Antonio Julio Duarte
Augusto Brazio
Daniel Malhao
Filipa Cesar
Hugo Canoilas
Ines Goncalves
Joana Pimentel
Paulo Catrica
Pedro Letria
Nuno Ribeiro
Albano Silva Pereira
Miguel Amado
An exhibition organised that intends to analyse the universe of work. Projects in photography and video were commissioned or purchased, allowing one to draw up an overview of productive activities that characterise contemporary Portugal. Artists: Antonio Julio Duarte, Augusto Brazio, Daniel Malhao, Filipa Cesar, Hugo Canoilas, Ines Goncalves, Joana Pimentel, Paulo Catrica, Pedro Letria, Nuno Ribeiro. Curated by Albano Silva Pereira and Miguel Amado
Antonio Julio Duarte, Augusto Brazio, Daniel Malhao, Filipa Cesar,
Hugo Canoilas, Ines Goncalves, Joana Pimentel, Paulo Catrica, Pedro
Letria, Nuno Ribeiro
The importance of work is measured by the meaning it has taken on in
modern societies since the Industrial Revolution, to the point of shaping all aspects of daily life. The fact that we are today witnessing a transformation of the processes of work themselves, with the consolidation of services and the coming of the immaterial economy, makes this subject even more pressing.
Work is an exhibition organised by the Centro de Artes Visuais that
intends to analyse the universe of work. Projects in photography and video
were commissioned or purchased, allowing one to draw up an overview of
productive activities that characterise contemporary Portugal. The works
on display represent the contexts associated, on the one hand, to the
process of industrialisation and, on the other hand, to the tertiary
sector, as well as their respective leading figures, the ''working class''
and the ''intellectual workers''.
Work is curated by Albano Silva Pereira and Miguel Amado. It is
accompanied by a book that reproduces all the exhibited works and which
includes, besides an introductory text by the curators, texts by António
Bagão Félix, Minister for Social Security and Labour, LuÃs Pais Antunes,
Secretary of State for Labour, and by the sociologist Carlos Fortuna.
The Centro de Artes Visuais (CAV) is a contemporary art institution based
in Coimbra, Portugal. The CAV's programme is focused on photography and
related media, such as film and video. The CAV organises six exhibitions
each year, both solo and group shows, as well as several small-scale
projects. The CAV opened its doors to the public in February 2003. Since
then, the CAV has presented four exhibitions. One should highlight firstly
''Coimbra'', a group show dedicated to the city of Coimbra, and ''Gabriel
Orozco'', the first solo show by this world wide acclaimed artist in
Portugal. The CAV holds a collection made up of works commissioned to or
purchased from the artists involved in CAV exhibitions.
Albano Silva Pereira is the Director of the Centro de Artes Visuais.
Miguel Amado is a curator based in Lisbon and London. He recently
graduated from the MA course in Curating Contemporary Art at the Royal
College of Art, London.
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