Exhibitions

Current

BEYOND BOUNDARIES
GROUP SHOW: Cristiano Mangovo, Gonçalo Mabunda, Luís Damião, Nelo Teixeira, Rómulo Santa Rita, Uólofe Griot and Samuel Nnorom 25 October 2023 - 9 January 2024 We are pleased to present the group exhibition 'Beyond Boundaries'. With works by Cristiano Mangovo, Gonçalo Mabunda, Luís Damião, Nelo Teixeira, Rómulo Santa Rita, Uólofe Griot and Samuel Nnorom, the exhibition encourages the public to embark on a captivating and enlightening journey through the creative diversity of contemporary African Art... Read more

BREVE HISTÓRIA COLONIAL E OUTRAS MEMÓRIAS
Solo Show: Tchalé Figueira 24 November 2023 - 12 January 2024 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE, in collaboration with Cape Verde Cultural Center, is pleased to present: 'Breve História Colonial e outras Memórias', a solo exhibition by the artist Tchalé Figueira. Through his unmistakable brushstrokes, Figueira transports us to a universe where colonial history is not only observed but challenged,... Read more

Past

PORTRAITS FOR ENGLISH TO SEE
Solo Show: René Tavares | The Africa Centre, London 9 - 29 October 2023 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE, in partnership with THE AFRICA CENTRE, is proud to announce the debut solo exhibition of Santomean artist René Tavares. Entitled ' PORTRAITS FOR ENGLISH TO SEE' , the exhibition will premiere on October 9th at THE AFRICA CENTRE, and is curated by the acclaimed... Read more

Flying in a silver plane
SOLO SHOW: TOM SOLTY 13 July - 15 September 2023 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE, in collaboration with ARTCO Gallery, is pleased to present on July 13th: 'Flying In a Silver Plane', a solo exhibition by German artist Tom Solty . 'The noise of the cars on the highway intermingles with the sound of insects, birds, and airplanes flying... Read more

MORPHOSIS
Vanessa Barragão and Catarina Nunes 29 June - 1 October 2023 Morphosis: Catarina Nunes and Vanessa Barragão MU.SA | curatorship and texts by Katherine Sirois The exhibition enlightens the exceptional encounter between the fibre art designer, Vanessa Barragão, and the ceramist Catarina Nunes. Despite the distinctness of the techniques and materials they use, Nunes and Barragão create biomorphic and proliferating shapes... Read more

INTERCULTURAL ENCOUNTERS AND DIALOGUES
GROUP SHOW: Dagmar Van Weeghel, Maya-Inès Touam, Sidonie Hadoux, Remofiloe Mayisela, Nicole Rafiki, Kudzanai Chiurai, and René Tavares. 1 June - 7 July 2023 We are pleased to present in Lisbon 'Intercultural Encounters and Dialogues' - an Africa-focused photography group exhibition. The show presents about 21 works by artists Dagmar Van Weeghel, Maya-Inès Touam, Sidonie Hadoux, Remofiloe Mayisela, Nicole Rafiki, Kudzanai Chiurai, and René Tavares. The exhibition 'INTERCULTURAL ENCOUNTERS AND DIALOGUES' establishes a platform... Read more

PARAGONE: What’s with mediums today?
INTERNATIONAL GROUP SHOW 26 May - 20 August 2023 In the context of the Lisbon Art Week, the international contemporary art exhibition 'PARAGONE: What's with mediums today?' will open on May 26, in three exhibition centres: Cape Verde Cultural Center; Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station and Patriarchal Reservoir. The PARAGONE exhibition offers a guided tour program that... Read more

REVIVESCÊNCIA: UMA JORNADA PARA O PRESENTE
Solo Show: Osvaldo Ferreira 23 May - 30 July 2023 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE, in collaboration with Eritage, is pleased to present: 'Revivescência: Uma Jornada para o Presente', a solo exhibition by Angolan artist Osvaldo Ferreira. Bringing together about 20 unpublished works produced over the past year, the exhibition proposes, through representation in painting, the emergence of a... Read more

