Marina Rheingantz’s Dystopian Visions Debut at White Cube

São Paulo-based artist Marina Rheingantz has joined White Cube.

Her debut exhibition with the blue-chip gallery, Maré (10 October–11 November 2023) will open at White Cube Mason’s Yard, London, coinciding with Frieze London (6 October–9 October 2023) and marking her first solo exhibition in the U.K.

Rheingantz’s intensely-hued compositions are alluring to behold. She creates semi-abstract paintings based on places and the experiences she has in them, including everything from smelling aromas to holding conversations.

Deeply process-focused, her landscapes contain these very delicate brush strokes with at times soft pools of colour. Each stroke feels instinctive and uncontrolled, an approach which is often driven by an element of anger and frustration stemming from moments of turbulence in Brazilian politics.

In November 2022, Ocula Director Rory Mitchell spoke to Rheingantz about her upbringing in rural Araraquara, Brazil, and her exploration of embroidery and tapestry.

‘When I started painting, my practice was very connected to the landscape I grew up in. I felt bound to the wilderness and the feeling of being free. Now, my paintings are not so connected to that time or place. Rather they are mixed with various references to different places, although vast rural landscapes and horizons still feature in my work.’ explains Rheingantz.

Alongside White Cube, Rheingantz is represented by Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel in Brazil, Bortolami Gallery in New York, and Zeno X Gallery in Belgium.

Main image: Marina Rheingantz, Flyways (2022). Oil on linen. 300 x 400 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Eduardo Ortega.