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Direcção-Geral das Artes is pleased to
announce the Portuguese
Official Representation
at the
11th International
Architecture Exhibition,
La Biennale di Venezia,
which will take place from the 14th
of September to the 23rd of
November 2008, denominated
Out There: Architecture Beyond
Building.
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PORTUGAL OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION
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National
Representatives |
Eduardo Souto de Moura and Ângelo de
Sousa
Curators l
José Gil and Joaquim Moreno
Exhibition Title |
«Out Here: Disquieted Architecture»
Venue |
Portuguese Pavilion / Fondaco Marcello
Opening | 12th
September | 7:30pm
Attached you’ll find
the introductory text by the curators,
José Gil and Joaquim Moreno, about the
exhibition «Out Here: Disquieted
Architecture», conceived by Eduardo
Souto de Moura and Ângelo de Sousa, as
well as an image of the intervention.
National Representatives |
Eduardo Souto de Moura and Ângelo
de Sousa
Eduardo Souto de
Moura
Portuguese architect born in 1952, in
Porto, where he lives and works.
Following his studies at the School of
Fine Arts in Porto, Souto de Moura began
his career collaborating in Álvaro Siza
Vieira’s office, architect with whom he
would later co-author a number of
projects, such as the Portuguese
Pavilion at the Expo 2000, in Hannover,
or the Pavilion of the Serpentine
Gallery, in London (2005). His work has
been awarded since 1980, when he started
his own office. Guest speaker at
renowned European universities, his work
has been shown in several exhibitions.
Souto de Moura’s recent Braga Municipal
Stadium is one of his most famous
buildings.
Ângelo de Sousa
Portuguese visual
artist born in Maputo, Mozambique, in
1938, Ângelo de Sousa lives and works in
Porto.
He graduated from the
School of Fine Arts in Porto, today the
Fine Arts School of the University of
Porto, where he would teach from 1962 to
2000, when he was emerited. Drawer,
sculptor, painter, and filmmaker, Ângelo
de Sousa exhibits regularly since 1959.
Serralves Museum presented two
anthological exhibitions of his work in
1993 and in 2001, and Gulbenkian
Foundation’s Modern Art Centre held two
big retrospectives in 2003 and 2005. In
2007 he received the Gulbenkian Award
for Art.
Curators l Joaquim Moreno and
José Gil
Joaquim Moreno
Portuguese architect born in 1973, in
Luanda, Angola, Joaquim Moreno lives and
works in New York. He graduated from the
Faculty of Architecture of the
University of Porto and has a Master
from the Barcelona Technical School of
Architecture. He works at the Media and
Modernity Program of the Architecture
Department at Princeton and is an
assistant professor at Columbia
University. Beyond architecture
practice, currently suspended for his
research program, Moreno has worked
mainly as editor and curator.
José Gil
Portuguese
philosopher born in 1939, in Maputo,
Mozambique, José Gil lives and works in
Lisbon. After studying Mathematics, he
graduated in Philosophy by the
University of Sorbonne and started his
teaching activity in 1965. He returned
to Portugal ten years later. Professor
of Aesthetics and Contemporary
Philosophy, he starts to publish
regularly from 1980’s onward, becoming
«one of the 25 great world thinkers» as
quoted by Le Nouvel Observateur.
Among his most recent books, one can
highlight
Portugal, Hoje.
O Medo de Existir
and O Imperceptível Devir da
Imanência – Sobre a Filosofia de Deleuze.
Additional information or interview
scheduling, please contact:
DIRECÇÃO-GERAL DAS ARTES
Portuguese Official Representation
11th
International Architecture Exhibition
Sandra Vieira Jürgens/ Maria Schiappa
Phone: +351 21 150 6974 or +351 93 345
1744
Email:
pressveneza@dgartes.pt
http://www.dgartes.pt/outhere/index_eng.html
Best
regards,
Sandra Vieira Jürgens |