RESCUE OP
Group Show: Ana Silva, Bento Oliveira, Cristiano Mangovo, Gonçalo Mabunda, Micaela Fikoff and Nelo Teixeira 5 May - 24 June 2023 Rescue Op, c urated by Katherine Sirois, is an initiative of P28 - Association for Creative and Artistic Development, in partnership with Carpe Diem Art and Research Association, and presents works by artists from Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, and Brazil. The artists in this show use all kinds of everyday... Read more

UNTITLED 3
Group Show: Galeria Banco Económico 4 May - 23 June 2023 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE is pleased to announce the third edition of the group exhibition 'UNTITLED 3 - O Vendedor de Passados', opening on May 04. The show will take place at the Galeria Banco Económico, in Luanda, bringing together more than 50 names of national contemporary artistic... Read more

A Vida Longa das Linhas Retas
Solo Show: Pedro Pires 20 April - 26 May 2023 The Angolan born Portuguese artist, Pedro Pires, is one of the most singular emerging figures on the international contemporary art scene. With a distinctive inventiveness and a remarkable experimental drive, his process of creation is suggestive of the ancient practice of alchemy. Whether building through the collection, use, and assemblage... Read more

Pulsations: From Rhythms to Gestures
Solo Show: Francisco Vidal 4 March - 22 April 2023 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE gallery presents in Lisbon, ' Pulsations: From Rhythms to Gestures' - a solo exhibition by Francisco Vidal. Join us for the opening event on March 04th, between 5 pm and 9 pm. Curated by Katherine Sirois, the exhibition presents about 30 unpublished works that... Read more

Pocket Universes: The Policy of (Im)Possibilities
Group Show: Pedro Pires, Rómulo Santa Rita, Luís Damião, Benigno Nsito, Mariana Dias Coutinho, Stephané E. Conradie, Uolofe, Sapate, Mumpasi Meso, and Osvaldo Ferreira 27 January - 31 May 2023 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE gallery presents on January 27th, in Luanda, the group exhibition: “Pocket Universes: The Politics of (Im) Possibilities”. Curated by Jamil “Parasol” Osmar, the exhibition includes mostly unpublished works, through which a reflection on the notion of human interaction is proposed. In particular, it explores... Read more

There Was A Time When I Could Be Anything
SOLO SHOW: CÁSSIO MARKOWSKI 26 November 2022 - 25 January 2023 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE gallery presents on November 26th, in Lisbon, 'There Was A Time When I Could Be Anything” - a solo exhibition by Cássio Markowski. The Lisbon-based Brazilian artist Cássio Markowski (b. 1972) mainly works across drawing and painting, besides exploring video and installation as means... Read more

(IM)MATERIALITY
Group Show: Águeda's Art Center 1 October 2022 - 15 January 2023 Following the success achieved during the presentation in Lisbon, and at the invitation of Águeda's Municipality, the exhibition (IM)MATERIALITY will itinerate to Águeda Arts Center in October. “(IM)MATERIALITY” promotes a reflection on the concepts of materiality and immateriality, highlighting works by artists from a wide variety of cultural and geographical... Read more

À Flor da Pele
Solo Show: Manuela Pimentel 24 September - 12 November 2022 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE gallery presents on September 24 in Lisbon, 'À Flor da Pele' - a solo exhibition by the Portuguese artist Manuela Pimentel, which pays tribute to the recently deceased journalist, writer, and editor João Paulo Cotrim, author of the text that gives the exhibition its... Read more

Blue Grid
Solo Show: Pedro Besugo 23 June - 22 July 2022 Associação Mutualista Montepio presents the exhibition 'Blue Grid' by the Portuguese artist Pedro Besugo, between June the 23rd and July the 22nd, at atmosfera m, in Lisbon. The show is curated by Graça Rodrigues and Sónia Ribeiro and brings together about 40 works of painting, drawing and assemblage - mostly... Read more

