The sun gives without receiving: men were aware of this long before astrophysics measured this unceasing prodigality; they observed it ripen harvests and linked the splendor that is his to the gesture of he who gives without receiving....
The sun gives without receivin...
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The origins of photography can be traced back to the Sun. Lest we forget, the root of the word comes from Greek and can be read as writing or drawing with light. Cinema is the art of the moving picture as written by the sunlight...
The origins of photography can...
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According to Tolkien's cosmogony in The Silmarillion, the world went forth into existence by the choir of the Ainur spirits, manifesting all things. ‘And the music and the echo of the music went out into the Void, and it was not void’....
According to Tolkien's cosmogo...
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Some narratives are born with an ‘alien’ perspective - as opposed to the notion of ‘indigenous’ (someone who is native to the land), based on a perception from distant lands. This viewpoint is an attempt to overcome the idea of the ‘epistemological abyss’, which has...
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This is not the easiest time of year. With all the joy of getting back together, keeping an eye on the world at home and abroad, family obligations and the end of the tax year, there is a massive and resounding sense of worry. I...
This is not the easiest time o...
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Created by Hugo Brazão and Elizabeth Prentis, CHAIN REACTION is an ambitious program seeking to establish bridges and strengthen ties between Portuguese artists and a network of foreign cultural agents – curators, gallerists and institutions.At the genesis of the project is a strong collaborative, informal,...
Created by Hugo Brazão and El...
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Currently on show at Centro de Arte de Oliva (São João da Madeira), the exhibition Ana Vieira: Cadernos de montagem offers a retrospective look at a set of works - installations, objects, drawings and annotations - by the artist created between 1977 and 2014....
Currently on show at Centro de...
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At Galeria Foco, French artist Manon Harrois reveals the unfolding of her contact with nature and fishermen on the beach in Cascais....
At Galeria Foco, French artist...
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I stare at the canvas, absorbed, whilst outside, away from my utter aloofness, all could be crashing down. I linger and bask in the sheer pleasure offered by Joana Villaverde's elegant paintings in the My Pleasure exhibition at Galerias Municipais de Lisboa - Pavilhão Branco,...
I stare at the canvas, absorbe...
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Flávia Vieira has struck a chord between the European West and the revolutionary and transformational energy of the South American context in Brazil: one that perceives ceramics and textiles as vital vectors for pondering the hierarchies and significance attached to different forms of artistic expression....
Flávia Vieira has struck a ch...
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