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Sara Antónia Matos, director and curator of the Atelier-Museum Júlio Pomar, agreed to choose and comment for the Observer, 10 paradigmatic works of Júlio Pomar. In these choices, which include works from 1946 to 2011, it is possible to observe changes in style and technique, even when the themes are repeated. the portuguese artist Júlio Pomar who studied at the António Arroio School of Decorative Arts and at the Superior School of Fine Arts in Lisbon and Porto, is still recognized today as a neo-realist painter, involved in art as a form of social protest. The “Gadanheiro” and “O Almoço do Trolha” are from this period of protest, paintings with a clear message against the conservatism of the time and the dictatorship. Travel through the career of Júlio Pomar, through the choices of Sara Antónia Matos.
For the first time in history, the British Museum is dedicating an exhibition to emerging artists. The museum has acquired drawings that communicate current issues such as police violence and LGBTQ+ identity. The 24 drawings are displayed together with older works also related to these themes or a similar technique.The exhibition titled "Drawing attention: emerging British Artists" is a play on words both for the format of the works - drawings - and for the message, as all works call attention to issues of identity, social justice and queer expression.
Today, it was announced that Jeff Koons will launch an NFT project in a way that truly embodies the cryptographic spirit: his work literally goes to the moon. Koons made a series of corresponding sculptures (NFTs) that will land on the moon. While many works of art have been sent into space, this is the first one approved to land on the surface of the moon. The intention is for the sculptures to remain there forever. The project is titled Phases of the Moon.
Art belongs to humanity as a whole, so it's more than legitimate to want to enjoy it. There are several museums and centers for the dissemination of contemporary art around the world. Which ones should you visit? Some of the most anticipated exhibits are set to hit the stage during the month of April. With new works from rising artists to the fascinating painters of the 20th century, we recommend five national and international exhibitions, which deserve a visit with lynx eyes, attentive to the smallest detail.
scammer Anna Sorokin — or Anna Delvey, as she is better known — will make her artistic debut in April.Recently the subject of the Netflix miniseries, Iinventing anna, Delvey, who was arrested for fraud, appears again in the news, however this time, it is for the opportunity to show her new designs, in an as yet unannounced space in early April. The artworks featured were made at the ICE detention facility, where Delvey is currently being held pending likely deportation to Germany.
Vhils grew up in Seixal, an industrialized suburb across the river from Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, and was profoundly influenced by the transformations brought about by the intense urban development the country underwent in the 1980s and 1990s.Alexandre Farto was particularly inspired by the way city walls absorb the social and historical changes taking place around them. Discover five iconic works of art from Vhils.
Ukraine will launch an NFT museum “to preserve the state and history of Ukraine,” said Alex Bornyakov, the country’s deputy minister for Digital Transformation. Bornyakov revealed plans for the site, titled “Meta History: Museum of War,” on Twitter. The website also includes a “warline”, a timeline of events, each accompanied by a corresponding NFT. Each of the NFTs features a tweet about a significant moment from the war, along with an illustration by various Ukrainian artists.
What to visit in April in the Portuguese capital? Discover the new ongoing exhibitions.
The Underdogs cultural platform opens to1 de Abril his first collective exhibition of the year, curated by the artistic project Ink and Movement, together with the return of Julien Raffin after his exhibition in2017. Both exhibitions will be open until21 from May of2022. Occupying the main space of the Gallery and with an opening scheduled for Friday1 de Abril, unveils pieces by artists Elian Chali, Franco Fasoli, Martí Sawe, Misterpiro, Nano4814, Okuda San Miguel, Sabek, Sixe Paredes and Spok Brillor. At the same time, in the Cápsula space, it opens on the same dayLa Folie des Grandeurs, French artist Julien Raffin's second exhibition at Underdogs.
Yayoi Kusama is one of the artists most important of our time, which has been dazzling the public with its immersive installations “Infinity Mirror Rooms” with an aesthetic that embraces light, polka dots and pumpkins. A artist The avant-garde came to prominence in the 1960s in New York, where she staged provocative Happenings and exhibited hallucinatory paintings of loops and dots that she called “Infinite Networks”. Yayoi Kusamain influenced several artists such as Andy Warhol and foreshadowed the rise of feminist art and pop. Discover three artists from the P55.ART with a language close to Yayoi Kusama.
A 1960s portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol will be sold at Christie's in May. Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (1964) is expected to sell for around $200 million. If it meets expectations, the sale could nearly double Warhol's current record of $105.4 million, set when his 1963 Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) was sold at Sotheby's in 2013.
Thinking of investing in a work by the Portuguese artist? José de Guimarães is considered one of the main Portuguese visual artists of Contemporary Art, having a vast and remarkable work in painting, sculpture and other creative activities, which makes him one of the most awarded Portuguese plastic artists. Discover five reasons to invest in José de Guimarães.
This month, Marina Abramović will re-enact one of his most famous performances, The Artist is in Present, for an auction to benefit Ukraine. Currently up for auction on the Artsy platform is the possibility of being photographed alongside Abramović at the Sean Kelly gallery in New York, where works by the artist are currently on display.