Mariana Custodio Art Gallery

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Mariana Custodio Art Gallery

Created to Create Focused on an interdisciplinary and multicultural approach, we cover a variety of media, including sculpture, painting and photography.

Mariana Custodio is an Online Contemporary Art Gallery and Art Advisory Platform, with mediation points located in London, Lisbon and Istanbul. Founded in 2019, Mariana Custodio Art Gallery currently represents 12 international emergent and established artists, with unique views and distinguished at their practice. At the frontier of digital innovation Mariana Custodio Art Gallery is also premised

on the increasing globalisation and democratisation of the art scene, allowing aspiring and established collectors to have an immediate access to potential deals and to buy art from anywhere in the world. The gallery’s program includes annual exhibitions and the regular participation in International Art Fairs. At Mariana Custodio we also provide for Art Advisory Services, where we combine years of experience with art and finance expertise. We use our deep market insights to assist our clients in how successfully navigate the international art scene and its protocols. Specialised in Postwar and Contemporary art, we offer bespoke services encompassing the full range of the art market.

01/06/2026

Double the masterpiece. 🧠🎨
Currently at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie, this rare retrospective brings together multiple versions of Brâncuși’s iconic Mademoiselle Pogany series (1912–1933).
On the left, the textured marble variation resting on a beautifully carved wooden base. On the right, the gleaming polished bronze version. Seeing how Brâncuși experimented with how different materials reflect light and change the emotional weight of the exact same form is incredible.
Catch this landmark exhibition in Berlin before it closes this August! 🇩🇪

05/05/2026

When fashion meets art. Met Gala 2026 and some references.
Which one is your favourite ?

25/03/2026

Looking is never neutral.

Inside a gallery, perception shifts—shaped by context, curation, time, and presence. What you see isn’t just the artwork… it’s your experience meeting it.

Every decision—from placement to lighting—guides your attention. Some works demand a glance, others ask you to stay. Some reveal themselves instantly, others unfold slowly.

And then there’s you—moving through the space, becoming part of the composition itself.

Because art doesn’t end at the exit.
It follows you—into thought, memory, and the way you see the world after.

What stayed with you the longest? 👀

06/03/2026

Art We Appreciate | Santiago Cárdenas
Dibujo, 1992
Pastel and chalk on cardboard
47.6 × 69.9 cm

Executed in 1992, Dibujo reflects Santiago Cárdenas’ interest in perception and the act of drawing itself. Working with pastel and chalk, the artist reduces form to gesture and outline, allowing traces, erasures, and overlapping lines to remain visible. The chalkboard-like surface emphasizes process over completion, creating a quiet and contemplative image where drawing becomes both subject and method.
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21/02/2026

Art We Appreciate | Jenny Holzer | Top Secret, 2010
Oil on canvas
147.6 × 112.1 cm

Part of Holzer’s celebrated Redaction series, this work transforms declassified government documents into abstraction. Bold color bands obscure classified text, leaving only traces like “TOP SECRET” visible — turning censorship into composition.

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17/02/2026

From Our Gallery | Joan Miró
Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró (Plate 16)
Lithograph on paper
49.5 × 35.5 cm.
Edition of 1500

A vibrant interplay of line, symbol, and color, this lithograph from Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró captures the poetic freedom that defines Joan Miró’s visual language. Floating forms, constellation-like marks, and bold primary accents emerge against a soft, open ground—balancing spontaneity with precision.

Created in 1975 and published by Polígrafa, Barcelona, this work belongs to a celebrated series where Miró transforms gesture into a lyrical universe. The composition feels both playful and cosmic, inviting the viewer into a dreamlike garden where abstraction becomes storytelling.

Miró’s unmistakable vocabulary—organic shapes, delicate black lines, and radiant color—reminds us that simplicity can carry profound emotional and symbolic depth.

06/02/2026

Art We Appreciate | Philip Guston
Suitcase, 1979
Oil on canvas | 81.3 × 91.4 cm

Painted at the height of his late figurative period, Suitcase distills Guston’s radical turn away from Abstract Expressionism into a single, psychologically charged image. Rendered with thick, tactile brushstrokes and a muted, heavy palette, the suitcase becomes more than an object—it reads as a symbol of displacement, memory, and emotional weight.

Stripped of narrative, the form stands alone, confronting the viewer with quiet unease. In its rawness and restraint, Suitcase reflects Guston’s conviction that painting must face moral and emotional realities head-on, even when they are uncomfortable.

30/01/2026

Art We Appreciate | Rashid Johnson
Large Anxious Red, 2021
Screenprint in red with hand-applied resist
121.6 × 91.4 cm

Executed in 2021, Large Anxious Red reflects Rashid Johnson’s ongoing interest in emotion, material, and inner states through abstraction. The work combines a screenprinted surface with areas of hand-applied resist, creating a subtle tension between repetition and personal gesture.

The intense red field suggests urgency and emotional pressure—feelings that frequently appear in Johnson’s practice. The resist breaks the surface’s uniformity, introducing irregularities that feel fragile and human, allowing moments of openness and vulnerability to surface within a controlled structure.

15/01/2026

A visit to Papko Art Collection in Istanbul with artists and friends offered a thoughtful and engaging experience. The collection is defined by a strong curatorial structure, where works are not presented in isolation but carefully positioned in relation to one another. Each piece holds its own conceptual strength while contributing to a broader, cohesive narrative that unfolds across the collection.

What stands out is the sense of intention and responsibility behind the collection — an approach rooted in continuity, critical selection, and long-term vision rather than accumulation. Special thanks to and for making this visit possible and for their ongoing commitment to sustaining what a serious and well-considered art collection should represent today.

01/12/2025

Art We Appreciate | Christopher Wool

A powerful example of Wool’s iconic visual language — this 2007 work combines silkscreen ink on paper with his unmistakable raw energy.
At 182.9 × 140.3 cm, the piece engulfs the viewer with layered gestures, looping marks, and a tension between control and spontaneity. Signed and dated lower right, it captures the artist at a moment where his abstractions were becoming bolder, more physical, and increasingly influential in contemporary art.

A standout work from 2007 — unapologetic, immediate, and visually electric.

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Lisbon

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+351936096655

Website

https://www.marianacustodio.com/

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