The “Macau Forever, Solo Exhibition by Diogo Muñoz | Celebration of the Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities” is on at the A2 Gallery in Albergue SCM*, with around 50 works by Lisbon-based artist Diogo Muñoz, born in 1973, exclusively dedicated to the city.
Organised by CAC - Círculo dos Amigos da Cultura de Macau (“Circle of the Friends of Macau’s Culture”) and showcasing acrylics on canvas, a statement displayed at the gallery notes that the exhibition is “entirely and exclusively themed on Macau and its people”, with the artist telling their stories and recalling history through his work.
Visitors to the gallery will find various portraits of different characters in Macau, while it also pays tribute to influential members of the community who have contributed to the city in past decades, according to the statement.
Preparations for the exhibition, according to the statement, began in 2015 but were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other unforeseen events, only resuming last year, the statement said.
The artist’s works take the exhibition-goers through a “local socio-cultural landscape, with literary and pictorial references to history and traditions, without time or chronology”, the statement said.
Muñoz has visited and exhibited in Macau several times, and according to the statement, he has a strong emotional connection with the city that “goes beyond the fact that he has family living here”. He has held numerous solo exhibitions around the world.
The exhibition is on until July 15. One can visit the free-admission gallery from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays, and from 12 noon to 8 p.m. the rest of the week. More information can be found on CAC’s Facebook page.
* Albergue is Portuguese for “hospice”. SCM stands for Santa Casa da Misericórdia (“Holy House of Mercy”), Macau’s oldest charitable organisation. The gallery is located on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro
Photos: Rui Pastorin
