As part of the celebrations of the centenary of Joseph; Saramago, the CPS presents the art album Mulheres Saramaguianas, a special edition made in partnership with the José José Foundation. Saramago that pays tribute to the writer and Portuguese Nobel Prize winner for Literature.
The album is composed of sixunpublished screen prints and engravings by Portuguese artists, accompanied by texts, also unpublished, by Portuguese-speaking writers, with a limited edition.
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Each artist and writer duo corresponds to a female character from the Saramaguian universe, those who, according to Fernando Gómez Aguilera, could be understood “as shining incarnations of the best of the human condition”. Of the countless characters created by Joséé Saramago, the selection focused on Blimunda, Joana Carda, Gracinda Mau-Tempo, Maria Sara, death and wife of doctor. In a mix of generations, sensibilities and artistic territories, the following were invited:
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José by Guimarãesscreen printing
Blimunda (Memorial of the Convent)
Text by Lídia Jorge
Miguel Januário engraving
Gracinda Mau-Tempo (Levantado do Chão)
Text by Dulce Maria Cardoso
Graça Morais screen printing
Joana Carda (A Jangada de Pedra)
Text by Ana Luísa Amaral
Manuel João Vieira engraving
death (The Intermittencies of Death)
Text by Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida
Ana Romãozinho screen printing
Maria Sara (History of the Siege of Lisbon)
Text by Adriana Lisboa
Joana Villaverde engraving
Doctor's Wife (Essay on Blindness and Essay on Lucidity) p>
Text by Ana Margarida Carvalho
The Official Centenary Program includes a set of exhibitions of the works, which had their first show in Leipzig, Germany and Portugal, at the Theater and Dance Museum. The works can now also be viewed at the CPS Galleries in Lisbon.
Artistic curator: Ana Matos
Commissioner for the centenary of Joseph; Saramago: Carlos Reis
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