Alexandre Estrela in the Art Library collection

Discover the books of the multimedia artist and teacher with representation at the Centro de Arte Moderna and the Art Library.
22 Mar 2023 2 min
Artist’s books

Alexandre Estrela (1971) is a multimedia artist (Film and Video) and teacher. He was born in Lisbon, where he lives and works.

The artist has a PhD from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Lisbon; a master’s in fine arts (School of Visual Arts, New York, 1999); a degree in Painting (Faculdade de Belas Artes, Lisbon, 1996).

He was awarded a grant by the Ministry of Culture (1997-2000), was artist in residence at International Studios and Curatorial Projects (New York, 2002-2003) and at Domaine de Kerguéhennec (Brittany, 2010).

He has exhibited regularly since the early 1990s, individually and in groups, in Portugal and abroad. His works are part of various public collections, including Centro de Arte Moderna of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation; Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado; Serralves Foundation; and Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Bretagne (Chateaugiron).

 

Merda / Alexandre Estrela, [2006]
Merda / Alexandre Estrela, [2006]
Merda / Alexandre Estrela, [2006]

“That a Lisbon citizen (citizen and participating) decided to spell out the word “merda” every fifteen metres, dozens of times, on the Benfica Road extension (…) Alexandre Estrela followed the steps of this indignant character, photographing one by one his repetitive inscriptions and compiling them in an author book...”

— José Roseira

Merda / Alexandre Estrela, [2006]
Merda / Alexandre Estrela, [2006]
Merda / Alexandre Estrela, [2006]

Motion seekness / Alexandre Estrela, 2010

Twin sons of different mothers / Alexandre Estrela, 2012

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Artist’s books

Not really a book, not really a work of art. Portuguese artists of various generations present these varied and unexpected objects, which are part of the Art Library collection.

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