Descripción de la Exposición
"Donde tú y yo sabemos", primera exposición individual del joven pintor João Gabriel en España, reúne un cuerpo de trabajo que ha evolucionado desde la primera exposición del artista en nuestra galería de Londres en 2019. Inspirándose en los filmes pornográficos queer de carácter underground que se produjeron durante los años setenta, sus pinturas plantean una forma de representar el sexo y la intimidad entre hombres que resulta radical por su inocencia y belleza.
JOÃO GABRIEL (1992, Leiria) is a young Portuguese artist with a prolific painting practice centred on capturing erotic male figures that exist in a world between figuration and abstraction. He is based in Caldas da Rainha (PT), where he got his BA and Master degrees in Fine Arts, at Escola Superior de Artes e Design (ESAD). Finalist of the EDP Foundation New Artists Award (PT) in 2017, João Gabriel is the author of the film poster for "The Ornithologist" (original title: "O Ornitólogo") directed by João Pedro Rodrigues.
His work has been widely exhibited including: (2020) “Red Light: Sexualidade e representação na Coleção Norlinda e José Lima”, curated by Sandra Vieira Jürgens, Centro de Arte Oliva, S. João da Madeira (PT); ARCOmadrid 2020, with Lehmann + Silva, Madrid (ES); (2019) “Don’t you remember why we came here for?”, The RYDER London (UK); “De noite, todos os gatos”, curated by Marta Espiridião, galeria do Teatro da Politécnica, Lisbon (PT); Anozero'19 – Coimbra Biennial of Contemporary Art, curated by Agnaldo Farias with Lígia Afonso and Nuno de Brito Rocha, Coimbra (PT); Art Brussels 2019, with Lehmann + Silva, Brussels (BE); “O lume dos olhos, a luzir no escuro”, Lehmann + Silva, Porto (PT); (2018) “A Permit for that Fire”, curated by Benoît Loiseau, Galería Mascota, Mexico City (MX); “My favourite things”, curated by Sara Antónia Matos and Pedro Faro, Galeria da Boavista, Lisbon (PT); (2017) Prémio Novos artistas Fundação EDP, MAAT - Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon (PT); “Género na Arte. Corpo, Sexualidade, Identidade e Resistência”, curated by Aida Rechena and Teresa Furtado, National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC), Lisbon (PT).
His paintings are part of the collections: Directorate General for Cultural Heritage (PT); Porto Municipal Art Collection (PT); MAAT - Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon (PT); Câmara Municipal das Caldas da Rainha (PT); SUNPRIDE FOUNDATION (HK); Frédéric de Goldschmidt Collection, Brussels (BE); Norlinda e José Lima Collection, S. João da Madeira (PT); António Cachola Collection, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas (MACE), Elvas (PT); Marin Gaspar (PT); Figueiredo Ribeiro (PT) and several private collections in Portugal, Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, England, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Mexico, Taiwan and USA.
Exposición. 16 ene de 2025 - 16 ene de 2026 / Palacio de Cristal / Madrid, España
Formación. 01 oct de 2024 - 04 abr de 2025 / PHotoEspaña / Madrid, España
