Homenagem à Shelagh Wakely

A group exhibition curated by R O O M London, in association with the Castro Maya Museums and the Brazilian Ministry of Culture, in the Museu do Acude, Rio de Janeiro. as a homage to the revered artist Shelagh Wakely who died in 2011. Shelagh Wakely was an important influence in the installation movement and was an inspiration to many artists in both Brazil and the UK. Sandie Macrae, Stephen Bell and Antoni Malinowski travelled to Rio de Janeiro, taking with them small works by eleven British artists. They re-created a seminal work by Shelagh Wakely, and made installations/artworks themselves, alongside works by six Brazilian artists.