The First “Jazz em Agosto” at Gulbenkian
“Jazz em Agosto”, nowadays an important festival in the national jazz scene, starts as an experimental initiative integrated in the programme of activities of ACARTE 84.
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‘To be black and to be alive now’
On his first visit to Lisbon, julianknxx talks about his project 'Black Corporeal', produced in partnership with the Iminente Festival. The presentation in Lisbon involves the participation of the Gospel Collective choir and takes place on 20 May at the Open Air Amphitheatre of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
A small house in another country
A year ago, the Gulbenkian Foundation announced emergency support for Ukraine. Find out about two of the supported associations that have helped refugee children and families in Portugal.
New work by Lisa Santos Silva in the CAM Collection
CAM welcomes another work by the artist Lisa Santos Silva, donated to the Collection in 2022.
Marta Mata
Pianist Marta Mata has been a Gulbenkian grantee since 2021. She is finishing her master's degree in Amsterdam and tells us about her present and future in classical music and the main challenges of pursuing a career in this field.
New works by Paulo Nozolino
In 2022, the CAM acquired for its Collection two fundamental works by Paulo Nozolino.
Works by Hugo Canoilas join the CAM Collection
In the summer of 2022, CAM acquired three sculptures-installations by Hugo Canoilas, enhancing the artist’s presence in the collection.
Algarve, entre Minho e Ribatejo
The artist Emília Nadal's concern with environmental degradation in the context of the consumer society crosses paths of the emerging environmentalism of the 1970s.
‘Sun & Sea’ at Alkantara Festival
The opera-performance 'Sun & Sea', presented at Culturgest, opens the 2022 edition of Alkantara Festival.
For me, ‘choreographics’ is poetry
In a relaxed tone, the dancer and choreographer Smaïl Kanouté tells us the story behind a project whose protagonist is the black samurai Yasuke Kurosan and whose Portuguese première will take place at the Gulbenkian Foundation’s Grand Auditorium at the end of September.
Power and Ostentation: Feasts and other ceremonies in 18th-century French books
Absolute monarchy in France, established by Louis XIV, was characterised by luxury and power. Books of festivities, known as livres de fête, described and illustrated the grandiose ceremonies of the period. They also concealed within their pages various forms of royal propaganda.
A Princesinha Grávida
Learn more about the work 'A Princesinha Grávida' [The Pregnant Princess] by Paula Rego in this article written by researcher Leonor Oliveira.
António Ole, the current past
Learn more about an installation by Angolan artist António Ole that combines various elements, materials and techniques. Find out the story behind this artwork.
Around the idea of mask
An analysis of the idea of the mask through a selection of artworks from the Centro de Arte Moderna collection.
Studies for the Basel tapestries
The CAM Collection includes two 5-meter high tapestry studies by Vieira da Silva. Find out the story behind this large-scale project.
How do fairy rings come about?
Rui Simão, from the Ecofungos Mycological Association, helps us unravel the mystery of these strange mushroom formations are visible parts of an underground world that hides, out of sight.
Homage and Oblivion
A selection of works from the CAM collection, based on the idea of homage and that of its opposite, oblivion.
The body always speaks first
Fernão Cruz writes about the exhibition 'Biting Dust', analysing the works he conceived for this project, created for the Gulbenkian Foundation.
Between spaces: a journey through the life and work of Nadir Afonso
The researcher and curator Maria do Mar Fazenda writes about the artist's life and work and about the exhibition dedicated to him at MACNA.
Why are flies so much faster than humans?
The answer is surprising. Rui Andrade, a specialist in these small insects and a promoter of the Portuguese group Diptera on Facebook, explains what makes flies so difficult to catch.
Taking another look at Africa
The historian Cláudia Lopes reflects on the process of decolonisation of thought, highlighting several artists and works which deal with the colonial past and its consequences.
Why do bats roost upside down?
At this time of year, amid all the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, there are bats roosting in hidden shelters, waiting for nightfall to go out and feed on insects.
Duplicata
An imaginary exhibition which brings together works from the CAM Collection that can be read as having a dual structure, a sharing, a division, replication or form of symmetry.
Around the House(s)
A reflection on the current reality of lockdown, on the role of the home and on the idea of human presence/absence.