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PARAGONE: What’s with mediums today?: INTERNATIONAL GROUP SHOW

Past exhibition
26 May - 20 August 2023
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PARAGONE: What’s with mediums today?, INTERNATIONAL GROUP SHOW
The PARAGONE exhibition offers a guided tour program that promotes the rediscovery in three stages of a historical heritage—unknown to many—linked to the city of Lisbon’s water supply: Cape Verde Cultural Center; Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station and Patriarchal Reservoir. 
 
"PARAGONE: What's with mediums today?" presents a very particular reflection on the notion of "mediums" in current artistic practice. Through the renewal and explorative deconstruction of the ancestral debate over the hierarchical classification of artistic disciplines in the early modern era, the PARAGONE art exhibition reveals how long-established boundaries between arts and crafts are now becoming eminently permeable. 
 
Curated by Graça Rodrigues, Katherine Sirois, Sónia Ribeiro and Ricardo Barbosa Vicente, this exhibition comprises the third chapter of a broader curatorial project of the contemporary art gallery THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE, ongoing since 2019, focusing on concepts of materiality and immateriality in the field of contemporary art. 
 
Reflecting on the question of the "medium" in contemporary art discourse, this exhibition explores current trends towards the construction of formal unities independent of the compartmentalising ideas concerning purity of medium. Such compartmentalisation has previously ensured the historical position of works as art. The new trends in this exhibition, however, assert themselves either through experimentation with the practice of technical addition, or through the recovery and integration of remote practices of artistic production. The exhibition showcases a renewed approach to representation in contemporary art. This approach questions the historical system of categorisation and hierarchisation for arts, a system that seems increasingly out of step with the times, particularly with respect to canonical norms.

Thus, the PARAGONE exhibition challenges traditional criteria and judgments of aesthetic quality, expressing the pronounced philosophical ambition to problematise artistic practices. Through its three stage exhibition - Centro Cultural Cabo Verde, Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station and Patriarchal Reservoir - "PARAGONE: What's with mediums today?" explores a significant conjunction of media, highlighting works by artists from a wide variety of cultural milieus and geographical regions - including Algeria, South Africa, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Nigeria, Portugal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Kingdom and São Tomé and Príncipe - whose creative practices cross spatial and technical boundaries.
 
The PARAGONE exhibition is taking place in the wake of the United Nations Water Conference 2023, and it aims to contribute essential reflections on sustainable water management policies. Moving away from the long-cherished ivory tower ideal of art for art’s sake, this exhibition is anchored to the pragmatic issue of water management, a vital concern that has always been and remains at the center of individuals' lives, both in their practical day to day and in their imaginative flights of fancy.
 
ARTISTS

António Faria, Bento Oliveira, Bev Butkow, Carlos Noronha Feio, Carolina Ponte, Expanded Eye, Gonçalo Mabunda, Jacira, Ondjaki e Jordi Burch, Katharien de Villiers, Lizette Chirrime, Luís Damião, Manuela Pimentel, Marcelino Santos, Maya Touam, Mónica Mindelis, Oleandro Pires Garcia, Patrick Bongoy, Paulo Kapela, Pedro Pires, Reinata Sadimba, René Tavares, Ricardo Piedade, Salomé Nascimento, Samuel Noron, Vanessa Barragão, Yuran Henrique, Rosana Ricalde.

