O Gringo no Museu Nacional do Azulejo de Lisboa | Como Nasceu a Exposição
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An exclusive interview conducted with Dr. Alexandre Pais — the former Director of the National Tile Museum and current President of Museums and Monuments of Portugal —, recorded just hours before the grand opening of contemporary artist O Gringo's exhibition. Today marks three years since the opening of this historic exhibition in Lisbon, a milestone that blended the centuries-old tradition of Portuguese azulejos with O Gringo's modern artistic vision. Produced by ArtPlus75. Discover the story behind one of the most significant institutional collaborations for the artist and our team.
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MUSEU NACIONAL DO AZULEJOEntrevista exclusiva realizada com o Dr. Alexandre Pais — então Diretor do Museu Nacional do Azulejo e atual Presidente dos Museus e Monumentos de Portugal —, poucas horas antes da inauguração da histórica exposição do artista O Gringo. Assinalam-se agora três anos desde a abertura desta exposição marcante em Lisboa, um momento que uniu a tradição secular do azulejo português à visão e identidade da arte contemporânea de O Gringo. Assista à conversa completa realizada pela Art Plus 75 e descubra como nasceu esta colaboração única no circuito de arte institucional.
Parceiros Institucionais e Patrocinadores
A exposição individual de O Gringo no Museu Nacional do Azulejo realizou-se sob a tutela da República Portuguesa, do Ministério da Cultura, da Direção-Geral do Património Cultural (DGPC), do Museu Nacional do Azulejo e da Paris 75 Image, Lda.
A exposição contou ainda com o apoio de importantes parceiros institucionais, universidades, organizações culturais e patrocinadores, entre os quais a Universidade Católica Portuguesa, a Vista Alegre Atlantis, a Antena 1, a RTP, a Renascença, o Turismo de Portugal, a CERCIMA, a Fundação INATEL, a Casa da Imprensa, a Riberalves, a Luso Finsa, a Molduras 2000, a Luso Tufo, a M. Gomes & Filhos, entre outros parceiros oficiais identificados no catálogo da exposição.
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| PERIOD | COUNTRY / REGION / ARTIST | ROLE IN THE JOURNEY |
|---|---|---|
| 9TH–15TH CENTURIES |
ISLAMIC WORLD (Al-Andalus) |
Islamic ceramic traditions bring glazed tile decoration and geometric ornamental languages to the Iberian Peninsula. The word azulejo itself has Arabic origins. |
| LATE 15TH CENTURY |
SPAIN (Seville) |
Hispano-Moorish tiles produced in Spain reach Portugal. Spanish workshops supply azulejos used in important buildings, including the royal palaces of Sintra. |
| LATE 15TH–EARLY 16TH CENTURY | ITALY → SPAIN | Italian artist Francisco Niculoso Pisano brings the maiolica technique to Seville, contributing to the transformation of the ceramic surface into an increasingly pictorial medium. |
| EARLY 16TH CENTURY | PORTUGAL → CHINA | Portuguese maritime exchanges with China open a major route for the circulation of ceramics, images and decorative languages between Asia and Europe. |
| c. 1520–1540 | CHINA → PORTUGAL | Chinese workshops produce porcelain for Portuguese patrons, incorporating European symbols such as coats of arms, crosses and armillary spheres into Chinese ceramic production. |
| FROM THE 1560s |
PORTUGAL (Lisbon) |
Local production of majolica azulejos develops in Lisbon, allowing Portugal to transform techniques and visual languages previously imported from other European ceramic centres. |
| 16TH–18TH CENTURIES |
GERMANY (Saxony / Erzgebirge) |
The Erzgebirge mining region becomes a major European source of cobalt used to produce blue pigments. Geology and mining therefore become essential elements in the history of European blue ceramic art. |
| LATE 16TH CENTURY | CHINA → EUROPE | Chinese blue-and-white export porcelain, including kraak porcelain, spreads throughout Europe and profoundly influences European decorative taste. |
| 17TH CENTURY |
THE NETHERLANDS (Delft) |
Inspired by Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, Dutch workshops develop Delftware and transform the Chinese visual model into a distinctive European ceramic language. |
| LATE 17TH CENTURY |
ITALY (Savona) |
Italian maiolica develops its own blue-and-white vocabulary, including the tradition associated with Bianco Blu. |
| 17TH–18TH CENTURIES |
SPAIN (Talavera de la Reina / Puente del Arzobispo) |
Spanish ceramic centres develop orientalising and so-called “Chinese” decorative series, creating another interpretation of the blue-and-white language circulating across Europe. |
| AFTER 1755 |
PORTUGAL (Lisbon) |
Following the Lisbon earthquake and the reconstruction of the city, patterned azulejos become increasingly widespread in architectural and urban environments, contributing to their broader popularisation. |
| 2023 — 21ST CENTURY | O GRINGO | Artist O Gringo brings this centuries-long journey into his own contemporary artistic language. In 2023, his work was presented in a solo exhibition at the National Tile Museum in Lisbon. Through his Hybrid Mixed Media practice, O Gringo combines azulejo, ceramic, stone, Fine Art paper, wood, photography, resin and painting, transforming historical references, materials and cultural encounters into a contemporary artistic narrative. |