Gabriel Abrantes: ‘Bardo Loops is the most personal work I’ve ever done.’
In this mini-documentary, Gabriel Abrantes talks about the process of creating ‘Bardo Loops’, a four-film installation from the Portuguese artist commissioned by CAM.
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Manuel Botelho and the series ‘Confidencial/Desclassificado’
In 2024, CAM acquired 21 photographs from the 'Confidencial/Desclassificado' series by the artist Manuel Botelho. Two photographs from this series were presented for the first time in the exhibition 'Tide Line. CAM Collection'.
‘If you dig into local matters, you’ll find that they’re linked to global ones.’
Chikako Yamashiro was in Lisbon for the first time for the opening of the exhibition ‘The Song of the Land’, in which she presents two video installations. The curator of the Engawa Season, Emmanuelle de Montgazon, spoke to the Japanese artist about her work, which explores memory and identity.
‘As video artists, one of our roles is to document moments of transformation or vanishing cultural phenomena’
As part of the ‘Engawa Films’ programme, we screened ‘Mountain Plain Mountain’ and ‘Wrong Revision’, by Yu Araki. In this interview, the Japanese artist talks about his trajectory and his creative process.
‘«HIGHER» evokes an ancestral dimension of dance as an individual and collective ritual.’
Curator Sara de Chiara spoke with Michele Rizzo about 'HIGHER xtn.', a performance that began at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and is now being presented in Lisbon.
‘I create my work to be a mirror of ourselves.’
Japanese artist Saeborg occupied our Studio with ‘Slaughterhouse’, an inflatable farm that crosses fantastical dream and dystopian nightmare. In this conversation, she tells us about the performances at CAM and reflects on cosplay culture and the dance between the audience and her animals.
‘I like to think that young people come here to test themselves.’
Vicente Megre, an aerospace engineering student, reveals his experience as part of CAM’s Youth Advisory Group, looks back on what he has learnt, and explains why he seized the opportunity to represent people from a non-artistic background as part of the Group.
‘To create a safe space for learning through colourful yet controlled chaos’
Oficina Fritta, a collective of artists in residence at CAM's Learning Space, reflects on the work developed with families at ZAAM.
Conservation and restoration of Costa Pinheiro’s work ‘Citymobil’
The work ‘Citymobil’, acquired by CAM in December 2021, was recently restored by conservator-restorer Elizabeth Martins. Costa Pinheiro's futuristic city can be seen in the exhibition ‘Tide Line. CAM Collection’.
‘Art harnesses the infinite potential of the imagination. Any attempt at change always stems from something first seeded by the imagination.’
Ema Gonçalves shares her drivers and expectations upon joining CAM’s Youth Advisory Group. In this interview, the young doctoral student in gender studies talks to us about the role of cultural institutions in relation to human rights issues and her vision of art as an agent of political and social change.
‘That’s one of the things I hoped for. That anyone, whoever they are, can have an input into this Foundation.’
Rafael Oliveira is a young artist who forms part of the Youth Advisory Group. In this interview, he reveals that one thing young people want from cultural institutions is ‘to feel heard.’
The Amadeo Chest (or in Praise of the Archive)
Curator Helena de Freitas shares her experience of researching the life and work of Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, highlighting the work of the Gulbenkian Foundation in investigating and preserving the modernist artist's estate.
‘There is a great desire for CAM to be a community space, a space that is open and lets people breathe.’
Margarida Bezerra Bastos tells us about her experience working on CAM's Youth Advisory Group. In this interview, Margarida reflects on the difficulties in accessing art in the Portuguese interior and what young artists expect from cultural institutions.
‘That’s what art does. I feel it’s a very beautiful way of transforming people’
Leopoldina Fekayamãle on her involvement with the CAM team through her participation in the Youth Advisory Group. Here she shares her personal experience and discusses how art allows us to talk about very important things in a poetic way.
The Carnation Revolution in five works from CAM’s Collection chosen by the Youth Advisory Group
On the 50th anniversary of the 25 April Revolution, we asked different generations to choose a work from CAM’s Collection and relate it to this decisive moment in our recent history.
Sepake Angiama: ‘Institutions should in some ways be reflective of progress’
Curator and educator Sepake Angiama shares her views and experience on new institutional models.
Hicham Khalidi: ‘The climate crisis can only be tackled from a multiplicity of thinking’
Curator Hicham Khalidi, director of the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, discusses the responsibilities of cultural institutions, both outside and within organizational structures, in the scope of his participation in the programme ‘Cultural Institutions in Change’.
Sounds of a Revolution: ‘Why are we together?’
On the 50th anniversary of 25 April, around 50 young people born long after 1974 are preparing a concert to tell us, through music and body percussion, about the revolutions they want for their lives.
Coletivo Landra: ‘Institutions are always shaped by the vision of what society is’
CAM interviewed Sara Rodrigues and Rodrigo B. Camacho, who together form the artistic collective Landra.
‘The building of a world where we will never live in it’s a form of spirituality’
After presenting her film 'My Bodily Remains' at the Gulbenkian Foundation, we spoke to Tai Shani about her trajectory, what inspires her, and how politics and love are inseparable in her work.
The Carnation Revolution in one work from CAM’s Collection chosen by writer Bruno Vieira Amaral
On the 50th anniversary of the 25 April Revolution, we asked different generations to choose a work from CAM’s Collection and relate it to this decisive moment in our recent history.
Raphael Fonseca: ‘Before changing anything, you need to look at yourself in the mirror.’
Curator and researcher Raphael Fonseca discusses the challenges of curatorship and change in cultural institutions, as part of his participation in the programme ‘Cultural Institutions in Change’.
The Carnation Revolution in one work from CAM’s Collection chosen by actress Isabel Ruth
On the 50th anniversary of the 25 April Revolution, we asked different generations to choose a work from CAM’s Collection and relate it to this decisive moment in our recent history.
‘I think young people are looking for representation. They want to see themselves in the museum.’
Yeri Varela shares her experience of working with the Youth Advisory Group and the various CAM teams. In this interview, Yeri reflects on what young people are looking for in cultural institutions and tells us about her passion for participatory art and the power it has to save us.