Yesterday, Tuesday, October 17, the opening of this first exhibition by Portuguese artists María Helena Vieira da Silva and Arpad Sinés, who died in 1992 and 1985 respectively, was held under the chairmanship of Mehdi Ghotbi, President of the National Museum Foundation. .
“This is the first time on the African continent that a selection of 100 wonderful works by these two artists has been displayed“, said the head of the National Front in a statement to the press. He added that the event offersAn overview of their major artistic journeys“.
Mehdi Ghotbi will also identify the artists’ creations.”Despite their differences, they reflect great cohesion and deep spirituality, and are the result of 55 years of enriching shared life.“.
The works on display come, according to the organisers, from the collection of the María Helena Vieira da Silva and Arpad Senes Foundation, on display at the Lisbon Museum, but also from the PCP Millennium Foundation, the Metropolitan of Lisbon and other private collections.
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The exhibition’s organizers explained, in a press release, that Vieira da Silva “He explores space in his works through structures that form the basis of his pictorial language“, while Arpad Szenes”He first chooses more pictorial representations, then prefers the possibilities of abstraction, exploiting mainly his landscapes, real or imaginary“.
The exhibition was inaugurated with the notable participation of curators Marina Bairao Rubio and Abdelaziz Al Idrissi, Director of MMVI, Antonio Gomez de Pinho, President of the Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Foundation and Arpad Sinés, in addition to the Portuguese Ambassador to Egypt. Morocco, Carlos Pereira Márquez.
10/18/2023 at 12:59 pm
