Geography is the conceptual core of the Lebanese Charbel-joseph H. Boutros’ work. But talking about his work in this sentence may be a simplistic task if we’re not to say that this geography entails political, historical, social, cultural, economic and even psychological connotations which are...
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Geography has been an implicit and an ever-present representation in art and, if we want, in the art history. As an objective science, or one that aims to be that, geography measures the physical aspects – spatial and temporal – of places. But these places...
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At Peixola, as the Portuguese name implies, fish is the main raw material, a divinely cooked fish, which is then split into several different dishes that make up the tasting menu. This is the restaurant where Vítor Hugo does his magic tricks. A chef, like...
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The French-Argentinian artist was the winner of the 12th edition of Prémios Novos Artistas Fundação EDP (New Artists Award of Fundação EDP), for the first time awarded to a non-Portuguese youngster, with the installation Composição Eterna.Claire arrived in Portugal in 2009, when she was just...
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“(…) Canada as a state of mind, as the space you inhabit not just with your body but with your head. It's that kind of space in which we find ourselves lost.” Margaret Atwood, Survival (1972) In the kernel of edification of a country’s national identity are found both...
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At the end of last week Pessoa Prize has distinguished the architect Manuel Aires Mateus as the 2017’s person of the year.This is a prize with the initiative of Expresso journal and the patronage of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, which aims to recognize the activity...
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The installation Avenida Liberdade [Liberty Avenue] by Tatiana Macedo is currently being shown at Museu do Aljube, until the end of December.The artist takes part of the name of this avenue, a main artery of the city of Lisbon, and establishes a discourse around concepts...
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Spaces of creation | Blurs of creationCapturing the creative process is a strenuous task, sometimes even inglorious. It is as if one wanted to hold something invisible, unutterable, solely perceived by some. It is a continued strength that shows itself on a continuum, measured in the remnants conceived...
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It started ten years ago in bedrooms and living rooms and garages of Quinta do Mocho, however, nowadays, it breathes in venues like Musicbox, ZdB or even Lux for that matter.Afrobeat and kuduro are not something new in Portugal. Born and raised here, they are now reaching adulthood.The two major names that immediately pop up...
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Nina Fraser is 33 years old and was born in St. Albans, United Kingdom. She studied Textile Arts and then travelled for one year. When she came back, in 2008, she assumed the co-management of an artistic project in Southampton. The Art House is a half-café, half-gallery, half-spot for musical...
Nina Fraser is 33 years old a...
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