Overview
In between senses and matter lies a tension that holds things together. Within this gap, I build a shelter. – Paloma Bosquê
Paloma Bosquê’s research draws largely on her daily practice in the studio. There, she handles and freely associates materials that are not typical of sculpture, creating compositions of varying formats and scales. In a constant search for a possible and consensual balance between her selected elements, the artist often develops specific methods to combine, juxtapose, and merge materials without ever forcing them into a definitive interaction.
Brass, felt, bronze, coal, gum rosin, beeswax, beef casing, craft paper, coffee sieves, and wool are used indiscriminately by the artist. She is less concerned with the origins or potential symbolic value of each of the items than with their physical presence. Experimenting with the texture, weight, and balance of her materials, Bosquê creates an extremely delicate visual landscape.
Each composition is an arrangement of singular materials. Felt and looms are handmade and tailored to the artist’s choices, coffee sieves hold the traces of their former use, and sheepskins are never the same. Bosquê focuses on the transience of matter and impermanence. Her works remind us of the fragility of the agreements that hold together everything we consider permanent or definitive.
Paloma Bosquê (b. 1982, Garça, Brazil) lives and works between Brazil and Europe.
Recent solo exhibitions have been held at Karin Guenther, Hamburg (2025); Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo (2024); Mendes Wood DM, Brussels (2022); Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo (2020); Blum & Poe, Tokyo (2020); Mendes Wood DM, New York (2019); Mendes Wood DM, Brussels (2018); Museu da Cidade, Lisbon (2017); Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo (2016); Pivô, São Paulo (2015).
Additionally, her work has been included in institutional group exhibitions at Hayward Gallery, London (2024); Fondation Thalie, Brussels (2024); Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel (2023); Pivô, São Paulo (2021); PAC – Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan (2018); Bienal de Arte Contemporânea de Coimbra, Coimbra (2017); Pivô, São Paulo (2016); Jewish Museum, New York (2016); Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit (2015).
Selected Artworks
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Búzio (cosmic pussy), 2024 -
Búzio (cosmic pussy), 2024
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Fóssil (Cisne), 2024
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Plate, 2023
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Plate, 2023
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Plate | Placa, 2023
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Drawing | Desenho, 2022
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Fossil, 2022
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God bird / Pássaro Deus, 2022
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Plate / Placa, 2022
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Two Headed Snake / Cobra de duas cabeças, 2022
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Plate / Placa, 2021
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One Other Night | Noite Não, Noite Sim, 2020
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Plates / Placas, 2020
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Cell Shell / Célula concha, 2019
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In The Hot Sun of a Christmas Day, 2019
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Arranjo cego - Trapézio e mastro | Blind Arrangement - Trapeze and pole, 2018
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Das interações provisórias | On provisory interaction, 2018
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Ente-ninho | Being-nest, 2018
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Inventory (The Blind Leading The Blind), 2017/2018
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Duas Pedras / Two Stones, 2017
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Lapso #5, 2017
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Jirau, 2016
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Exhibitions
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Artists Who Wear Jewelry
