Marking the celebration of the 40th anniversary of official diplomatic relations between Portugal and China, and the creation of the Macau Special Administrative Region, UCCLA will inaugurate the exhibition "The Invisible Thread - Contemporary Art Portugal - Macau | China ", October 30, at 6.30pm.
Curated by Carolina Quintela, and under the coordination of Adelaide Ginga, this collective exhibition brings together, in the various aesthetic discourses, works by artists Ana + Betânia, Ana Pérez-Quiroga, Antonio Júlio Duarte, Bai Ming, Chan Wai Fai, Fernão Cruz, José Drummond, José Maçãs de Carvalho, Liu Jianhua, Mio Pang Fei, Nuno Cera, Pedro Valdez Cardoso, Rui Rasquinho and Wong Ka Long.
This exhibition has as its main message the promotion of dialogue through contemporary artistic manifestations, bringing together a group of artists of chinese origin in the connection and confrontation with portuguese artists, having in their journey some connection with China. This bridge of affinity between artists and their discourses aims to reflect on the past, while looking to the future, in a critical attitude of exchange, celebration, approach and encounter.
Having its origin in an ancient Chinese belief, the Invisible Thread or the "thread of destiny" speaks about an invisible red thread that unites people who are destined to meet, regardless of time or place.
The exhibition will be open until January 20th.
