Asia’s first major retrospective of the late Portuguese contemporary artist Helena Almeida (1934-2018) will open at the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) on 23 January, the Cultural Affairs Bureau has announced.
Titled Helena Almeida: I Am Here – Presence and Resonance, the two-part exhibition features nearly 200 original works spanning Almeida’s decades-long career. Known for her exploration of the body, space and self-representation, Almeida’s work frequently blurred the boundaries between painting, photography and performance. The Lisbon-born artist, who began exhibiting in the late 1960s, represented Portugal at the Venice Biennale in 1982 and 2005.
MAM’s “Presence” section – opening at 6.30 pm on Friday – constitutes Almeida’s first large-scale retrospective in Asia and presents her artistic development in chronological order, including early paintings, photographic series, preparatory sketches and video works.
The Macau News
