From the Italian Renaissance to the contemporary music scene, Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of a Florentine woman in a mountainous landscape is known around the world. Such is his popularity that his image has been appropriated by everyone from Marcel Duchamp to Virgil Abloh.What's so special about the Mona Lisa and why do we care so much? History professor and recent Leonardo da Vinci biographer Walter Isaacson argues that it is famous because viewers can become emotionally involved with the painting. Others claim that her mystery helped make her notorious. Here we will explore some of the moments that caused...

The Porto Book Fair opened this Friday in the gardens of the Palácio de Cristal with an edition centered on poetry, which has as its central figure Ana Luísa Amaral, who died on the 5th of August, aged 66, having also participated , just a week earlier, at the press conference held by the municipality to present the program it had decided to dedicate a long time ago.

The artist Ângela Ferreira will participate, with the installation «Zip Zap Circus School», in the 17th Istanbul Biennial (Turkey), considered one of the most important art biennials in the world. The show runs from September 17th to November 20th, curated by Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar and David Teh.Directly selected by the curatorial team of the Istanbul Biennale, the work «Zip Zap Circus School» (2000-2002) is a "temporary structure" that "explores the idea of architecture as something one desires or a dream one works towards". .

Adriana Scartaris is a professional who works as an interior designer in the creation of residential, commercial and corporate projects, with 36 years of experience and more than 323,000 m2 of completed works throughout Brazil and abroad.Five years ago the project beganCollective 284 and working with curation. Know more aboutAdriana Scartarisin this interview.