Everything Cool in Portugal
New photographic works from Rosa Reis and Susana Paiva are on display at Bloco 103 Contemporary Art in Lisbon. Both photographers have well-established careers and are widely recognized in the context of documentary photography. The exhibition opens 2 February and runs through...
Festivities have begun in the northern Portuguese city of Guimarães in what is expected to be a massive celebration of the arts. For 2012, Guimarães is the European Capital of Culture. Throughout the year, a multitude of events in performance, music, visual arts, design and...
With a career spanning more than 30-years, native Porto artist Gerardo Burmester has become one of Portugal’s most significant contemporary artists. Burmesters most recent works are featured in a new exhibition 2011 Alguns Trabalhos Revisitados (”Some Works Revisited”)....
The National Museum of Ancient Art (Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga in Portuguese) in Lisbon is considered to be among one of the most important art museums in Europe. Works in the museum span a period from the 12th to 19th centuries, and are as remarkable in their creativity as...
As many cool hipsters know, the Bairro Alto district of Lisbon is a quiet old neighborhood by day…and robust party zone at night. Block after block of calçada streets are home to bars, cafés, galleries and shops that come alive only after dinner time. Bairro Alto is one of...
Contemporary art collectors, connoisseurs and critics will be infiltrating the International Fair of Lisbon at Parque das Naçoes on 23-27 November. The Arte Lisboa 2011 Contemporary Art Fair is returning for it's 11th edition, the only contemporary art event of its kind in...
