Priscila Fernandes | Labour Series

Amidst the sound of water, the whisper of the wind, and the rumbling of brass, two new works by Portuguese artist Priscila Fernandes emerge: Fanfare …

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How many horses does it take to change the world?

How many horses does it take to change the world? subverts, through a playful language, symbols related to the idea of power. Composed of two panels …

Duchamp is a frog that has lost the ability to jump. Mondrian is a snake that gives yoga classes. John Cage is a mouse that plays chess and is …

2023

What Horses Dream of?

Rusted Armour, Skin of Dreams

Bathers at Midnight

The Waterslide of Abstract Art

Make it Bounce

Idleness' Owl

Escola de Lazer Leisure School

We Sure Got An Eyeful…! Labour, leisure and play in Priscila Fernandes‘s history of modern abstraction We sure got an eyeful of that carnival! And a …

2020

Never touch the ground

With sort of a serious, almost academic title, as if referring to a study programme, artist Priscila Fernandes (PT/NL) invites us to an exhibition …

2020

Happier than a Seagull with a French Fry

Labour Series

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2019

Leisure: The Final Frontier

For some time now that I’ve been looking at the possibilities of buying an iRobot Romba vacuum cleaner. To me, the prospect of doing nothing while my …

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2016

Gozolândia e Outros Futuros Cuckoo Land and Other Futures

In this 32nd Biennial, the artist presents the installation GOZOLÂNDIA E OUTROS FUTUROS [Cuckoo-land and Other Futures] (2016) that includes three …

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2019

What's love got to do with it

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2018

Free. To do whatever we

What do artists do when they want time off? Going to the museum is part of work. Reading a book most likely sparks some thoughts reflecting on one’s …

2018

Luísa's Wedding

Luísa's Wedding is an emancipated, fluid exhibition in which pleasure assumes a political sense of becoming. In these paintings, in which bodies …

2017

In darkness all cats are grey De noite todos os gatos são pardos

Every night hordes of people can be found walking, marching or wandering around the park. They seem to be stuck at the edge, continuously tracing the …

A friend in common

Jardim Europa

Those bastards in caps come to have fun and relax by the seaside instead of continuing to work in the factory

2014

The Book of Aesthetic Education of the Modern School

In 1901, on his return from Paris, Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia founded the Modern School in Barcelona, a pedagogic project based on a free, rational, …

Against the enamel

For a better world

Naar de speeltuin! To the playground!

Product of Play

Calibration Circle

Once upon a time no longer

2010

That which is above that which is

Bringing the dream home examines relationships between three artistic positions that share a playful approach to color. The works of Priscila …