Mariana Manhães
The strange character of Mariana Manhães’s machines occurs in the system created by the artist, mixing various materials and techniques in order to compose these foreign bodies. The organic machines, in which everything is related, linked, and stimulated in a language of their own, have no apparent logic. Drawing, photography, and collage along with other media are worked experimentally and complement the process of their installations. They insist on not distinguishing themselves, reiterating the systematic and relational aspect of their work.
Manhães has exhibited in several museums and galleries in Brazil and abroad, such as MuBE (São Paulo), Vancouver Biennale (Vancouver, Canada), ShanghArt Gallery (Shanghai, China), The Mattress Factory Museum (Brussels, Belgium), Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasília), Martin-Gropius-Bau Museum (Berlin, Germany), Instituto Itaú Cultural (São Paulo), Tomie Ohtake Institute , Museum of Modern Art (Rio de Janeiro), Museum of Modern Art of Bahia (Salvador), Vale do Rio Doce Museum (Vila Velha), Galerie GP + N Vallois and Natalie Seroussi (Paris, France), amongst others. She has presented solo exhibitions at Galeria Múltiplo (Rio de Janeiro, 2017), Paço Imperial (Rio de Janeiro, 2013), Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (Rio de Janeiro, 2010) and Museum of Contemporary …
The strange character of Mariana Manhães’s machines occurs in the system created by the artist, mixing various materials and techniques in order to compose these foreign bodies. The organic machines, in which everything is related, linked, and stimulated in a language of their own, have no apparent logic. Drawing, photography, and collage along with other media are worked experimentally and complement the process of their installations. They insist on not distinguishing themselves, reiterating the systematic and relational aspect of their work.
Manhães has exhibited in several museums and galleries in Brazil and abroad, such as MuBE (São Paulo), Vancouver Biennale (Vancouver, Canada), ShanghArt Gallery (Shanghai, China), The Mattress Factory Museum (Brussels, Belgium), Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasília), Martin-Gropius-Bau Museum (Berlin, Germany), Instituto Itaú Cultural (São Paulo), Tomie Ohtake Institute , Museum of Modern Art (Rio de Janeiro), Museum of Modern Art of Bahia (Salvador), Vale do Rio Doce Museum (Vila Velha), Galerie GP + N Vallois and Natalie Seroussi (Paris, France), amongst others. She has presented solo exhibitions at Galeria Múltiplo (Rio de Janeiro, 2017), Paço Imperial (Rio de Janeiro, 2013), Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (Rio de Janeiro, 2010) and Museum of Contemporary Art (Niterói, 2007).
Courtesy of Central Galeria
Candido Mendes Cultural Center, Louisville, KY
Fabio Szwarcwald Collection, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gilberto Chateaubriand Collection / Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lourival Louza Collection / Museum of Contemporary Art, Goiânia, Brazil
National Arts Foundation / IPHAN, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vera Chaves Barcellos Foundation, Viamão, Brazil
Gallery ACBEU, Salvador, Brazil
Museum of Contemporary Art of USP, São Paulo, Brazil
Museum of Modern Art, Bahia, Brazil
Pinacoteca of the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
