Um Elefante no Palácio de Cristal
This publication is part of PING! Programa de Incursão à Galeria, and assembles the activities and textual contributions that resulted from the thematic axis Um Elefante no Palácio de Cristal, which focused on the investigation of the legacy of the Portuguese Colonial Exhibition of 1934, in the Gardens of Palácio de Cristal.
The programme, presented in 2021, was the result of an invitation by the Galeria Municipal do Porto to three curators and an artistic collective — Alexandra Balona, Melissa Rodrigues and Nuno Coelho with InterStruct Collective — proposing to revisit the event and expose its implications in contemporary times.
The project, now materialised in book form, presented sessions for the general public and for schools, which included debates, film screenings, workshops and pathways guided by researchers and artists.
Publicação disponível gratuitamente, mediante pedido através do email galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt.
Limitado ao stock existente.
Publisher:
Galeria Municipal do Porto / Ágora – Cultura e Desporto, E.M.
Commissioned by:
Guilherme Blanc, Juan Toboso, Matilde Seabra
Curated and Edited by:
Alexandra Balona, Melissa Rodrigues, Nuno Coelho
Texts:
Alexandra Balona, Ana Cristina Pereira, Bambi Ceuppens, Bruno Sena Martins, Cristina Roldão, Interstruct Collective, Melissa Rodrigues, Nuno Coelho, Patrícia Ferraz de Matos
Editorial Coordination:
Matilde Seabra, Tiago Dias dos Santos
Graphic Design:
Inês Bianchi
Photography:
Renato Cruz Santos, Dori Nigro, Bárbara Neves Alves, Luís Moreira, Rui Pinheiro, Dinis Santos
Proofreading:
Hernâni Baptista, Rebecca Moradalizadeh
Printing:
Diário do Porto
ISBN:
978-972-99913-7-0
Publications
The Galeria Municipal do Porto’s publications are conceived on the basis of its exhibition projects and public programmes and reflect the intention to document such initiatives, and foster research associated to the arts and contemporary thought. For the development of each publication, artists, curators, critics and researchers are invited to discuss the themes raised by each project and reflect on its relevance in the current artistic panorama.
All the editions can be acquired at Galeria Municipal do Porto or by mail (plus shipping costs), using the email galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt.