Exhibition of Leonor Antunes at CAM - September 2024
CAM – Centro de Arte Moderna of Gulbenkian reopens in September 2024 with an exhibition of Leonor Antunes
Design of the visor for the exterior of the building © Kengo Kuma & Associates
The new CAM, designed by the architect Kengo Kuma and complemented by the new garden designed by Vladimir Djurovic, will be open to the public from September 2024. For the inauguration of its new building, CAM has invited the Portuguese artist Leonor Antunes to present a new project that will occupy the whole of its main gallery.
CAM's opening program will include an ambitious exhibition by the Portuguese artist Leonor Antunes, in dialogue with works by female artists from CAM's collection, predominantly dating from the 1960s to the present. The exhibition "da desigualdade constante dos dias de Leonor" (From the constant inequality of Leonor's days), which takes its title from a drawing by Ana Hatherly in the CAM Collection, is based on an investigation into the works and journeys of women artists, key figures in the modernist movement who were forgotten or marginalized by a history marked by inequality. By summoning these multiple histories, geographies and artistic practices, Antunes works to reinscribe them in a canonical male history, incorporating them as the basic "material" of her sculpture. There will also be an exhibition by Fernando Lemos, exploring his relationship with Japan, as well as exhibitions from CAM's collection and a three-day program of performing arts.
Design of the visor for the exterior of the building © Kengo Kuma & Associates
This cultural center, CAM - Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian, will be inaugurated on September 20, 2024, after a considerable renovation led by the renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. Set in a magnificent garden accessible to the city, designed by the landscape architect Vladimir Djurovic, the CAM houses a remarkable collection of modern and contemporary Portuguese art, as well as works by international artists. The restoration of the Modern Art Centre was supported by several patrons, including Vanguard Properties, demonstrating the commitment of renowned Portuguese companies to recognizing the importance of cultural institutions such as Gulbenkian.
Kengo Kuma worked in collaboration with Vladimir Djurovic to integrate architecture with nature, while Djurovic's proposal for the South Garden develops the vision of Portuguese architects Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles and António Viana Barreto, aiming to reforest the land with native vegetation. Benjamin Weil, the director of the Gulbenkian Centre for Modern Art, emphasizes the importance of being a meeting point between innovative artistic projects and a diverse public, transforming CAM into a space for regular visits, where art is integrated into people's daily routines.
Design for the exterior of the building © Kengo Kuma & Associates
Design for the exterior of the building © Kengo Kuma & Associates
Entrance hall design © Kengo Kuma & Associates
Design of the underground gallery © Kengo Kuma & Associates