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Programmes
Dueto
Dueto is an invitation for two artists to share an exhibition space. It started as a proposal for a young artist from Porto to think of an artist they would like to share an exhibition with. Recalling the impact of her survey show at the Serralves Museum, Maria Paz invited Joan Jonas to share the exhibition space of the Galeria Municipal do Porto.

In this transatlantic exchange of generations, curated by Filipa Ramos, the two artists will reveal their common investigations of forms, colours and materials.

Design: Marta Ramos
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Saturday, September 16, at 6pm

Opening: Dueto

The Galeria Municipal opened Dueto, an exhibition featuring the works of Joan Jonas and Maria Paz, a pairing of two artists from different generations and contexts, curated by Filipa Ramos.
 
Open to visit until November 19!
Images: Renato Cruz Santos
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Sunday, September 17, at 11am

Dueto: Guided tour to the exhibition with curator Filipa Ramos

The day after the opening of Dueto, Sunday, September 17 at 11 a.m., curator Filipa Ramos will be giving a guided tour of the exhibition.
Entrada gratuita

Saturday, October 7, at 4pm

Dueto: Guided tour to the exhibition

 The Galeria Municipal do Porto carries out a guided tour of the exhibitions on the first Saturday of each month.
Meeting point: Gallery counter.

Free entry.

Thursday, November 2, at 6:30 and 7:00pm

Guided visit + Film projection: The Octopus & The Seahorse, by Jean Painlevé

The Octopus and The Seahorse are one of Jean Painlevé's first films, released in 1928 and 1934, respectively, in Parisian avant-garde theaters and cinemas. In both films, Painlevé captures the more-than-human essence of these creatures, whether through the "very human" eyes of the Octopus, or the specific reproductive form of the seahorses, where the male takes on the role of caring for the eggs and giving birth.
 
Considered examples of surrealist cinema, these works marked Painlevé's popularity with the public, setting the course for what would become his cinematic career: a skillful and often witty combination of the fantastical and the factual.

Half an hour earlier, at 6.30pm, there will be a guided tour of the "Dueto" exhibition.
Venue:
Auditório da Biblioteca Municipal Almeida Garrett

Limited capacity. To attend the sessions the free ticket must be collected (maximum 2 per person) up to 15 minutes before the event starts. Reservations can be made in advance by emailing galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt.

Age rating: Over 12 years old

"The Octopus" (Original title "La Pieuvre")
13min, b/w, 35mm. 1928
 
"The Seahorse" (Original title "L'Hippocampe")
13min, sound, b/w. 1934
 

Saturday, November 4, at 4pm

Dueto: Ba-Du-Ba, workshop with Maria Paz

Does your body move when you say Ba-Du-Ba? And if you whisper, does your body curl up?
 
Maria Paz invented the Monstras, aluminum figures with articulated bodies, which hang in the Gallery's windows.
 
On Saturday, while some people visit the Dueto exhibition, we'll be with the artist building a giant Monster. 
 
Will it have lots of arms? Or will it have lots of claws? In the end we'll see... will it dance when we shout BA-DU-BA?
Aimed at children aged between 4 and 10, accompanied by an adult.
 
Capacity is limited. Registration via email galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt

Photography: Dinis Santos

Saturday, November 4, at 4pm

Dueto: Guided tour to the exhibition

 The Galeria Municipal do Porto carries out a guided tour of the exhibitions on the first Saturday of each month.
Meeting point: Gallery counter.

Admission is free.

Saturday, November 4th at 6pm

Film projection: Fire of Love, by Sara Dosa

Fire of Love is a documentary film about the story of a fearless couple of scientists, Katia and Maurice Krafft, who lost their lives in a volcanic explosion, doing what brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes and capturing the most explosive images ever recorded.
Venue:
Almeida Garrett Municipal Library Auditorium
 
Limited capacity. To attend the sessions, please collect your free ticket (maximum 2 per person) up to 15 minutes before the start of the event. Reservations can be made in advance by emailing galeriamunicipal@agoraporto.pt.
 
Age classification: Over 12 years old
 
"Fire of Love
National Geographic
Director: Sara Dosa
Writers: Sara Dosa, Erin Casper, Jocelyne Chaput
Stars: Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft, Miranda July
1h37
 
Original language in English, with Portuguese subtitles.

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