age
$13,200
Jul 2005
Christie's
For the People
For the People
$10,200
Jul 2005
Christie's
Young and Stupid
Young and Stupid, 1991
$21,600
Mar 2005
Christie's
Toy Plane - Night Flight from Pictures of Soil
Toy Plane - Night Flight from Pictures of Soil
$5,736
Oct 2002
Christie's
Aftermath (Angélica)
Aftermath (Angélica), 1998
£11,950 ($16k USD)
Jun 2002
Christie's
Socrates
Socrates, 1998
£9,400 ($12k USD)
Feb 2001
Christie's
Action Photo
Action Photo
$32,900
Oct 2000
Phillips
Monte Sainte-Victoire, A Partir de Cézanne, from Imagens de Pigmento (Monte Sainte-Victoire, From Cézanne, from Pictures of Pigment) (C.d.L. p. 602)
Monte Sainte-Victoire, A Partir de Cézanne, from Imagens de Pigmento (Monte Sainte-Victoire, From Cézanne, from Pictures of Pigment) (C.d.L. p. 602)
$3,556
Phillips
Suitcase from Pictures of Wire
Suitcase from Pictures of Wire
$2,286
Swann Auction Galleries
Beggar II.
Beggar II.
Unknown
Jun 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
P-53 (Self Portrait with Bluefish)
P-53 (Self Portrait with Bluefish)
Bought In
Dec 2024
SBI Art Auction
Bee
Bee, 2010
¥2,530,000 ($16k USD)
May 2024

For Sale 9

Xippas · Artsper
Fragment in Four Dimensions (Blue and Green)
Fragment in Four Dimensions (Blue and Green)
$28,000
Photography
Sikkema Malloy Jenkins · Artsy
Centre Pompidou (Rythme, after Sonia Delaunay), Repro
Centre Pompidou (Rythme, after Sonia Delaunay), Repro, 2019
US$30,000–US$50,000
Archival inkjet print
IKON Ltd. Contemporary Art · Artsy
Standard Station (after Ed Ruscha)
Standard Station (after Ed Ruscha), 2008
Price on request
Digital C-print
Martin Lawrence Galleries · 1stDibs
Reversal Grey Marilyn (Pictures of Diamond Dust)
Reversal Grey Marilyn (Pictures of Diamond Dust)
$118,500
Lot 180 Gallery · 1stDibs
Vik Muniz Memory Rendering of John John (Vik Muniz The Best of Life)
Vik Muniz Memory Rendering of John John (Vik Muniz The Best of Life)
$5,000
Gallery Art · 1stDibs
The Tower of Babel, After Bruegel Chromogenic Print, Signed, 2007
The Tower of Babel, After Bruegel Chromogenic Print, Signed, 2007
$36,000
Latin Art Core · 1stDibs
Louis Brooks
Louis Brooks
$30,000
CLAMP · 1stDibs
Medusa Marinara (for Peter Norton Family Christmas Project)
Medusa Marinara (for Peter Norton Family Christmas Project)
For sale
CLAMP · 1stDibs
Key (from “Earthworks”)
Key (from “Earthworks”)
For sale
price_check

Market1,805 auction results

trending_upPhotographs Range
$630 – $293K
52 of 69 photographs lots with prices
calculatePhotographs Average
$28.1K
Object-type specific
show_chartPhotographs Median
$20.2K
52 priced photographs lots
calendar_todayLast Photographs Sale
Dec 2025 · $4.1K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Photographs: $20.2K medianPaintings: $2.3K medianWorks on paper: $12.4K medianSculpture/objects: $5.2K medianPosters/ephemera: $22.9K medianUnclassified lots: $18.9K medianEditioned photos: $19.3K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.0K median
gavelTop Auction Houses
PhillipsSotheby'sChristie's
storefront

