Scar. by Sandra Baía The simple concept of a “Science of Beauty” should be fatally invalidated by the diversity of beauties produced or recognised in the world and in its duration.[1] It could be said that, throughout the history of art, beauty has obeyed a standard, a classical ideal and, in a certain sense, a… Continue reading
“Scar.” by Sandra Baía
“aura_in visibility of the feminine” by Helena Mendes Pereira
“aura_in visibility of the feminine” by Helena Mendes Pereira Fernanda Fragateiro (PT, 1962) brings together, in this exhibition, recent and unseen works that evoke artists and architects who, due to their condition of being women, have not managed to inscribe their names into History. In the artist’s words: “AURA is the title of a book… Continue reading
OPEN CALL | LEPAC
zet gallery opens OPEN CALL for Artistic Residency Programme in Sintra The Open Call for the LEPAC Artist Residency Programme, an action of the SMILE Project – Sintra Motion & Innovation for Low Emissions, promoted and curated by zet gallery, is now open. We recall that LEPAC, Laboratório de Experimentação de Práticas Artísticas e Ciências… Continue reading
OPEN CALL | 3rd edition of the ART IN PUBLIC SPACE & SUSTAINABILITY Award
zet gallery opens OPEN CALL of the 3rd edition of the ART IN PUBLIC SPACE & SUSTAINABILITY Award The Art in Public Space & Sustainability Award is back! Applications are open for the 3rd edition of the Art in Public Space & Sustainability Award, promoted by zet gallery and dstgroup, with the support of the… Continue reading
7th edition of the Espinho International Art Biennial
7th edition of the Espinho International Art Biennial Applications are now open for the 7th edition of the Espinho International Art Biennial, which will take place from July 1st to September 30th, 2023, at the Espinho Municipal Museum. Helena Mendes Pereira, general manager and curator of zet gallery, is one of the members of the… Continue reading
Helena Mendes Pereira in conversation with João Penalva
Helena Mendes Pereira in conversation with João Penalva Part I HMP: Does contemporary art production fit into the generational processes that Art History has always experienced or is it ‘trans- historical’ (if one may say so), that is, upheld by unrelated authorial processes? JP: Contemporary art production is more varied than at any other… Continue reading
On an enumeration of goods for sale by João Penalva
On an enumeration of goods for sale by João Penalva Emilio Lledó tells us that “in the beginning was the word”[1] and from the beginning, the philosophers understood that the way to knowledge was to take charge of words. Most of Plato’s Dialogues consist of discussions around words, concepts that we use without thinking about… Continue reading
Altruism, alterity, effective altruism or just duty itself
Altruism, alterity, effective altruism or just duty itself At the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the emotions of the civilised world were at one with the Ukrainian people and the countless lives exposed on world televisions struck all hearts in a genuine way. Help came from all sides and some help was little, but… Continue reading
FIRST IMPRESSIONS – Workshops
FIRST IMPRESSIONS – Workshops Within the scope of the exhibition FIRST IMPRESSIONS, zet gallery is promoting a programme of education and cultural mediation by holding visual arts workshops with the Ukrainian artists featured in the exhibition. The workshops are free of charge and take place at zet gallery on Saturday mornings, from 10 am to… Continue reading
Evgenia Antonova – Testimony
EVGENIA ANTONOVA TESTIMONY zet gallery has five artists from Ukraine in artistic residency for a year. On June 30th, dstgroup received the High Commissioner for Migrations, Sónia Pereira, in a session in which Evgenia Antonova was invited to share her testimony about the experience in Portugal and the artist residency at zet gallery. Read… Continue reading