Lucas Arruda

'Light is what binds my works together, as if I am balancing light and shadowö, says Lucas Arruda. This first monograph on his work explores, across a selection of his most beautiful works, the pursuit of light in his sky, sea and jungle paintings. With texts by Fernanda Brenner and Chris Sharp, as an introduction by publisher Staffan Ahrenberg and excerpts from a conversation between Lucas Arruda and Hans Ulrich Obrist.

Lucas Arruda was born in SÒo Paolo, Brazil in 1983 and currently lives and works in SÒo Paulo. He is represented by Mendes Wood DM. His group exhibitions include: ôDebout!ö at Collection Pinault, Rennes (2018), ôNature and Abstractionö at Fondation Beyeler, Basel (2018), ôSoft Power. Arte Brasilö at Kunsthal KAde, Amersfoort (2016), öNew Shamans/Novos XamÒs: Brazilian Artistsö at Rubell Family Collection, Miami (2016). Lucas Arruda is represented by the galleries Mendes Wood DM (SÒo Paulo, Bruxelles, New York) and David Zwirner (New York, London, Hong Kong).

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