Helena Mendes Pereira in conversation with João Penalva Part I HMP: Does contemporary art production fit into the generational processes that Art History has always experienced or is it ‘trans- historical’ (if one may say so), that is, upheld by unrelated authorial processes? JP: Contemporary art production is more varied than at any other… Continue reading
Helena Mendes Pereira in conversation with João Penalva
On an enumeration of goods for sale by João Penalva
On an enumeration of goods for sale by João Penalva Emilio Lledó tells us that “in the beginning was the word”[1] and from the beginning, the philosophers understood that the way to knowledge was to take charge of words. Most of Plato’s Dialogues consist of discussions around words, concepts that we use without thinking about… Continue reading
Altruism, alterity, effective altruism or just duty itself
Altruism, alterity, effective altruism or just duty itself At the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the emotions of the civilised world were at one with the Ukrainian people and the countless lives exposed on world televisions struck all hearts in a genuine way. Help came from all sides and some help was little, but… Continue reading
FIRST IMPRESSIONS – Workshops
FIRST IMPRESSIONS – Workshops Within the scope of the exhibition FIRST IMPRESSIONS, zet gallery is promoting a programme of education and cultural mediation by holding visual arts workshops with the Ukrainian artists featured in the exhibition. The workshops are free of charge and take place at zet gallery on Saturday mornings, from 10 am to… Continue reading
Evgenia Antonova – Testimony
EVGENIA ANTONOVA TESTIMONY zet gallery has five artists from Ukraine in artistic residency for a year. On June 30th, dstgroup received the High Commissioner for Migrations, Sónia Pereira, in a session in which Evgenia Antonova was invited to share her testimony about the experience in Portugal and the artist residency at zet gallery. Read… Continue reading
We shall go with them into the Future
We shall go with them into the Future “I said, ‘I wonder what it means’, not ‘Tell me what it means.” New Yorker Cartoons, cartoon caption by Will McPhail, 2017 1. Adriana Oliveira 2. Alberto Rodrigues Marques 3. Bruno Rodrigues Martins 4. Daniela Pinheiro 5. Diogo Nogueira 6. Inês Nêves 7. João Campolargo Teixeira 8…. Continue reading
WE SHALL GO TO THE FUTURE
WE SHALL GO TO THE FUTURE At dstgroup we have a passion for books and reading and, in the middle of a pandemic period with our campus far from its usual life and close, on some days, to the image of a ghost town, José Teixeira, Chairman of the Board of Directors and founder of… Continue reading
zet gallery and dstgroup open six grants for artistic residences for Ukrainian female artists
ZET GALLERY AND DSTGROUP OPEN SIX GRANTS FOR ARTISTIC RESIDENCES FOR UKRAINIAN FEMALE ARTISTS From today, Ukrainian refugee female artists can apply for one-year artist residency grants, opened by dstgroup and zet gallery. These six grants comprise the allocation of €1000/month and free accommodation. During this year, zet gallery will also organise an exhibition… Continue reading
OPEN CALL | Art in Public Space & Sustainability Award
zet gallery opens OPEN CALL of the 2nd edition of the ART IN PUBLIC SPACE & SUSTAINABILITY Award The Art in Public Space & Sustainability Award is back! The 2nd edition of the ART IN PUBLIC SPACE & SUSTAINABILITY Award is coming, an initiative of the dst group and zet gallery, with the support of… Continue reading
The grace of metaphysics
The grace of metaphysics Valter Hugo Mãe Art is a pure manifestation of metaphysics, an essential dimension that alludes to what is insinuated in the matter, but it is above all longing for spirit, some kind of simulation of the soul to give us the true size of existence and possible transcendence. I begin by… Continue reading