Galleries2

#52 Nara Roesler
Instagram
#102 Sikkema Malloy Jenkins
Instagram
podcasts

Podcast Interviews1

podcasts Vik Muniz (Live in London) - Season 3 - Episode 5 Talk Art · Oct 3, 2019
Talk Art Live in London, with Ruinart! Russell & Robert meet Vik Muniz, the superstar Brazilian artist best-known for his complex photography made with a diverse range of materials including sugar, toys, diamonds and eve…
menu_book

Publications7

Monograph 1

Jelly, garbage + toys Author
Abrams · 2017

Exhibition Catalog 3

Vik Muniz Author
Aperture · 2023
Vik Muniz. Afterglow Author
Rizzoli · 2018
The Hours: Visual Arts of Contemporary Latin America
Hatje Cantz · 2005

Survey 3

Contemporary Art Underground: MTA Arts & Design New York
Phaidon Press · 2024
Painting Now
Thames & Hudson · 2015
Kunst Global
Hatje Cantz · 2009
gallery_thumbnail

Current Exhibitions1

#102 Sikkema Malloy Jenkins

Vik Muniz: Brushstrokes

Vik Muniz

530 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011, United States

May 14, 2026 — Jun 20, 2026

DetailsWebsite
newspaper

Recent News15

expand_more
Husband of Gallerist Brent Sikkema Found Guilty of Ordering His Killing
A federal jury in Manhattan found Daniel Sikkema guilty of hiring a hit man to murder his estranged husband, esteemed New York gallerist Brent Sikkema…
newsMay 26, 2026
Husband of Prominent New York Gallerist Convicted in Murder-for-Hire Plot
Brent Sikkema, a prominent New York gallerist known for championing artists like Kara Walker, was found stabbed to death in his apartment in Brazil in…
newsMay 23, 2026
Husband Found Guilty of Scheming Murder of Art Dealer Brent Sikkema
A federal jury has found Daniel Sikkema guilty of orchestrating the murder-for-hire of his estranged husband, New York art dealer Brent Sikkema. Brent…
newsMay 22, 2026
Jury Convicts Daniel Sikkema in Killing of New York Dealer Brent Sikkema
Daniel Sikkema, the estranged husband of murdered New York art dealer Brent Sikkema, was found guilty in Manhattan federal court on charges related to…
newsMay 22, 2026
Marcello Dantas Named Curator of 2027–29 Vancouver Biennale
The Vancouver Biennale has appointed Brazilian artist and documentary filmmaker Marcello Dantas as senior curator for its 2027–29 edition. Dantas, cur…
peopleApr 28, 2026
Vancouver Biennale names senior curator for 2027-29 edition
The Vancouver Biennale has appointed Marcello Dantas as senior curator for its 2027-29 edition. Dantas, a Brazilian curator and art director, has work…
peopleApr 23, 2026
Frieze Los Angeles reflects the city’s resilience
Frieze Los Angeles has returned to the Santa Monica Airport for its seventh edition, marking the first iteration since the fair was acquired by Ari Em…
exhibitionsFeb 23, 2026
in memoriam 2024
Artnet News published an alphabetical in memoriam list commemorating art world figures who died in 2024, including printmaker Norman Ackroyd, museum d…
obituaryDec 10, 2025
Jorge Pérez donates more than 80 photographs to the Pérez Art Museum Miami
Jorge M. Pérez, the Miami-based real estate developer and art collector, has donated more than 80 photographic works to the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PA…
exhibitionsDec 1, 2025
Despite Putin’s repressive regime, a new private museum opens in Moscow
A new private museum called Zilart is set to open in Moscow on December 2, founded by billionaire couple Andrey and Yelizaveta Molchanov. The museum w…
newsDec 1, 2025
sam falls collaborates with ruinart
Sam Falls has created two paintings, "Rewilding" (2024) and "King's Crossing" (2024), for Ruinart's "Conversations with Nature" program, following a r…
exhibitionsNov 28, 2025
The Armory Show jumpstarts New York art market after summer of hand-wringing
The Armory Show opened its 2024 edition in New York with solid sales during the VIP preview on September 4, providing a positive signal for the city's…
marketSep 5, 2025
legendary art collector sylvio perlstein has died
Sylvio Perlstein, the legendary art collector, patron, and impresario, died on August 6. Hauser & Wirth confirmed the news, calling him a visionary wh…
obituaryAug 11, 2025
rena bransten gallery
Rena Bransten Gallery in San Francisco is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of exhibitions highlighting key moments in its history. The s…
exhibitionsJul 2, 2025
Tefaf New York: determination in the face of Trump’s tariff chaos
Tefaf New York returns to the Park Avenue Armory with 91 exhibitors from four continents, presenting 7,000 years of art amid uncertainty caused by Pre…
marketMay 9, 2025
history

