Paulo Nazareth's solo exhibition Nosotros los otros at Mendes Wood DM New York. Courtesy of Mendes Wood DM São Paulo, Brussels and New York, copyright of the artist. Photo by Olympia Shanon.

Mendes Wood DM was founded in São Paulo in 2010 by partners Felipe Dmab, Matthew Wood and Pedro Mendes with the intent to exhibit international and Brazilian artists in a context conducive to critical dialogue and cross-pollination. Central to the gallery’s program is a concern for regional difference and individuation while fostering cosmopolitanism and collaboration. Inspired by a belief that artistic practices broaden the scope of human agency and have the power to both touch and change the world, Mendes Wood DM cultivates a program premised on conceptualism, political resistance and intellectual rigor.

In 2017, Mendes Wood DM inaugurated its first European exhibition space in Brussels, founded in partnership with longtime friend and collaborator Carolyn Drake Kandiyoti. Located on three floors of a historic townhouse, the gallery lends itself to comprehensive curatorial projects and monographic exhibitions.

Most Recently, Mendes Wood DM has opened a new gallery space at 47 Walker Street in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood. The expansion is a natural evolution of the gallery’s presence in North America, emphasizing a meaningful contextualization of a conversation with the global South and affirming the gallery’s commitment to mounting significant exhibitions for a wider audience.