We have lost our shadow. The individual one, which silently follows us in the stroboscopic light of the night, of the cities, of the moving car headlights; the collective one, because Time is different, it is not like before, but solitary; that of Humanity, whose...
We have lost our shadow. The i...
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Umbigo interviewed Sandra Vieira Jürgens, curator in charge of the Coleção de Arte Contemporânea do Estado (CACE) [Contemporary Art State Collection], a few days before inaugurating the new cycle of exhibition programming with Dark Safari, at Museu do Côa and Centro Cultural de Vila Nova...
Umbigo interviewed Sandra Viei...
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The College of ‘Pataphysics is not over. It is alive. In fact, nothing can explain so well the absurdity of existence, of the mechanisms that control life - involuntary and resigned for some, necessary and planned for others.‘Pataphysics has no moral, scientific, social limits; it...
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42 degrees Celsius, but the sun and heat did not ruin the 15th anniversary festivities of Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas (MACE). It was also a celebration of private collecting, partnerships and collaborative projects....
42 degrees Celsius, but the su...
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Food is the most malleable and substantial material to build a community. A meal is a moment of sharing, an extension of time, a narrowing of space. Between food, there are sighs, secrets, jokes and shared concerns. It is an intimate moment that marks and...
Food is the most malleable and...
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Stone Alive, at Museu Geológico de Lisboa, is a curatorial project which intends to translate the dormant language of stones, their uses through time, their appropriation and how contemporary art interprets this idiom. It is a long project, an exhibition that takes time and effort,...
Stone Alive, at Museu Geológi...
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Perhaps we can understand Panamérica, lavro e dou fé! Ato 1 - Haiti o Ayiti as the first break in a long journey....
Perhaps we can understand Pana...
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Limiar da Trilogia is an exhibition cycle that allows art to be what it is: the object of a paralinguistic expression, compounded by fears, frustrations, hesitations, illnesses, manias, but also achievements, breakthroughs, care, and healing....
Limiar da Trilogia is an exhib...
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The era of post-truth, meta-irony and "laughter for the sake of laughter" is cracking at the foundations. Nihilistic, hedonistic humour, without ethical foundation, is a meme consumed in a flash to the brink of exhaustion. What is the importance of irony without its critical and...
The era of post-truth, meta-ir...
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“Bitches know they can’t catch me (Vroom, vroom) Cute, sexy and my ride’s sporty (Vroom, vroom) Those slugs know they can’t catch me (Vroom, vroom) Beep-beep, so let’s ride” Charli XCX, Vroom Vroom (2016) Movement, acceleration and speed are hallmarks of Modernity. These are elements of the same equation that...
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