‘Sun & Sea’ at Alkantara Festival
The opera-performance 'Sun & Sea', presented at Culturgest, opens the 2022 edition of Alkantara Festival.
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Back to nature
Landscape architect Vladimir Djurovic presents the project for the extension of the south section of the Gulbenkian Garden.
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.
Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe #4, by Rui Toscano
The artist presents a new project installed in a shipping container located in the square outside the Fonte Nova Shopping Centre, in Benfica.
Não Ligar (Movimento), by Fernanda Fragateiro
The artist presents a project on the outside of a train on the urban line of Cascais.
Home, by Carlos Bunga
The artist presents a new project installed in a shipping container located next to the Terreiro do Paço ferry terminal, in Lisbon.
um mapa do céu, by Didier Fiúza Faustino
The artist presents a project on the outside of a train on the urban line of Sintra.
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.
On landscape and sustainability
Discover Júlio Moreira's professional activity, described by himself, and his concerns about sustainability and landscape conversion.
Why are male mallards more colourful than the females?
Nobody is fooled by the bright green feathers on the heads of certain ducks, it’s the male mallards, very different to the females that are much more discreet. João Eduardo Rabaça explains the reason for this difference.
Do tortoises hibernate in Portugal?
During the years when it is coldest in Portugal, when the winter sets in, tortoises trigger a strategy that is crucial to them: hibernation. The researcher José Teixeira explains the process.
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.