Rodrigo Matheus

For Rodrigo Matheus’s intervention along the lighting tract of the Gallery-Legacy Colaković’s first level, the artist has borrowed a series of prop objects from a popular Belgrade prop house. Gloved hands clutch objects ranging from handguns to wedding veils to cultish statues, acknowledging these objects’ potential to gain status through context and display, whether in a prop closet, film, or art installation.

Rodrigo Matheus (1974, Brazil) lives and works in Paris, France. He completed a BA in multimedia art at the School of Communication and Arts of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. He has exhibited his work in group and solo shows, including: City of Stars, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris, France (2019); Blow through the Gap, Ghisla Art Collection, Locarno, Switzerland (2019); Silvia Cintria + Box 4, Rio de Jainero, Brazil (2019); Fortes d’Aloia & Gabriel, Galpao, São Paulo, Brazil (2018); Soft Spectacle, Ibid, Los Angeles, USA (2017); Entre Actes, Hermès, Geneva, Switzerland (2017); Ornament and Crime, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Brussels, Belgium (2016); Museum On/Off, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2016); Atração, Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo (2015); and One – Entre – in the Middle, Ibid Projects, London, UK (2015).