Over the last few months, on the occasion of the presentation of The Peepshow – Artists from the EDP Foundation Portuguese Art Collection, and of the B-Side series of talks, the maat and the Umbigo magazine had the privilege of talking to some of the...
Over the last few months, on t...
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Since its establishment in 1994, Artissima has taken on an experimental identity and expanded the definition of what an art fair can be. This year, when we need reinvention more than ever, the art fair takes place in an “unplugged” version bringing together digital projects...
Since its establishment in 199...
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The solo exhibition Defeito Desfeito by the artist Diogo Bolota at the Quartel da Arte Contemporânea de Abrantes – Coleção Figueiredo was inaugurated just over three months ago, curated by Luísa Especial. And, having followed the evolution of his work in recent times (and the...
The solo exhibition Defeito De...
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“For me a journey is to return”, Hun Chung Lee often writes and emphasizes. I recall this as I return to the Azores to meet him yet again. We got to know each other in Lisbon when Lee was in residence and a close relationship...
“For me a journey is to retu...
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Gabriel Abrantes is not only a filmmaker but also a plastic artist. Like the character in his last movie, Diamantino, he is not limited by any labels. Interviewing him is an exercise that allows us to perceive his ambition for everything that is in the...
Gabriel Abrantes is not only a...
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Returning to the Azores is something equally natural and mandatory, once you are acquainted with the island. I have already written (Umbigo # 65) that there is something in that atmosphere that makes us get attached to it. More: it shakes our core. Of paramount...
Returning to the Azores is som...
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The year 1968 was marked by several political, ethical, sexual and behavioural transformations, from the Vietnam War and the subsequent student protests, to the Earth images recorded by Apollo 8 from the moon. That was also the year when the Belgium art market was shaken and one...
The year 1968 was marked by se...
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