Portraits from Lockdown - Art Exhibition

Curator: Connor Benedict

 

Confronted with the global lockdowns caused by the Covid 19 pandemic artists everywhere re-examined themselves in their artwork. This exhibition showcases artists living in Lisbon whose artwork evolved by the changing circumstances of the world and which is reflected later in their artistic expression.

On May 18th, the day of the opening it will be exactly 3 years since Portugal first lifted any restrictions on movement in the country.

Residents of Lisbon emerged from what was going to be the first of multiple hard lockdowns.

The exhibition aims to examine the artistic expression from these isolating periods and set the artists in parallel to one another; a group show but curated through the theme of “self-portraiture” which we interpret broadly as not all the work is purely figurative but is nevertheless introspective.

Together we recognize our own experiences from this period in the art that emerged from it.

We recognize ourselves in the images, words, concepts, and the feelings they convey.

It reminds us of our own struggles with isolation, loneliness, and fear. It connects us to the oddity of it all, the humour, love, and sometimes even newfound joys.

Artists: Rebecca Fontaine-Wolf, Elizabeth Prentis, Ligia Fernandes, Daniela Reis, Gonssalo, Roberta Goldfarb and Rod.

 

18-28 May, Quartel - Largo Residências, Largo do Cabeço de Bola, Lisboa