EXHIBITIONS | PUBLIC ART

 

The cultural enjoyment of the legacy of Amália Rodrigues will involve different curatorial perspectives in a programme of complementary exhibitions at the Fado Museum with an anthological exhibition on the artist curated by David Ferreira.

 

The National Theatre Museum will hold an exhibition on Theatre stages (curated by Frederico Santiago) and the National Costumes Museum will hold an exhibition on costumes by the designer Paulo Azenha based on the universe of Amália.

 

In the National Pantheon there will be an exhibition devoted to the image of Amália, curated by José Manuel dos Santos.

 

NO MEU SORRISO A MINHA ENTREGA. UM BUSTO DE AMÁLIA POR JOAQUIM VALENTE

Over more than half a century, Amália Rodrigues sang Lisbon, embodying and projecting the city inside and outside the country. The figure of the fadista, fed by the media industry, contributed to a renewal of the fado singer and city imagery. In 1945, the sculptor Joaquim Valente was responsible for one of the most iconic plastic representations of Amália. With her head bowed, her eyes closed, her face serene, Valente’s bust portrays Amália in communion with her emotions and fado. This work would become emblematic by appearing on the cover of the album, recorded in 1962, in which Amália brings to her singing, for the first time, the voices of erudite poets and which marks the beginning of the artist’s artistic partnership with Alain Oulman. Untitled, seminal and revolutionary, the album would be known forever as Busto. Associated with the centenary celebrations of the birth of the fado singer and revisiting the collections of the Lisbon Museum, this exhibition tells the story of this bust.

Lisbon Museum – Pimenta Palace

May 6 – October 31, 2021

 

AMÁLIA | FADO

Anthological exhibition on the artistic career of Amália Rodrigues

Fado Museum

Opening: 17th September 2021

 

AMÁLIA | PALCO

Exhibition devoted to the presence of Amália on Theatre stages

National Museum of Theatre and Dance

Opening:  October 2021

 

AMÁLIA | NEGRO

Exhibition devoted to the image of Amália as an icon of Saudade.

National Pantheon

Opening:  October 2021

 

DRESSING, DRAWING, AND PAINTING THE FADO AMÁLIA | BY PAULO AZENHA

Exhibition on costumes by the stylist Paulo Azenha, based on the universe of Amália Rodrigues. National Costumes Museum.

Opening:  October 2021

 

AS JÓIAS DE AMÁLIA

National Palace of Ajuda | D. Luís Gallery

Opening: Last trimester of 2021

 

 

ITINERANT EXHIBITIONS

 

At the same time in different municipalities all over the country, the Amália Rodrigues Foundation will create a comprehensive programme of national itinerant exhibitions by way of two separate projects:

 

IN AMÁLIA’S GARDEN

Installation of a garden with 100 marigolds, through an interactive installation focusing on public participation. The installation will open at the National Pantheon (on a date to be announced) and is expected to travel round the country.

Curated by Rui Orfão.

Production: Amália Rodrigues Foundation

 

WELCOME AMÁLIA

Modular exhibition devoted to the more private aspect of Amália Rodrigues’ artistic life, revealing backstage / dressing room, travelling around national territory.

On going since 2020. Dates for 2021 to be defined.

Production: The Amália Rodrigues Foundation

 

INTERNATIONAL ITINERANT EXHIBITION

Within the framework of the INTERNATIONAL FADO FESTIVALS, the Fado Museum will organise an exhibition devoted to the artistic biography of Amália Rodrigues, produced in digital format and always translated into the language of the host country.

Production: EGEAC |Fado Museum

 

 

PUBLIC ART

 

Programmes to be established across the country to celebrate Amália in public spaces based on a number of different artistic projects, focusing on the national, collective appropriation of her legacy.

 

WHY THE SKY IS ALWAYS TOO LITTLE

Public art project organised in four belvederes – Jardim 9 de Abril, Santa Luzia, Senhora do Monte and São Pedro de Alcântara – based on the invitation to our Portuguese artists who have produced creations in this area of sound, within the universe of visual arts. The suggestion led to the hypothesis of working in a universe as vast as the sound of Amália, with multiple possibilities, in the themes performed, in the words spoken, in laughter and in the murmuring of her audiences.

Production: Lisbon City Council

September 2021 (to be confirmed)