Six painted steel plates, organized in two triptychs, are in the old refectory of the Convento de Santa Clara-a-Nova, Coimbra. They are colossal pieces, which slowly crush us in the relationship with the human body and the punctually absent colour, occupied or united with the...
Six painted steel plates, orga...
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“A map is a tool that allows us to discover an unknown territory, a code to understand new places, new knowledge and new worlds. It also allows us to label: through map readings, we label and create data sorting systems”.Based on the definition of a...
“A map is a tool that allows...
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There is a certain archaeological feeling when we enter Círculo Sereia, part of the Círculo de Artes Plásticas de Coimbra, to visit the exhibition Vista para o Parque by the artist Rui Sanches. The sculptures, quasi-faces, which project themselves in matter and space, wood, in...
There is a certain archaeologi...
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In the beginning was the verb, the telluric meaning unfolded in the memories of the body: the smell of bread, the natural fermentation of the grain that feeds the landscape and the landscape that feeds the bread. One is born of the other and its...
In the beginning was the verb,...
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The exhibition Um oásis ao entardecer [An oasis at susnset], at MAAT, Lisbon, is curated by Inês Grosso and Rosa Lleó, and ends on February 18, 2021. The exhibition commemorates the 20th anniversary of the EDP Foundation awards and, as the curators say, is a...
The exhibition Um oásis ao en...
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The exhibition Something Happened on the Way to Heaven by Kiluanji Kia Henda, curated by Luigi Fassi, is at the Municipal Galleries | Avenida da Índia Gallery, Lisbon, until January 10, 2021. With different approaches - conceptual and formal - the Angolan artist explores the...
The exhibition Something Happe...
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Until January 16, Mishima Kimiyo’s art will be on display for the first time at Sokyo Lisbon. The set of works by the Japanese artist proposes a mature and pertinent reflection on contemporaneity, waste, and consumerism.Proportionally displayed throughout the venue, most of the works are...
Until January 16, Mishima Kimi...
Read MoreOver 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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Organized by Carpe Diem Arte e Pesquisa (CDAP) and the Millennium bcp Foundation, Exposição de Arte Jovem Fundação Millennium bcp has been one of the most important platforms for the recognition of young talent in Portugal’s visual arts.This exhibition also has a competition that will...
Organized by Carpe Diem Arte e...
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During the pandemic, museums have had to spend part of their budget and programme on digital production. Faced with an abrupt interruption in their activities and their central mission to mediate visitors and objects, museums were forced to adapt their annual programme by conceiving digital content...
During the pandemic, museums h...
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