12 artists + editions

June 08 > July 15, 2021

Mercedes Viegas Gallery presents, by means of scheduled visits, the group show 12 artists + editions. Combining works by artists represented by the gallery and works from the collection, the show includes sculptures, pen-and-ink prints, prints, photographs, and lightboxes. Focusing on limited-edition works, or multiples, the exhibition brings together different generations of artists: those who belonged to the avant-garde of the 1960s, such as Adalberto Mecarelli, Anna Maria Maiolino, Antonio Dias, Cildo Meireles, and Waltercio Caldas; those who began their productions in the 1980s, such as Ana Linnemann, Daniel Senise, and Regina de Paula; those who established themselves in the 1990s, such as José Damasceno and Marcia Thompson; and Maria Baigur, the youngest artist in the show, who begins exhibiting in 2015 - almost all with insertion in the international market.

The exhibition will receive scheduled visits, according to health protocols, as well as municipal and state decrees, visits will be separated by one-hour intervals, and will require social distancing and the wearing of masks. The works will also be accessible virtually through the gallery's website, www.mercedesviegas.com.br. To schedule your visit, contact us by email at [email protected], or via whatsapp at (21) 96736-5295.

Marcia Thompson takes part in the group show 12 artists + editions with three delicate objects made in pandemic.

Born in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the 60's, Marcia develops her work between minimalism and expanded painting, manipulating the shapes of the paint to reach three-dimensional works. Marcia's resume includes solo exhibitions in Denmark, Sweden, and Brazil, and participation in group shows in Germany and England. Her last solo exhibition at Mercedes Viegas Gallery, "Chromes," was held in 2014. Marcia has been represented by the gallery for over ten years and has works in the collections Museo Reina Sofia Museum (Spain), Patrícia Phelps de Cisneros (Venezuela), Brazilian Embassy (England) and Gilberto Chateaubriand - MAM (RJ, Brazil), among others. In 2018, Marcia was nominated for the PIPA Award. The artist has lived and worked in London for thirty years.