Renate Graf presents her first exhibition in Lisbon, The Photographer’s chronicles: thoughts become images 1992 | 2019, an archive of her images over the last three decades. Her work is a continuous process of travel documentation, particularly in Italy, France, Morocco, USA, India, among others.Through...
Renate Graf presents her first...
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Lilit Stepanyan pioneered the creation of a rural artistic residence in two small towns, which contrast with the neon lighting and bubbling excitement of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia: Talin (with about 8.000 inhabitants), with a cathedral built in the 7th century; and Byurakan (about...
Lilit Stepanyan pioneered the ...
Read MoreIn 2001, Raquel Freire was 26 years old and made her first feature film entitled Rasganço. The film is a furious love letter to Coimbra. It’s her look at secular traditions and codes of behaviour, but also at the city that she deeply admires. She...
In 2001, Raquel Freire was 26 ...
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Serendipity or the art of reading the signs, at Galeria Francisco Fino, curated by Maria Inês Rodriguez, warn us outside to the imminent danger, while quoting Zak Kyes: Strong Currents. When we enter, we encounter Adrien Missika’s photograph, where a book – without a reader,...
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Silvia Guerra is the artistic director of Lab'Bel, the artistic laboratory of the group Bel (created in 2010), a foundation supported by the family owning the French cheese company La Vache qui Rit (itself established back in 1921). Since its founding, Silvia Guerra is responsible...
Silvia Guerra is the artistic ...
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Bad Behaviouor, a deliberately misspelled title, is Adriana Proganó’s suggestion in her most recent exhibition, at Galeria da Boavista.The title’s provocative tone is underlined by the exuberant visual information. At first glance, the various paintings, objects and the checkered floor with blue ribbon make it...
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Essentially documentary, the exhibition Main Entrance. Quinta do Monte (1983-88), at Fundação Carmona e Costa until November 9, displays part of Lourdes Castro’s (Funchal, 1930) life and artistic career. The focus is on her return to the island of Madeira in the 1980s, after 25...
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Umbigo Magazine spoke with Ilaria Bonacossa, Director of Artissima 2019, to discuss the fair, its intentions and how this year's theme is reflective of the times in which we live.Now in its 26th edition, the fair posits itself on the dichotomy of desire/censorship to explore...
Umbigo Magazine spoke with Ila...
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Ilhéstico celebrates the 30th anniversary of Porta 33 in Madeira, curated by Miguel von Hafe Pérez. It brings together 45 young artists of Madeiran origin, in an exhibition that establishes a dialogue with Funchal. All the artists are related to Porta 33, which is not...
Ilhéstico celebrates the 30th...
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Those who are familiar with the work of João Pedro Vale and Nuno Alexandre Ferreira (JPV&NAF) know that it questions the mechanisms of control and codification of the individual, based on their social stratification – codes that protect them, but, on the other hand, contribute...
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