Helena Almeida
Felipe Oliveira Baptista
Miguel Branco
Fernando Brízio
Pedro Cabrita Reis
Isabel Carvalho
Filipa Cesar
Gil Heitor Cortesao
Pedro Costa
Jose' Pedro Croft
Luísa Cunha
Alexandre Estrela
Joao Paulo Feliciano
Marco Godinho
Margarida Gouveia
Joao Maria Gusmao
Pedro Paiva
Ricardo Jacinto
Rui Moreira
Paulo Nozolino
Joao Onofre
Bruno Pacheco
Miguel Palma
Joao Penalva
Joao Queiroz
Jorge Queiroz
Paula Rego
Rigo 23
Miguel Angelo Rocha
Mafalda Santos
Sancho Silva
Angelo de Sousa
Pedro Sousa Vieira
Joao Tabarra
Rui Toscano
Franciso Tropa
Joao Pedro Vale
Joana Vasconcelos
Marco Godinho
Clement Minighetti
Marie-Claude Beaud
Bjorn Dahlstrom
A propos des lieux d'origine
Exhibition curated by: Clément Minighetti, Marie-Claude Beaud, Björn Dahlström
Since the Carnation Revolution in 1974 which marked the end of an authoritarian
regime that had been in place for more than forty years, artistic creation in
Portugal has not ceased to evolve and accelerate. If migration was an essential
condition to exist for the outstanding figures of the art scene of the 60s and 70s,
things started to change in the 80s. Those years saw the emergence of tutelary
figures who managed to break into the international scene without having to become
exiles. Today, this reality continues to be stated through the singular identity of
artists capable of constantly reinventing their own models. The necessity of
settling elsewhere to exist has mutated into an active participation in contemporary
debate, and if, henceforth, certain artists live in London, Berlin or Paris, they
are no longer exiles but are integrated into a global artistic community.
The exhibition PORTUGAL AGORA -- À propos des lieux d’origine provides an outside
view of the contemporary scene of a country. The Portuguese community represents a
significant proportion of the population of Luxembourg and greatly contributes to
the dynamism of the Grand Duchy. However, it remains culturally under-represented
and its contemporary production is too often ignored. Consequently, the creation of
PORTUGAL AGORA seemed to be an obvious step as the quality, dynamism and diversity
of current artistic production deserves more exposure. The guiding principle of this
project, that brings together 38 artists, is about meeting, exchanging and the idea
of opening. The exhibition offers a voyage through the work of artists from
different generations and hailing from a variety of horizons. It proposes a
succession of views that are critical, inspired, difficult or out of step but which
are always pertinent and conscious of the issues that drive the contemporary world.
A catalogue created by Marco Godinho, a Portuguese artist who lives and works in
Luxembourg, is being published for the exhibition. In this publication, conceived as
a sketchbook, Godinho poses questions concerning place and origin, delocalisation
and ties and establishes a cartography of artists participating in Portugal Agora.
The book also includes texts by Natxo Checa, Oscar Faria, João Fernandes.
Artists: Helena Almeida, Felipe Oliveira Baptista, Miguel Branco, Fernando Brízio,
Pedro Cabrita Reis, Isabel Carvalho, Filipa César, Gil Heitor Cortesão, Pedro Costa,
José Pedro Croft, Luísa Cunha, Alexandre Estrela, João Paulo Feliciano, Marco
Godinho, Margarida Gouveia, João Maria Gusmão & Pedro Paiva, Ricardo Jacinto, Rui
Moreira, Paulo Nozolino, João Onofre, Bruno Pacheco, Miguel Palma, João Penalva,
João Queiroz, Jorge Queiroz, Paula Rego, Rigo 23, Miguel Ângelo Rocha, Mafalda
Santos, Sancho Silva, Ângelo de Sousa, Pedro Sousa Vieira, João Tabarra, Rui
Toscano, Franciso Tropa, João Pedro Vale, Joana Vasconcelos
With the support of Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian, TAP PORTUGAL and Instituto Camões
Portugal.
Mudam thanks all the donors and sponsors, and particularly the Banque de Luxembourg,
the Leir Foundation, Inc., KBL European Private Bankers and Cargolux for their
generosity.
Musee d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean - Mudam
3, Park Drai Eechelen - Luxembourg
Opening hours: from 11am to 6pm; Wednesday from 11am to 8pm; closed Tuesday