Mendes Wood DM
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Mendes Wood DM is a contemporary art gallery founded in São Paulo in 2010.[1] The gallery is known for exhibiting sculpture and conceptual works and for representing Afro-Brazilian artists and 20th-century Brazilian works associated with self-taught artists and modernism.[1][2] The gallery has locations in São Paulo, Brussels, Paris, and New York City.[1]
History
Mendes Wood DM was founded in São Paulo in 2010 by Pedro Mendes, Matthew Wood, and Felipe Dmab.
In 2017, Mendes Wood DM opened a location in Brussels with founding partner Carolyn Drake Kandiyoti.[5] That same year, the gallery collaborated with a German gallery, Galerie Michael Werner, to open Hic Svnt Dracones, a project space on East 66th Street in New York City.[6] In 2018, Mendes Wood DM was incorporated as a mainstay in the Art Basel international art fair.[7] A permanent New York City branch was opened on Walker Street in 2022.[8] The inaugural show was dedicated to Brazilian artist Paulo Nazareth.[9] Mendes Wood DM's collaborations with Nazareth, and other artists, have focused on post-colonial power relations and the socio-political facets of migration.[10]
In 2023, the gallery opened a branch in the Marais district of Paris in a renovated 18th-century building on the Place des Vosges.[1] The first Paris exhibition, curated by Fernanda Brenner and titled “I See No Difference Between a Handshake and a Poem” exhibited works by approximately 50 artists, including Tosh Basco, Michael Dean, and Marguerite Duras.[1]
Artistic Program
Mendes Wood DM exhibits 21st-century sculpture and conceptual works, works from several generations of Afro-Brazilian artists, and works from key figures in 20th-century Brazilian painting associated with self-taught artists and
References
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- ^ "From São Paulo to Brussels, Mendes Wood DM gallery reshuffles the cards of contemporary art". Numéro Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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- ^ a b c Neuendorf, Henri (2017-04-18). "Mendes Wood DM Opens New Gallery in Brussels". Artnet News. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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- ^ Aton, Francesca (2022-04-07). "Brazil's Mendes Wood DM Is the Latest Gallery to Open in New York's Tribeca Neighborhood". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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