(IM)MATERIALITY
GROUP SHOW: Not a Museum 20 May - 12 August 2022 '(IM)MATERIALITY' is curated by Graça Rodrigues, Sónia Ribeiro, Katherine Sirois, Lourenço Egreja, and Diogo Bento, and exhibits, through three distinct nuclei, a significant combination of media, ranging from painting to drawing, to sculpture, photography and installation. The exhibition promotes a reflection on the concepts of materiality and immateriality, highlighting around... Read more

The Green Line
SOLO SHOW: PEDRO PIRES 5 May - 25 June 2022 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE Contemporary Art Gallery presents in Lisbon 'The Green Line,' a solo exhibition by the Luso-Angolan artist Pedro Pires, which marks his return to the Portuguese capital after more than a decade of a growing presence in the international art scene. The exhibition is curated... Read more

Reflect #2 - FRAGMENTS, FRAGILITIES, MEMORIES
GROUP SHOW: THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART, BELGRADE (SERBIA) 13 April - 31 August 2022 The exhibition 'Reflect#2 - FRAGMENTS, FRAGILITIES, MEMORIES,' held at the Museum of African Art in Belgrade (Serbia) in collaboration with THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE Art Gallery, contains carefully selected works by Angolan artists, representative of what is, in a broad spectrum, the artistic production and intellectual reflection of... Read more

MUSAMBIQUE
Manuela Pimentel and Jas 30 March - 7 May 2022 Camões - Portuguese Cultural Center in Maputo presents the exhibition MUSAMBIQUE, a group show by the Portuguese artists Manuela Pimentel and João Alexandrino (Jas). This exhibition results from an artistic residency organized with the two artists in May 2019 in Maputo and Mozambique Island. Since then, Manuela Pimentel & JAS... Read more

LOOT
Solo Show: Barbara Wildenboer 5 February - 9 April 2022 'LOOT' is the first solo exhibition by the South African artist Barbara Wildenboer in Portugal. The show presents about 30 unpublished works, divided into three distinct nuclei. Among these is the artist's most recent body of work, which gives the exhibition its name. 'LOOT - Spoils of war' stems from... Read more

Weaving The Entropy
Solo Show: Patrick Bongoy 8 October - 31 December 2021 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE is pleased to present in Lisbon 'WEAVING THE ENTROPY' a SOLO SHOW BY PATRICK BONGOY with a new series of sculptural works and paintings from the artist's personal archive. Curated by Graça Rodrigues and Sónia Ribeiro, the exhibition celebrates and recognizes Bongoy's significant... Read more

DIAPASÃO
Manuela Pimentel and JAS 4 October 2021 - 28 February 2022 “Diapason”, from Greek roots “dia”, which means “through” and “pasōn”, which means “all”, suggests something that transposes, that traverses several realities. It also defines the device that allows determining the frequency of vibration of sound waves, serving as a tuning resource and as a mechanism to debug, purify and temper... Read more

EXTRAVAGANT DISSIDENCE - BUILDING A LOCAL PRAXIS
Solo Show: Osvaldo Ferreira 10 September - 31 December 2021 THIS NOT A WHITE CUBE is pleased to present: 'Extravagant Dissidence: Building a Local Praxis', a solo show by the Angolan artist Osvaldo Ferreira. The show will be held at Galeria Banco Económico, in Luanda, from September 10th, 2021. The project follows his recent award by of one of the... Read more

IN MEMORY WE TRUST
Solo Show: René Tavares 27 May - 17 July 2021 In its 5t h year of existence, THIS NOT A WHITE CUBE expands its international presence with the opening of a new space in Lisbon (Chiado), on may 27th. To mark the occasion, the gallery will simultaneously present in its two branches - in Lisbon and Luanda - a solo... Read more

