Autores Lusófonos II | Lusophone artists III

Synopsis

The Lusophone Artists II exhibition, held in Luanda in 2018, is the second step in a programme that began in 2016 in Maputo on the occasion of the 11th meeting of the CPLP Foundations, where a group exhibition was presented that brought together works by artists from the countries that make up the Portuguese-speaking community, with a particular focus on those with close ties to the country hosting the exhibition.

According to João Silvério, the exhibition’s curator, the show presents the work of artists who represent a post-colonial generation that has built its work under the banner of liberation and the transformations that the newly independent societies have undergone, as new nations facing the challenge of freedom and democracy, in a world context in which globalisation is taking hold, affecting all levels of society, all social classes and the most diverse economic sectors.

João Silvério alludes to the concept and logic of the itinerant nature of this exhibition, making it clear that it is not static, nor is it reduced to the circulation of the same initial content, but rather seeks to gather other proposals and incorporate other artists, taking into account other contexts, in order to share with the public the dynamics and perspectives that animate this institution and the continuity of its collection.

Curator

João Silvério