A OUTRA MÁQUINA DE FAZER ESPANHÓIS (the other machine for making spaniards) solo exhibition of Juan Domingues (VE, 1981) from the novel by Valter Hugo Mãe (AO, 1971) January 29 to April 16, 2022, zet gallery, Braga The first photograph that Juan Domingues (VE, 1981) sent me of works that are part of the… Continue reading
A OUTRA MÁQUINA DE FAZER ESPANHÓIS (the other machine for making spaniards)
ACTUM
ACTUM The “ACTUM – Open Call for Artistic Projects” initiative aims to support artists from the city of Braga, during a time when it is imperative to emphasise culture and promote artistic creation. The 25 artists chosen for this second edition come from different areas, with various creative processes, from painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video,… Continue reading
A COUPLE OF STRUCTURING AND LIQUID THINGS
A COUPLE OF STRUCTURING AND LIQUID THINGS by Helena Mendes Pereira These experiments were based on the thesis that the structure of the labyrinth was always the same and that, in more general terms and by analogy, from the moment the individual had learned what to do in his life, he would have been able… Continue reading
The 7 Women of Minho
The 7 Women of Minho Make the resolution to serve no longer and you will be free. I do not ask you to push the tyrant or to overthrow him, I only ask you not to support him; you will soon see how, like a monumental colossus whose base is taken away, it will fall… Continue reading
2 ou 3 choses que je sais d’elle
“2 or 3 choses que je sais d’elle” is the name of a film that Jean-Luc Godard (FR, 1930) directed in 1966, the same year as “Masculin féminin” and “Made in USA” and after a series of productions in which the Nouveau Réalisme, from which the Nouvelle Vague cinema derives, attentive to the social condition… Continue reading
“Be a collector” is shairart’s appeal
Be a collector is shairart’s appeal for now and for the future, based on the goal of democratization the access to art and its market for artists and collectors. Artworks are the only product, in an increasingly global market, truly unique and unrepeatable. Collections are significant elements in our attempt to build the world, and… Continue reading
‘Eric’, the first robot built in the UK
‘Eric’, the first robot built in the UK ‘Eric’, the robot, was built in 1928 by Captain William Richards, a veteran of the First World War, and presented to the public at the opening of the Exhibition of the Society of Model Engineers at the same year. To delirium of the audience, Eric appeared at the Royal… Continue reading
‘Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse’ at the Royal Academy
Weekend Suggestion: ‘Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse’ at the Royal Academy Using Monet as a starting point, this Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse exhibition examines the gardens and their role among the evolution of art from the early 1860s through to the 1920s. In this show you will be able to discover the paintings… Continue reading
Opening- ‘Electronic Superhighway’ at The Whitechapel Gallery
Weekend Suggestion: Opening- ‘Electronic Superhighway’ at The Whitechapel Gallery The Whitechapel Gallery opens its first 2016 exhibition called ‘Electronic Superhighway’, a retrospective on how the artists have adopted and used technology over the past six decades. The exhibition explores how the invention of the computer and the internet, with its YouTube and Instagram and image manipulation, have… Continue reading