Past Exhibitions24

expand_more

#48 Ben Brown Fine Arts

Vik Muniz: Brushstrokes

Vik Muniz

12 Brook's Mews, London W1K 4DG, United Kingdom

Jun 5, 2025 — Sep 3, 2025

Details

#102 Sikkema Malloy Jenkins

Brushstrokes

Vik Muniz

530 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011, United States

May 14, 2025 — Aug 12, 2025

Details

#3,257 Pinakotheke

Dinheiro Vivo – Vik Muniz

Vik Muniz

Rua Barbosa de Freitas, 1727 - Aldeota

Mar 27, 2025 — May 10, 2025

Details

New Britain Museum of American Art

Vik Muniz: Extra-Ordinary

Vik Muniz

56 Lexington St, New Britain, CT 06052, USA

Oct 6, 2024 — Feb 23, 2025

Vik Muniz: Extra-Ordinary October 06, 2024 - February 23, 2025 Vik Muniz (Brazilian-American, born 1961) is distinguished as one of the most innovativ... Lea...

Details

#102 Sikkema Malloy Jenkins

Scrap and Legal Tender

Vik Muniz

530 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Mar 22, 2024 — Apr 27, 2024

Details

#48 Ben Brown Fine Arts

Vik Muniz: SURFACES

Vik Muniz

12 Brook's Mews, London W1K 4DG, United Kingdom

Nov 22, 2023 — Feb 20, 2024

Details

#300 Rena Bransten Gallery

Vik Muniz: Fotocubismo

Vik Muniz

1275 Minnesota Street

May 6, 2023 — Jun 30, 2023

Details

#48 Ben Brown Fine Arts

Vik Muniz: FOTOCUBISMO

Vik Muniz

12 Brook's Mews, London W1K 4DG, United Kingdom

Apr 20, 2023 — May 26, 2023

Details

#52 Nara Roesler

dinheiro vivo

Vik Muniz

Av. Europa, 655 - Jardim Europa, São Paulo - SP, 01449-001, Brazil

Mar 4, 2023 — Apr 29, 2023

Details

#102 Sikkema Malloy Jenkins

Scraps

Vik Muniz

530 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Feb 17, 2022 — Apr 9, 2022

Details

#48 Ben Brown Fine Arts

Vik Muniz: A Brief History of Art

Vik Muniz

12 Brook's Mews, London W1K 4DG, United Kingdom

Feb 1, 2022 — Apr 5, 2022

Details

#52 Nara Roesler

photocubism

Vik Muniz

Av. Europa, 655 - Jardim Europa, São Paulo - SP, 01449-001, Brazil

Nov 10, 2021 — Dec 23, 2021

Details

#300 Rena Bransten Gallery

Vik Muniz: Surfaces

Vik Muniz

1275 Minnesota Street

Jun 12, 2020 — Aug 29, 2020

Details

Sarasota Art Museum

Vik Muniz

Vik Muniz

Jan 1, 2019 — Jan 1, 2020

Vik Muniz — 14 December 2019 – 8 March 2020

Details

#4,109 Kuragin & Arutunyan Gallery

Vik Muniz

Vik Muniz

Lavrushinsky Ln, 10, Moskva, Russia, 119017

Jun 8, 2018 — Sep 6, 2018

Details

#52 Nara Roesler

vik muniz: handmade

vik muniz

511 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 30, 2017 — Feb 23, 2018

Details

#52 Nara Roesler

handmade

vik muniz

511 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Sep 2, 2016 — Nov 5, 2016

Details

#48 Ben Brown Fine Arts

Album

Vik Muniz

12 Brook's Mews, London W1K 4DG, United Kingdom

Jan 16, 2015 — Mar 4, 2015

Details

#126 Edwynn Houk Gallery

Vik Muniz: Chocolate &...

