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Carlos Bunga

Carlos Bunga (Porto, 1976) simultaneously presents two exhibitions in Lisbon: Where I Am Free, at Fundação Carmona e Costa, and The Architecture of Life. Environments, Sculptures, Paintings and Films, at MAAT. These exhibitions are a partnership and complement each other. Where I Am Free is...

Carlos Bunga (Porto, 1976) sim...

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Umbigo @ ARCOmadrid 2019

Once again, Umbigo is going to be present at ARCOmadrid, with its own booth and the presentation of UmbigoLAB – Social Network for Art.Like last year, in which the magazine individual booth was intervened by the artist Jorge Santos, Umbigo has now challenged the artists...

Once again, Umbigo is going to...

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Gerry Bibby, Public

In Public, the Australian Gerry Bibby forces art to look outside. The whole area of Maumaus’ Lumiar Cité is somehow turned inside out and the exhibition is geared towards the exterior, taking advantage of the gallery’s glass walls.Since the space itself seems to have been...

In Public, the Australian Gerr...

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Fernando Lanhas vs Álvaro Lapa

Fernando Lanhas and Álvaro Lapa are two pivotal and emblematic figures in Portuguese contemporary art, particularly from the second half of the 20th century. At first, reflecting about them can be a separate and distinct effort, taking into account the traits and particularities of each...

Fernando Lanhas and Álvaro La...

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The Flower and the Rubble

Forget the sarcasm and think about beauty. In the context of art residencies promoted by ArtWorks, the expression ‘the fine flower of the rubble’ (the English translation of a well-known Portuguese saying) gets quite close to A Flor e o Espinho, a song by Nelson...

Forget the sarcasm and think a...

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Escavar um Buraco

A project for an exhibition-installation by Paulo MendesPaulo Mendes’s most recent exhibition is held in Campanhã, at Espaço Mira, which is simultaneously the artist’s photography, video, study and research outcome.The film-based depiction of that Porto area opens and closes the installation, using two projection panels...

A project for an exhibition-in...

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