"Mendes Wood DM-which operates spaces in São Paulo, Brussels, Paris and New York-will hold a career-spanning exhibition of Pape's work in São Paulo in April 2026, coinciding with the SP-Arte fair and in anticipation of the artist's centenary year, when various global institutions are expected to reflect on Pape's career and influence. The gallery also plans to bring works to the forthcoming edition of Art Basel in Paris in October this year."
"Pape studied philosophy and aesthetics at the Universidade do Brasil and conjunctly trained in visual arts through workshops in Rio de Janeiro, where she became involved with the burgeoning avant-garde circles in the city. She first gained recognition as a printmaker, creating abstract woodcuts. Pape's work was featured in the second Bienal de São Paulo in 1953. Throughout the 1950s, she expanded her practice through various experimental and collaborative projects."
Lygia Pape (1927–2004) is represented by Mendes Wood DM, a gallery with locations in São Paulo, Brussels, Paris and New York. Mendes Wood DM will present a career-spanning exhibition of Pape's work in São Paulo in April 2026 and plans to bring works to Art Basel in Paris in October. Pape made pioneering contributions to Brazilian art across five decades and played a central role in the Concrete and Neo-Concrete movements. Pape studied philosophy and aesthetics at the Universidade do Brasil, trained in visual arts in Rio de Janeiro, and gained early recognition for abstract woodcut printmaking before expanding into experimental collaborative projects.
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