LIGA /11 | Sara & André + António Olaio

Curated by João Fonte Santa

 

SCHEDULE | November 23, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM (free entry)

SUPPORT | República Portuguesa – Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / Direção-Geral das Artes

 

It is common in the production of metals to use alloys, that is, to combine metals with other elements (usually non-metals). The result of the mixture gives rise to materials that generally differ from the base metals, providing them with new qualities, namely greater mechanical robustness, hardness, or corrosion resistance. Organized by João Fonte Santa, LIGA is an artistic project that fosters a co-authorial approach, where the results of a dialogue between artists materialize in a joint installation exhibited for one day in Zaratan's black box.

 

Biographies:

SARA & ANDRÉ | Born in 1980 and 1979, respectively, in Lisbon, where they live and work. They studied, respectively, Realização Plástica do Espetáculo at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in Lisbon, and Visual Arts at the Escola Superior de Arte e Design in Caldas da Rainha. They have exhibited regularly since 2006. Their notable solo exhibitions include: Running the Museum (MNAA / Curatorial Clube, Lisbon, 2015), Exercício de Estilo (MNAC - Museu do Chiado, Lisbon, 2014), Greve (3+1 Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, 2013), Cheap Trick (Queen’s Nails Projects, San Francisco, USA, 2011), Sara & André (Inflight, Hobart, Australia, 2010), Claim to Fame (Fundação PLMJ, Lisbon, 2010), Sara & André (3+1 Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, 2008), Sara & André's Foundation (Rosalux, Berlin, Germany, 2007) and Sara & André (PeSSEGOpra’SEMANA, Porto, 2007). They also developed solo projects at the Just Mad fair in Madrid (Spain, 2010) and Arte Lisboa (Lisbon, 2008). They participated in the third edition of the Anteciparte event (Páteo da Galé, Lisbon, 2006) and in several group exhibitions, most notably: Contra/cto (3+1 Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon, 2014), Habitar a Coleção (Casa Museu Medeiros e Almeida, Lisbon, 2014), Projecto Correspondência (E/L Studio, Washington DC, USA, 2012), Ensayos Autónomos (OTR Espacio de Arte, Madrid, Spain, 2012), O Riso (Museu da Electricidade, Lisbon, 2012), Dig Dig - Digging for Culture in a Crashing Economy (Plataforma Revolver, Lisbon, 2012), Declínio do Mundo pela Magia Negra (Casa das Artes de Tavira, 2012), Sara & André / Gavin Turk (The Mews Project Space, London, UK, 2012), A Filosofia do Dinheiro (Museu da Cidade, Lisbon, 2010), A Museum is to Art what a great Translator is to a Writer (Baginski Projectos, Lisbon, 2010), A Beleza do Erro (Lx Factory, Lisbon, 2009), A Escolha da Crítica (Plataforma Revolver, Lisbon, 2009) and Trabalhar Cansa (Espaço AC, Lisbon, 2007). They are represented in several public and private collections.

ANTÓNIO OLAIO | Lubango, Angola, 1963. He graduated in Visual Arts/Painting from the Faculdade de Belas Artes do Porto (FBAUP) in 1987. His performances in the early 80s led him to music. He was one of the founders of the group "Repórter Estrábico" in 1986 and, since 1995, his songs with João Taborda and many other musicians have frequently appeared in his videos and exhibitions. His latest album "Anywhere Else" featured collaborations with Richard Strange, Victor Torpedo, Vitor Rua, Frederico Nunes, Anselmo Canha, Paulo Furtado, José Valente, Érika Machado, Silvestre Correia, Susana Chiocca, Luís Figueiredo, Ana Deus, Haarvöl, Pedro Tudela and Miguel Carvalhais. He has exhibited regularly since 1986, with notable solo exhibitions at Culturgest (Lisbon, PT), Museu do Chiado (Lisbon, PT), Museu do Neo-Realismo (Vila Franca de Xira, PT), Museu Grão Vasco (Viseu, PT), Kenny Schachter conTEMPorary (New York, USA), Galerie Schuster (Berlin, DE), Galeria Mario Mauroner (Vienna, AU), CCA Andratx Art Contemporani (Majorca, ES), Appleton Square (Lisbon, PT) and CAPC Círculo de Artes Plásticas de Coimbra, as well as participation in group exhibitions at the Palais de Tokyo (Paris, FR), Fundação Marcelino Botín (Santander, ES), Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris, FR), Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris, FR), MAAT (Lisbon, PT), CAM - Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbon, Portugal) and Fundação de Serralves (Porto, PT). His work is represented in numerous national and international collections, such as the CACE - Coleção de Arte Contemporânea do Estado Português, the Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo (Badajoz, ES), the Museu de Serralves (Porto, PT), the Fundação EDP (Lisbon, PT), the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (PT) and the Museu de Arte Contemporânea / Museu do Chiado (Lisbon, PT). He holds a PhD from the University of Coimbra (2000), having directed the Colégio das Artes from 2013 to 2023. He is a researcher at the Centro de Estudos Interdisciplinares CEIS20.