In Man and The Sacred, French sociologist Roger Caillois explores the complex relationship between human societies and the sacred, which manifests itself in the most mundane aspects of life, imbued with an immanent quality that permeates individual and social consciousness....
In Man and The Sacred, French ...
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In its many guises, memory is recognised as an affective means of reading the past in the present, which, coupled with an awareness of future loss, drives conservation, archiving and paradoxical recording in a bid to block the passage of time - allowing the presence...
In its many guises, memory is ...
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On Lea Managil's exhibition, Roses, currently on show at Zaratan - Arte Contemporânea, in Lisbon, until March 16....
On Lea Managil's exhibition, R...
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Discussing the Azores is akin to exploring a romanticised idea of nature: the lagoons, the lush green fields, the cows grazing over dazzling landscapes, the ocean, so close, so huge and profound, the geological legacy, the hot springs and luscious muds...
Discussing the Azores is akin ...
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A phonograph that is also a gas cooker; a bed that holds an upright piano underneath the mattress; a dining table with the crockery always displayed on top, transformed into a decorative wall piece after the meal....
A phonograph that is also a ga...
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To be human is to be born aware of one's end. Faced with this certitude, we can nevertheless find solace from death in passion: through love we are eternal. In this spiralling encounter with the other, the deepest corners of our being surface. For to...
To be human is to be born awar...
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On show at the Exhibition Hall of the Catholic University of Portugal's School of the Arts (Porto), the exhibition Expurgar Papel: Reconstruindo Narrativas do Colonialismo by artist Carla Filipe (1973) is part of the research project Não foi Cabral: revendo silêncios e omissões, which is...
On show at the Exhibition Hall...
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Tomorrow, Wednesday, 28 February, Cosmos will open its doors for a film experience in solidarity with Palestine. Starting at 9pm, a selection of films curated by Mar Vallejo and Mattia Tosti will be shown from the Tokyo Reels - a set of twenty 16mm works...
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 28 Februa...
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The two exhibitions now showing at Appleton, in Alvalade, until March 7, draw, seemingly without any coordination, upon the same two concepts: faith as part of human nature and the surveillance technology....
The two exhibitions now showin...
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Between literature, performance, drawing, video and painting, contemporary Brazilian artist Paula Parisot has been building a solid trajectory from her hometown, Rio de Janeiro, and her city of choice, Buenos Aires. With an eminently eclectic approach, mixing and experimenting with different media, techniques, shapes and...
Between literature, performanc...
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