Vik Muniz

693 5th Ave 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Jun 12, 2014 — Jul 26, 2014

Details

#812 Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art

Vik Muniz Pictures of Color

980 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10075, USA

Nov 17, 2011 — Dec 9, 2011

Details

#4,109 Kuragin & Arutunyan Gallery

Vik Muniz. Russian Project

Vik Muniz

Lavrushinsky Ln, 10, Moskva, Russia, 119017

Nov 1, 2007 — Jan 30, 2008

Details

Krakow Witkin Gallery

Exhibition View

Vik Muniz

10 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116

Details

Saatchi Gallery

FLOWERS – FLORA IN CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURE

Cristina Alcantara, Pedro Almodóvar, Nobuyoshi Araki, Nick Archer, Gillian Ayres, Jessica Backhaus, Mandy Barker, Brendan Barry, Susan Beech, Valérie Belin, Andy Bettles, Elizabeth Blackadder, John Blakemore, Jean Baptiste Bosschaert, Faye Bridgwater, Orlanda Broom, Olga Cafiero, Ann Carrington, Rob & Nick Carter, Miguel Chevalier, Philip Colbert, Lottie Cole, Stephanie Comilang, Sharon Core, Michael Craig-Martin, Reuben Dangoor, Lia Darjes, William Darrell, Tom de Houwer, Richard de Tscharner, Elspeth Diederix, Jim Dine, Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Ron van Dongen, Xuebing Du, Elaine Duigenan, Pamela Ellis Hawkes, Ruud van Empel, Joanna Epstein, Mary Fedden, Robert Frank, Anne von Freyburg, Erwan Frotin, Adam Fuss, Matthieu Gafsou, Kate Gibb, Grace Gillespie, Sky Glabush, Daniel Gordon, Maro Gorky, Roberto Greco, Jo Grogan, Anna Halm Schudel, Joanna Ham, Rose Electra Harris, Dan Hays, George Henry, Realf Heygate, Damien Hirst, Aimée Hoving, Gary Hume, Florence Hutchings, Mila Ilingina, Yinka Ilori, Michelle Jung, Nadav Kander, Heath Kane, Sandra Kantanen, Neil Kellerhouse, Rob Kesseler, Nick Knight, Kior Ko, Jan Sebastian Koch, Irene Küng, Yayoi Kusama, Wole Lagunju, Caroline Larsen, Rebecca Louise Law, David Lebe, Laura Letinsky, Kathrin Linkersdorff, Brigitte Lustenberger, Mari Mahr, Martin Maloney, Ann Mandelbaum, Tony Matelli, Margaret Mellis, Sophie Mess, Ally McIntyre, Anastasija Michailova, Andrew Millar, Banita Mistry, Carmen Mitrotta, Abelardo Morell, William Morris, Alphonse Mucha, Vik Muniz, Galina Munroe, Takashi Murakami, Winifred Nicholson, Jesse Pollock, Janet Pulcho, Stormy Pyeatte, Marc Quinn, Dan Rawlings, Marcel Rickli, Catriona Robertson, Almudena Romero, Paul Rousteau, Andrew Salgado, Frederick Sander, Viviane Sassen, Thirza Schaap, Helene Schmitz, Martin Schoeller, Megan Seiter, Amy Shelton, Ann Shelton, David Shrigley, Niki Simpson, Chieska Smith, Leonard Soldier Iheagwam, Rudolf Steiner, Holly Stevenson, Florent Stosskopf, Daniel The Gardener, Rebecca Thomas, Mimei Thompson, Miriam Tölke, Robert Walker, Tim Walker, Tom Wesselmann, Vivienne Westwood, Jo Whaley, Jess Wilson, Emma Witter, Kasia Wozniak, Nadirah Zakariya, Christina Zimpel, Victoria Zschommler, Andrew Zuckerman, Irene Kung, Leonard 'Soldier' Iheagwam