 
Works
  • Vanessa Barragão, AFTERLIFE III, 2023
    Vanessa Barragão, AFTERLIFE III, 2023
  • Manuela Pimentel, Fazemos do Corpo Campo de Batalha, 2021
    Manuela Pimentel, Fazemos do Corpo Campo de Batalha, 2021
  • Mónica Mindelis, Há uma ponta por onde se lhe pegue, 2023
    Mónica Mindelis, Há uma ponta por onde se lhe pegue, 2023
  • Mónica Mindelis, Invidere, 2019
    Mónica Mindelis, Invidere, 2019
  • Mónica Mindelis, A terra que um homem precisa II, 2022
    Mónica Mindelis, A terra que um homem precisa II, 2022
  • Mónica Mindelis, Uma solidão demasiado ruidosa , 2021
    Mónica Mindelis, Uma solidão demasiado ruidosa , 2021
  • Expanded Eye, Passage of Time, 2018
    Expanded Eye, Passage of Time, 2018
  • Jordi Burch / Ondjaki, Serie: " Há uma trança linda nessa sua dança", 2023
    Jordi Burch / Ondjaki, Serie: " Há uma trança linda nessa sua dança", 2023
  • Jordi Burch / Ondjaki, Serie: " Há uma trança linda nessa sua dança", 2023
    Jordi Burch / Ondjaki, Serie: " Há uma trança linda nessa sua dança", 2023
  • Jordi Burch / Ondjaki, Serie: " Há uma trança linda nessa sua dança", 2023
    Jordi Burch / Ondjaki, Serie: " Há uma trança linda nessa sua dança", 2023
  • Samuel Nnorom, The Fragility of Disunity , 2023
    Samuel Nnorom, The Fragility of Disunity , 2023
  • Jacira da Conceição, Terra, 2022
    Jacira da Conceição, Terra, 2022
  • Jacira da Conceição, Ar, 2022
    Jacira da Conceição, Ar, 2022
  • Jacira da Conceição, Fogo, 2022
    Jacira da Conceição, Fogo, 2022
  • Jacira da Conceição, O Umbigo (centro) do mundo, 2022
    Jacira da Conceição, O Umbigo (centro) do mundo, 2022
  • Jacira da Conceição, Água, 2022
    Jacira da Conceição, Água, 2022
  • Rosana Ricalde, Untitled , 2020
    Rosana Ricalde, Untitled , 2020
  • Salomé Nascimento, Human, 2022
    Salomé Nascimento, Human, 2022
  • Salomé Nascimento, Vunus I / Vulnus II, 2022
    Salomé Nascimento, Vunus I / Vulnus II, 2022
  • Ricardo Piedade, Dicherus, 2023
    Ricardo Piedade, Dicherus, 2023
  • Gonçalo Mabunda Os caminhantes da Cor, 2022 Obsulet Weapons, Metal and Welding 160 x 76 x 15 cm
    Gonçalo Mabunda
    Os caminhantes da Cor, 2022
    Obsulet Weapons, Metal and Welding
    160 x 76 x 15 cm
  • Luís Damião, A História de um Arquivo, 2023
    Luís Damião, A História de um Arquivo, 2023
  • René Tavares Preto - Carruagem Lusa , 2022 Stencil, pigment and acrylic on cloth 174 x 154 cm
    René Tavares
    Preto - Carruagem Lusa , 2022
    Stencil, pigment and acrylic on cloth
    174 x 154 cm
  • René Tavares Nativo - Carruagem Lusa, 2022 Stencil and pigment on cloth 160 x 160 cm
    René Tavares
    Nativo - Carruagem Lusa, 2022
    Stencil and pigment on cloth
    160 x 160 cm
  • Carolina Ponte, Untitled, 2011
    Carolina Ponte, Untitled, 2011
  • Carlos Noronha Feio, O descanso antes da elevação em ‘S’, 2021
    Carlos Noronha Feio, O descanso antes da elevação em ‘S’, 2021
  • Carlos Noronha Feio, As If You Were Mine, Blue State, 2021
    Carlos Noronha Feio, As If You Were Mine, Blue State, 2021
  • Carlos Noronha Feio, Medusa em Flor Vermelha, 2021
    Carlos Noronha Feio, Medusa em Flor Vermelha, 2021
  • Pedro Pires, Nova Pele Para o Corpo, 2006
    Pedro Pires, Nova Pele Para o Corpo, 2006
  • Bev Butkow Dappled Perspectives , 2022 Wool, thread, cord, copper rod 210 x 210 cm
    Bev Butkow
    Dappled Perspectives , 2022
    Wool, thread, cord, copper rod
    210 x 210 cm
  • Yuran Henrique, Kordado, 2022
    Yuran Henrique, Kordado, 2022
  • António Faria Blue Monday, 2023 Charcoal and dry pastel drawing on paper with video installation 140 x 260 cm
    António Faria
    Blue Monday, 2023
    Charcoal and dry pastel drawing on paper with video installation
    140 x 260 cm
  • Katharien de Villiers, An Accident, 2020
    Katharien de Villiers, An Accident, 2020
  • Lizette Chirrime Breaking Boundaries, 2019 Fabric collage and stitched leather rope on canvas 101 x 76 x 5 cm
    Lizette Chirrime
    Breaking Boundaries, 2019
    Fabric collage and stitched leather rope on canvas
    101 x 76 x 5 cm
  • Luís Damião Alambamento, 2021 Transfer on paper 87,5 x 60 cm Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs (Edition record)
    Luís Damião
    Alambamento, 2021
    Transfer on paper
    87,5 x 60 cm
    Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
    (Edition record)
  • Patrick Bongoy, Fragments #24, 2019
    Patrick Bongoy, Fragments #24, 2019
  • Patrick Bongoy, Fragments #36, 2019
    Patrick Bongoy, Fragments #36, 2019
  • Bento Oliveira, RONDA I
    Bento Oliveira, RONDA I
  • Bento Oliveira, RONDA II
    Bento Oliveira, RONDA II
  • Bento Oliveira, RONDA III
    Bento Oliveira, RONDA III
  • Marcelino Santos, Carnaval
    Marcelino Santos, Carnaval
  • Maya-Inès Touam, Nature morte à la grenade, 2020
    Maya-Inès Touam, Nature morte à la grenade, 2020
  • Mónica Mindelis, Terei de principiar por lhes rebentar os tímpanos, para que aprendam a ouvir com os olhos?, 2022
    Mónica Mindelis, Terei de principiar por lhes rebentar os tímpanos, para que aprendam a ouvir com os olhos?, 2022
Installation Views
  • Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves

    Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves

  • Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
    Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
  • Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
    Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
  • Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
    Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
  • Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
    Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
  • Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
    Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
  • Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
    Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
  • Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
    Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
  • Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
    Cape Verde Cultural Center @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Barbadinhos Steam Pumping Station @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Patriarchal Reservoir @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Patriarchal Reservoir @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Patriarchal Reservoir @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Patriarchal Reservoir @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Patriarchal Reservoir @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Patriarchal Reservoir @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Patriarchal Reservoir @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Patriarchal Reservoir @ João Neves
  • Water Museum - Patriarchal Reservoir @ João Neves
    Water Museum - Patriarchal Reservoir @ João Neves
Press
  • Salomé Nascimento, human\nature III, 2022 (detail)

    International Contemporary Art Exhibition will be in Lisbon starting May 26

    Lusa e SIC Notícias, 16 May 2023
Videos
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    PARAGONE: What's with mediums today?

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