Group exhibition Jul 26 – Aug 9, 2025 D'Ouwe Kerke, RetranchementOpen everyday | 11am to 6pm d'Ouwe Kerke Dorpsstraat 16 4525 AH Retranchement The Netherlands Laís Amaral , Alvaro Barrington , Paloma Bosquê , Pieter Chanterie , Sonia Gomes ,...View Exhibition -
Noite longa
Paloma Bosquê Feb 23 – Mar 23, 2024 São Paulo, Casa IramaiaClick here to book your visit. Since the sand never stops moving or reflecting the warmth of the sparkles, the child stayed there all afternoon playing. Feeling the sand penetrate...View Exhibition -
I See No Difference Between a Handshake and a Poem
Curated by Fernanda Brenner Oct 14 – Nov 25, 2023 ParisArtists include: Juan Pérez Agirregoikoa , Armando Andrade Tudela , Lucas Arruda , Karim Aïnouz , Adrián Balseca , Tosh Basco , Katinka Bock , Paloma Bosquê , Nina Canell...View Exhibition -
Linhas Tortas
Curated by Diana Campbell Sep 2 – Nov 4, 2023 São Paulo, Barra FundaLinhas Tortas is a multi-venue international group exhibition that celebrates the entanglements of journeys and the power of storytelling, marking a decade of Mendes Wood DM. Inspired by the Brazilian...View Exhibition -
Linhas Tortas
Curated by Diana Campbell Sep 2 – Nov 11, 2023 São Paulo, Casa IramaiaLinhas Tortas is a multi-venue international group exhibition that celebrates the entanglements of journeys and the power of storytelling, marking a decade of Mendes Wood DM. Inspired by the Brazilian...View Exhibition -
Paper Trails
Group Show Jul 29 – Aug 8, 2023 D'Ouwe Kerke, RetranchementOpen every day | 11am to 6pm d'Ouwe Kerke Dorpsstraat 16 4525 AH Retranchement The Netherlands Osama Alrayyan, Laís Amaral, Lucas Arruda, Patricia Ayres, Alvaro Barrington, Paloma Bosquê, Castiel Vitorino...View Exhibition -
To Dream Oneself into Existence
Paloma Bosquê Nov 26, 2022 – Jan 14, 2023 BrusselsNow I will tell you a story. I hope it will be good company for what you are about to see, but before that, I want you to take a...View Exhibition -
All season sanctuary
Group Show Jul 30 – Aug 7, 2022 D'Ouwe Kerke, Retranchementd'Ouwe Kerke Dorpsstraat 16 4525 AH Retranchement The Netherlands Alma Allen, Neïl Beloufa, Paloma Bosquê, Varda Caivano, Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Paulo Nazareth, Hamish Pearch, Hariel Revignet and Miranda Fengyuan Zhang. In...View Exhibition -
noite não noite sim
Paloma Bosquê Nov 11, 2020 – Jan 31, 2021 São Paulo, Barra Fundanoite não noite sim [one other night] , Paloma Bosquê’s third solo show at Mendes Wood DM São Paulo, presents a series of sculptural objects that, by placing in tension...View Exhibition -
EnormousBalls
Group Show Jun 13 – Jul 18, 2020 BrusselsAdriano Costa, Fernando Marques Penteado, Sonia Gomes, Paulo Nazareth, Michael Dean, Celso Renato, Amadeo Luciano Lorenzato, Kishio Suga, Solange Pessoa, Paloma Bosquê, Marina Perez Simão, Lucas Arruda, Daniel Steegmann Mangrané,...View Exhibition -
In the Hot Sun of a Christmas Day
Paloma Bosquê Sep 11 – Oct 19, 2019 New YorkMendes Wood DM New York Sept 11 - Oct 19, 2019 Mendes Wood DM is pleased to announce In the Hot Sun of a Christmas Day, an exhibition of new...View Exhibition -
Inventory
Paloma Bosquê Sep 6 – Oct 20, 2018 BrusselsThe thorough selection and handling of materials inform, on a large scale, Paloma Bosquê’s practice. Her delicate three-dimensional compositions are the outcome of empirical processes through which the artist aims...View Exhibition -
Natura Naturans
Group Exhibition Jun 26 – Aug 30, 2018 New YorkMendes Wood DM New York Jun 26 - Aug 30, 2018 Mendes Wood DM is pleased to present Natura Naturans, an exhibition which explores the dynamic interplay between nature and...View Exhibition -
Neither., curated by Fernanda Brenner
Group Show Apr 18 – Jun 17, 2017 BrusselsAdriano Costa, Sonia Gomes, Lucas Arruda, Luiz Roque, Patricia Leite, Paloma Bosquê, Mariana Castillo Deball, Nina Canell, Kasper Bosmans, Fernando Marques Penteado, Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Michael Dean, Erika Verzutti, Otobong Nkanga,...View Exhibition -
Field
Paloma Bosquê Aug 13 – Sep 21, 2016 São Paulo, Barra FundaHer research draws largely on her daily practice in the studio. In this environment, Bosquê handles and freely associates different materials , creating original compositions and developing specific methods to...View Exhibition -
A step under
Paloma Bosquê Apr 5 – May 3, 2014 São Paulo, Barra FundaBy taking back the urban hermits, Paloma Bosquê presents, in her first solo exhibition – A step under –, pieces she has been developing in the basement of her building...View Exhibition
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