Marina Rheingantz's "Míope" Opens at White Cube Seoul, Exploring Uncertain Perception

exhibition · 2026-08-29

From September 1 to October 24, 2026, White Cube Seoul will showcase "Míope," a solo exhibition by Brazilian artist Marina Rheingantz. This exhibition includes expansive oil paintings and a textile piece that delve into landscapes fading from clear recognition. Born in 1983 in Araraquara, São Paulo, Rheingantz's upbringing on a farm significantly influences her art. Featured works are "Míope" (2026), which depicts landscapes losing their familiar forms, and "Pipa" (2026), juxtaposing grand scale with ghostly figures. Additionally, "Outono" (2026), an embroidery, presents a personal, memory-laden landscape. The exhibition draws connections to Gerhard Richter, Peter Doig, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, highlighting memory as a sensory experience rather than a fixed image, encouraging viewers to rethink their perceptions.

Key facts

Marina Rheingantz's solo exhibition "Míope" is on view at White Cube Seoul from September 1 to October 24, 2026.
The exhibition is located at 6, Dosan-daero 45-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
Rheingantz was born in 1983 in Araraquara, in the interior of São Paulo state, Brazil.
The show includes large-scale oil paintings such as "Míope" (2026) and "Pipa" (2026), plus the embroidery "Outono" (2026).
The article connects Rheingantz's practice to Gerhard Richter, Peter Doig, Alberto da Veiga Guignard, Édouard Vuillard, and Cy Twombly.
The text references the phenomenology of Maurice Merleau-Ponty and the writings of Gaston Bachelard.
Rheingantz's childhood on her family's farm in rural São Paulo is described as a biographical matrix for her work.
The exhibition's title, "Míope," evokes a perceptual condition in which seeing requires proximity and accepts partial incompleteness.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

White Cube Seoul
White Cube
Juliet Art Magazine
Frieze Seoul

Locations

Seoul
South Korea
Araraquara
São Paulo
Brazil
Gangnam-gu