Duke of York's HQ, King's Rd, London SW3 4RY, UK

Details

Krakow Witkin Gallery

Vik Muniz

Vik Muniz

10 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116

Details
stadium

Art Fair Appearances31

expand_more
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2026
Frieze Los Angeles — Los Angeles
2026
Miart — Milan
2026
ART SG — Singapore
2025
Frieze Los Angeles — Los Angeles
2025
TEFAF New York — New York
2025
The Armory Show — New York
2024
Taipei Dangdai — Taipei
2023
The Armory Show — New York
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2022
artgenève — Geneva
2022
The Armory Show — New York
2022
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2021
The Armory Show — New York
2021
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2020
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2019
Paris Photo — Paris
2019
The Armory Show — New York
2019
Art Basel — Basel
2018
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2018
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2018
Paris Photo — Paris
2018
The Armory Show — New York
2018
Art Basel — Basel
2017
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2017
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2017
The Armory Show — New York
2017
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2017
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2016
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2016
Photo London — London
2016
timeline

Recent Activity20

expand_more
gallery_thumbnail
Exhibition
Vik Muniz
gallery_thumbnail
Exhibition
FLOWERS – FLORA IN CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURE
gallery_thumbnail
Exhibition
Exhibition View
newspaper
News
Husband of Gallerist Brent Sikkema Found Guilty of Ordering His Killing
May 26, 2026
newspaper
News
Husband of Prominent New York Gallerist Convicted in Murder-for-Hire Plot
May 23, 2026
newspaper
News
Jury Convicts Daniel Sikkema in Killing of New York Dealer Brent Sikkema
May 22, 2026
newspaper
News
Husband Found Guilty of Scheming Murder of Art Dealer Brent Sikkema
May 22, 2026
gallery_thumbnail
Exhibition
Vik Muniz: Brushstrokes
May 14, 2026
newspaper
News
Marcello Dantas Named Curator of 2027–29 Vancouver Biennale
Apr 28, 2026
newspaper
News
Vancouver Biennale names senior curator for 2027-29 edition
Apr 23, 2026
stadium
Art Fair
Miart 2026
Apr 17, 2026
stadium
Art Fair
Art Basel Hong Kong 2026
Mar 27, 2026
stadium
Art Fair
Frieze Los Angeles 2026
Feb 26, 2026
newspaper
News
Frieze Los Angeles reflects the city’s resilience
Feb 23, 2026
newspaper
News
in memoriam 2024
Dec 10, 2025
newspaper
News
Jorge Pérez donates more than 80 photographs to the Pérez Art Museum Miami
Dec 1, 2025
newspaper
News
dealers michael werner and gordon veneklasen split up russia moves to label pussy riot an extremist organization morning links for december 1 2025
Dec 1, 2025
newspaper
News
Despite Putin’s repressive regime, a new private museum opens in Moscow
Dec 1, 2025
newspaper
News
sam falls collaborates with ruinart
Nov 28, 2025
newspaper
News
The Armory Show jumpstarts New York art market after summer of hand-wringing
Sep 5, 2025
newspaper

Related News5

market What Comes After Grow-or-Go? How Goodman Gallery Changed Course Artnet News / Jun 12, 2026 exhibitions Art Basel strives to maintain its prestige Le Journal des Arts / Jun 11, 2026 people Artbooth Gallery Founder Roger El Khoury speaks on his tryst with art Gulf Today / Jun 15, 2026 news Photographer Don McCullin to focus on Vietnam for his final book The Guardian / Jun 15, 2026 exhibitions On Shaky Ground Monopol / Jun 15, 2026