Authors
Maria de Lourdes Lima dos Santos (coord.), Alexandre Melo (coord.) and Teresa Martinho
Title
Galerias de Arte em Lisboa [Art Galleries in Lisbon]
Publication Date: March 2001 - Language: Portuguese
ISBN: 972-8488-18-1 - Legal Deposit: 162061/01
N. of Pages: 225 - N. of Copies: 1000
Type of Cover: Paperback - Format: 14,5x20,9 - Price: 13,00 €
Abstract:
Despite the
weaknesses of the art market in Portugal, art galleries in Lisbon and
throughout the country are currently being re-organised and revitalised,
together with improvements in the institutional framework for the fine arts
in Portugal.
A survey of a series of galleries in Lisbon was carried out in order to
update and develop the results of a previous study published in 1999, in no.
4 of this Collection. The present work also includes a description of the
visitors/clients of the surveyed galleries and a breakdown of magazine and
newspapers articles on these galleries. In order to complement the
contemporary perspective of the survey, a historical background is also
provided, charting the trajectory of each gallery. The work also includes
analysis of "Lisboarte Contemporânea", an initiative by Lisbon Municipal
Council in collaboration with APGA (Portuguese Association of Art Galleries),
as well as the gallery owner's receptiveness to this initiative. On the
basis of a wide variety of different information, an overview is provided of
the successes and difficulties that several galleries faced as a result of
their strategies.