Edgar Racy
1963, São Paulo, SP, BrazilCurrently lives and works in London, United Kingdom
In the late 80s, beginning of the 90s, he took part in a drawing course lectured by Carlos Fajardo and met a group of artists who would later engage in a sequence of exhibitions. Also he partook of Art History and Philosophy courses lectured by Rodrigo Naves and Rogério da Costa, respectively. He participated in a workshop with Amílcar de Castro at Pinacoteca do Estado. He shared technical expericence as part of the Mentoring for Young Artists Centre (A Produção Refletida) from Oficina Oswald de Andrade. In 2017/18 he attended Tiago Mesquita´s course: Imagem na Arte Contemporânea. In December 2018, he moved to London and between 2018 and 2020 started working as an artist’s assistant for Michael Raedecker, John Davies, and Alexandre da Cunha. In 2021 he became part of Damien Hirst’s artist’s assistant team.
Solo Exhibitions
2022
Eduardo Fernandes Gallery, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2020
Casa de Cultura do Parque. São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2018
Eduardo Fernandes Gallery, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
1994
Teodoro de Bona Museum, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
1990
Cultural Centre of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Group Exhibitions
2022
“Sol”Marli Matsumoto Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil, curated by Alexandre da Cunha
2020
“AR”, OÁ Gallery, Vitória, ES, Brazil
2019
“Archipelago Project”, Walthamstow Wetlands, London, UK, curated by Ruth Calland
2017
The 42nd Ribeirão Preto Art Salon, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
"Entre um Passo e Outro", a Claudio Cretti's curatorship, Eduardo Fernandes Gallery, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2011
"MAC em Obras”, MAC (Contemporary Art Museum), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2003
"Marcantonio Vilaça, Passaporte Contemporâneo", MAC (Contemporary Art Museum) São Paulo, SP, Brazil
1992
The 12th Fine Arts National Salon, IBAC, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
"A sedução dos Volumes", MAC (Contemporary Art Museum), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
1991
Current Brazilian Art Overview - Tridimensional shapes at the MAM (Museum of Modern Art), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
The 16th Ribeirão Preto Art Salon, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
The 11th Fine Arts National Salon, IBAC, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
1990
"13 artistas", Cultural Centre of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
"Desconexões de Setembro”, Paço Das Artes, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
"13 Artistas", Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
"Artistas no Centro", Cultural Centre of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
"6 Artistas", MAM (Museum of Modern Art), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Macunaíma Project, Funarte, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
1989
“Emergências”, Funarte, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
"5 Artistas de São Paulo", Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
1988
The 6th Paulista Salon of Contemporary Art, Bienal, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Public Collections
MAC - Museum of Contemporary Art of São Paulo (the work is part of Marcantônio Vilaça's collection and it is under a lending contract with MAC)
Teodoro de Bona Museum, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Publications
Beloved Homeland/Pátria Amada – book catalog 2021
Ana Avelar – “Crítica e curadoria dentro e fora do eixo – operação resistência” 2020 page 109
"Marcantonio Vilaça, Passaporte Contemporâneo"
São Paulo: MAC USP 2003 page n/p C
"Marcantonio Vilaça, Passaporte Contemporâneo"
São Paulo: MAC USP 2003 page 39 C