BORDERS
Solo Show: Mariana Dias Coutinho 24 June - 31 July 2020 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE art gallery and MEXTO are pleased to present 'Borders' - a solo show by Mariana Dias Coutinho. The exhibition gathers around 50 works by the Portuguese artist, produced between 2013 and 2019, tracing a retrospective view on her work. 'Borders' is curated by Graça... Read more

DISCOURSES OF DECOLONIALITY
Group Show: Not a Museum 24 June - 30 September 2020 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE art gallery, in partnership with Not A Museum - Art Mexto, presents the exhibition “Discourses of Decoloniality'. It will be on display between June 24th and July 31st at the Not A Museum space, in Lisbon (R. Castilho, 3) and can be visited from... Read more

Migrações e Coisas: Retalhos de uma História Só
Solo Show: René Tavares 21 March - 27 May 2020 In collaboration with Banco Económico, THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE presents from March 21 to May 27, 2020, the first solo show by the Santomean artist René Tavares, in Luanda. “Migraçōes e Coisas: Retalhos de uma Historia Só” integrates around 40 works produced between 2012 and 2020 - many... Read more

Luís Damião - Photography
Solo Show: Luís Damião 18 December 2019 - 31 January 2020 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE Art Gallery presents from December 18 to January 31, 2020, a solo exhibition by the Angolan artist Luís Damião. The exhibition includes a set of 20 unpublished works, made over the last year, which reflect Luís Damião's latest production process in the field of... Read more

Intersections - Within the Global South
Group Show: Galeria Banco Económico 26 November 2019 - 16 January 2020 THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE art gallery, the Banco Económico, and the South African Gallery MOMO, present, in Luanda: “Intersections - Within the Global South”. The exhibition puts in dialogue 16 international contemporary artists and seeks to promote through their work a comprehensive reflection on some of the most... Read more

PEDRO PIRES: PH7 – INTERFACES / BODY AND ARCHITECTURE
Solo Show: Pedro Pires, Luanda's Natural History Museum 6 June - 6 July 2019 PEDRO PIRES is back in Luanda with pH7 - INTERFACES \ BODY AND ARCHITECTURE, individual exhibition with about 25 unpublished works, among sculptures, installation and drawings with paper intervention. In this exhibition, the artist proposes not one, but multiple dialogues with the city through the body and architecture, in this... Read more

SPACES IN BETWEEN
Group Show: Old Palace 17 - 28 May 2019 Installed in a palace in 'ruins' in downtown Lisbon, the exhibition aims to reinforce the participation of THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE at ARCO Lisboa 2019, whose focus will be on African research, creation and collecting. With African artists from different geographical and professional backgrounds, the exhibition, divided into... Read more

PANORAMA
Solo Show by Mónica de Miranda, Banco Económico Gallery, Luanda 22 November 2018 - 25 January 2019 Panorama is the first solo exhibition of Mónica de Miranda in Angola, an artist whose multimedia work deals with themes related to geographies of affection, poetics of belonging and the processes of construction of identities. Angola is one of the artist’s geographies of affection and Panorama marks her return to... Read more

Ambundulando
Solo Show by Januário Jano, Instituto Camões, Luanda 26 July - 19 August 2017 Ambundulando is a research-based project by artist Januário Jano. The exhibition is the result of a method of work developed over the last year and a half, where the artist explores the complexities and idiosyncrasies of the processes of the construction of Identity. In recovering practices and rituals typical of... Read more

Nelo Teixeira: Not Bok - Conglomeration in space and memories
Solo Show by Nelo Teixeira, Banco Económico Gallery 18 November 2016 - 12 January 2017 The solo exhibition of the artist Nelo Teixeira, “Not Bok: Conglomeration in space and memories” will be open to the public from November 18th until 12th January 2017, at the Gallery of Banco Economico, in Luanda. Organized by the gallery THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE, in partnership with Banco... Read more

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