Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and my favorite one. Not because I lived there many years but because it has a soul, a light and a charming atmosphere that makes you fall in love by it…
It’s a cultural city, where you will never feel bored,
hosting many international and national cultural events for all kind of taste.
Now in the Ajuda National Palace you can find a spectacular
exhibition of the renowned artist Joana Vasconcelos while visiting this Palace.
The Ajuda National Palace, a neoclassical monument built
after the 1755 earthquake and tsunami.
It began to be used as a Royal Residence in 1826 when the Infanta
(princess) Isabel Maria, regent of Queen Maria II, wanted to turn habitable
this Palace.
This beautiful Palace is specially known as a permanent
residence of the Royal Family, when it hosted the King Luis I , and his wife
Queen Maria Pia of Savoy until the establishment of the Republic in 1910.
This pre-eminent Portuguese contemporary artist Joana Vasconcelos, became specially known when she exhibit at the Palace of Versailles in 2012, where she topped ranked one of the five most visited exhibitions in Paris in the last 50 years with 1.6 million visitors, also she became the first woman and youngest artist to present her work in Versailles.
This pre-eminent Portuguese contemporary artist Joana Vasconcelos, became specially known when she exhibit at the Palace of Versailles in 2012, where she topped ranked one of the five most visited exhibitions in Paris in the last 50 years with 1.6 million visitors, also she became the first woman and youngest artist to present her work in Versailles.
Joana Vasconcelos work is different...it's ingenious, humorous,
irreverent, crazy…subverting pre-existent objects and daily realities into irreverent colorful and intricate assemblages masterpieces throughout the use of traditional crafts and techniques with hand made crochet, knitted fabrics and even pre-existing materials.
She plays with her work in the different scenarios of the
Palace with sense of humor and in a very teasing way.
In the exhibition you can see many of her famous gigantic
pieces (objects that we can easily recognize) sculpt in interesting materials
making her work ingenious, innovative, funny and fresh.
The exhibition features 38 works from the last decade produced by Joana Vasconcelos where she took inspiration from the royal family and specially Queen Maria Pia. While visiting the Palace you will see many of her iconic
pieces like “The Bride, 2001-2005”, “Red Independent heart, 2005”and Marilyn,
2011 and many others mixed with this royal atmosphere.
The Bride
Red Independent heart
Marilyn
Also some very cute and funny pieces like the Lilicoptère,
2012, the “Perruque 2012”and “War Games,2011”.
Lilicoptère
Perruque
War Games
If you are in Lisbon or planning to go, it’s a great opportunity
to this artist work and this beautiful Palace.
The exhibition will be open until the 25th August
2013.
Ajuda Palace
Largo Ajuda 21
1349-021 Lisbon
Phone: +351 213 637 095
Largo Ajuda 21
1349-021 Lisbon
Phone: +351 213 637 095
Hours:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday – 10:00 to 19:00
Saturday – 10:00 to 21:00
Closed on Wednesday
Photos: The Blue Chic
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday – 10:00 to 19:00
Saturday – 10:00 to 21:00
Closed on Wednesday
Photos: The Blue Chic
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