Exhibitions

Kingdom of all the animals and all the beasts is my name

Daniel Steegmann Mangrané Nov 26, 2015 – Jan 26, 2016 São Paulo, Barra Funda Mendes Wood DM has the pleasure of presenting Reino de todos os animais e de todos os bichos é meu nome [ Kingdom of all the animals and all the beasts is my name ], the third solo exhibition at the gallery by Catalan artist Daniel Steegmann Mangrané. The set... View Exhibition

Every Camel Tells A Story

Adriano Costa Nov 11, 2015 – Jan 26, 2016 São Paulo, Barra Funda Igniting a tension between humor and the political, Adriano Costa exposes the nuances of the cultural value systems placed on objects. His works are not governed by specific rules or ideas, instead, they inhabit a realm of neutrality, incorporating disparate materials such as concrete, paper, bronze, cloth, wire, wood, and... View Exhibition

The Inside of Distance

Paulo Monteiro Oct 3 – Nov 7, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Mendes Wood DM has the pleasure of presenting the São Paulo artist Paulo Monteiro's second solo exhibition at the gallery. Monteiro began working as an artist in 1977, drawing comic strips in a style influenced by cartoonists such as Robert Crumb and George McManus and the renowned Brazilian caricaturist Luiz... View Exhibition

The Stamp of Anything or That part which never bears leaves or reproductive organs, ordinarily underneath and descending

Michael Dean Oct 3 – Nov 11, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Es war Erde in ihnen Paul Celan (1963) Es war Erde in ihnen, und sie gruben. Sie gruben und gruben, so ging ihr Tag dahin, ihre Nacht. Und sie lobten nicht Gott, der, so hörten sie, alles dies wollte, der, so hörten sie, alles dies wusste. Sie gruben und hörten... View Exhibition

Lacuna

Runo Lagomarsino Aug 15 – Sep 25, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Mendes Wood DM is delighted to present the second solo show of Swedish-Argentinian artist Runo Lagomarsino. Avi Alpert writes specially for the show: Ordinary Language Photography: Runo Lagomarsino's Lacuna Thinking about the works in this show, I began to ask myself: What does it mean to have an experience of... View Exhibition

Viva la Juicy

Stewart Uoo Aug 15 – Sep 25, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Mendes Wood DM has the pleasure to present Viva la Juicy the fisrt solo show by American artist Stewart Uoo in Brazil. Andrew Durbin writes specially for this exhibition, I used to go to a restaurant called Earth Matters to think. Located on the Lower East Side, it was a... View Exhibition

Work Over Time

Allyson Vieira Aug 15 – Sep 25, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Mendes Wood DM is pleased to present the first solo show of American artist Allyson Vieira in Brazil. 'Work Over Time ' is a new body of sculptural work produced during her two-month residence in the city of São Paulo.  In this exhibition Vieira once again confronts the relationship between... View Exhibition

Solange Pessoa

May 28 – Aug 1, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Mendes Wood DM is pleased to present Minas Gerais born artist Solange Pessoa's first solo show at the gallery. Pessoa holds her degree from the Guinard School of Art at Minas Gerais State University, where she has taught sculpture since 1993. Pessoa has built an artistic career over more than... View Exhibition

Princess Pompom in The Villa of Falling Flowers

Matthew Lutz-Kinoy May 28 – Aug 1, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda At the core of Matthew Lutz-Kinoy’s practice is the performance-based production of fantastic space. Deeply influenced by histories of collaborative and queer practice, his research-based performances have taken shape as multi-act dance productions, traveling dinner parties, and programmed events within his exhibitions. Princess PomPom in the Villa of Falling Flowers... View Exhibition

Part Time Nuns

Lucy Dodd May 28 – Aug 1, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Morning has broken like the first morning Blackbird has spoken like the first bird Praise for the singing, praise for the morning Praise for the springing fresh from the world Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from Heaven Like the first dewfall on the first grass Praise for the sweetness... View Exhibition

The Grass is Singing

Group Show Apr 11 – May 23, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Curated by The Modern Institute Luke Fowler, Eva Rothschild, Hayley Tompkins, Sue Tompkins, Richard Wright, Martin Boyce The Grass is Singing makes reference to the T. S. Eliot poem Waste Land (1922), and subsequently the 1950s novel by Doris Lessing. Eliot’s poem blends antique myths and representations of contemporary society,... View Exhibition

Celso Renato

Apr 11 – May 23, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Mendes Wood DM has the pleasure of presenting the first solo exhibition by Minas Gerais artist Celso Renato (1919 – 1992) in the last 20 years. His career as an artist began when he was middle-aged, starting in the 1970s and '80s – the period in which his work took... View Exhibition

Saudade do Brasil

Patricia Leite Apr 11 – May 23, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Saudade do Brasil (1920) is the title of a suite of twelve dances for piano composed by Darius Milhaud after his stay in Brazil from 1917 to 1918. The dances are named for places in Brazil, referring to the landscapes of Rio which enchanted him while he served on a... View Exhibition

Betty Woodman

Apr 11 – May 23, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Mendes Wood DM has the pleasure of presenting American artist Betty Woodman's first solo exhibition in Latin America. The universe presented in this project is part of a more than 50-year process of refinement and expansion in her techniques, as well as a study of the limits between painting and... View Exhibition

Poem N° 00000000000000000,9

Group Show Mar 10 – Jul 7, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Curated by Supportico Lopez for Mendes Wood DM Julian Beck, Henri Chopin, Adriano Costa, Lenora de Barros, Natalie Häusler, James Hoff, Karl Holmqvist, Gregorio Magnani, Zin Taylor It is impossible one cannot continue with the all powerful Word, the Word that reigns over all. One cannot continue to admit it... View Exhibition

travel journal of uncataloged landscapes. location/date: 3006AHK/200 years before 200 years later

Marina Perez Simão Feb 28 – Mar 28, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Mendes Wood DM has the pleasure of presenting the third solo exhibition by Brazilian artist Marina Perez Simão to be held at the gallery. There is no question that every observed landscape resides on two distinct and complementary planes; it exists in itself as well as in its context, in... View Exhibition

Primeira Pedra

Matheus Rocha Pitta Feb 28 – Mar 28, 2015 São Paulo, Barra Funda Mendes Wood DM has the pleasure of presenting Primeira Pedra [ First Stone ], the second solo show of Brazilian artist Matheus Rocha Pitta to be held at the gallery. The sculpture for which the exhibition is named consists of small concrete cubes produced in series. Sized perfectly to fit... View Exhibition