Just like the rainbow, which, under certain conditions, requires a specific interval to develop, nature requires us to be calm and reflective before we can notice its presence. At Círculo de Artes Plásticas in Coimbra (CAPC), the exhibition Eles falam em Arco-Íris reflects this issue:...
Just like the rainbow, which, ...
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Umbigo interviewed the sculptor Tony Cragg, days before the opening of the exhibition Rare Earth, curated by Emília Ferreira at MNAC – Museu do Chiado, his first retrospective exhibition in Lisbon. This interview looks at Cragg’s work in a broader perspective and focuses on the...
Umbigo interviewed the sculpto...
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Curated by João Francisco Reis, Encontros Imediatos de Segundo Grau attempts to make visible and palpable the molecules of pollution, danger and uncertainty that we co-inspire, paving the way for the discovery of other resistances and existences. 56 works by 12 young creators are part...
Curated by João Francisco Rei...
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For Europe, (oriental) exoticism contains a full and misunderstood scope. Trying to tame it, with the figure of this "Krishna's mouth", seems to be one of the driving forces behind the creative pulse of the Catalan duo Albarrán Cabrera, the artistic fusion of Anna Cabrera...
For Europe, (oriental) exotici...
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As the second instalment of the ambitious O Museu Fora de Si project, entitled A Vida Imóvel, the audience is challenged to examine the interaction between works from the Sintra Municipal Art Collection, pieces from other municipal collections, and works by Fábio Colaço and Pedro...
As the second instalment of th...
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Cordoaria Nacional's East Tower is hosting the exhibition Zonas de Transição until January 7, 2024, the most recent exhibition of pieces from Fundação PLMJ's contemporary art collection and the most comprehensive in the last 15 years. It features 90 artists, including Ana Jotta, Ângela Ferreira,...
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Berlin is the city of History. The flows of memories and temporal sludge converge into palpable wounds from the past, into monuments, the rubble of the Wall, buildings and streets. The commodification or commercialisation of the past is striking, but so is the enormous institutional...
Berlin is the city of History....
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In-depth and active listening to sonic narratives, artistic sound productions and sensorial experiences outside the ubiquity of vision, uncovering other insights into empathy, respect and understanding for nature and the species inhabiting planet Earth....
In-depth and active listening ...
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The exhibitions Architectural promenade; Águas Livres e uns quantos Blocos Afluentes I and Slogan by Rodrigo Oliveira is on show at Galeria Diferença until November 25. The artist works with different media and material sources to experimentally operate and manipulate suitable forms of architectural and...
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Maria da Graça Carmona e Costa's role in Portuguese contemporary art is so crucial that to consider her absence and question "what would have been?" could render the national artistic panorama a scenario beyond obscure. The Álbum de Família exhibition, curated by Manuel Costa Cabral...
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