Attero by Bordalo II | Exhibit

With ATTERO ( ‘Attero’ means 'producing garbage' or 'destroying' in latin.), portuguese urban artist Bordalo II opened the door to his studio and invited us into his world.

Attero by Bordalo II, exhibitMistaker Maker

This exhibition, his first solo show, provided a retrospective of his body of work so far.

Attero by Bordalo II, exhibitMistaker Maker

Artwork made of trash, transformed into something bigger through Bordalo II's hand and singular vision.

Attero by Bordalo II, exhibitMistaker Maker

An unavoidable comment to our society's consumerism and to the way we exploit, many times abusively, the resources Nature provides us.

Attero by Bordalo II, exhibitMistaker Maker

Attero by Bordalo II, exhibitMistaker Maker

Inevitably, the visitor was invited to reflect upon his part as an actor of this society.

Attero by Bordalo II, exhibitMistaker Maker

ATTERO presented artwork of different scales, new approaches resulting of experimenting with new media, and more of his most remarkable series "Big Trash Animals".

Attero by Bordalo II, exhibitMistaker Maker

Attero by Bordalo II, exhibitMistaker Maker

During the exhibition was launched the 1st book of the artist, which 1st edition sold out after 2 days.

Attero by Bordalo II, exhibitMistaker Maker

A set of parallel initiatives was meticulously planned throughout the three weeks of the event,like a workshop for kids guided by the artist.

Attero by Bordalo II, exhibitMistaker Maker

Overcoming all the best projections, this event brought to Xabregas more than 27.000 people. It was considered by the press one of the artistic events of the year (Time Out Lisboa and Extraordinary Hours).

Credits: Story

Art Exhibition

Partner | Artist
Bordalo II (Portugal)

Services
curation, concept development, naming, graphic identity, interior design/architecture, contents, production and artist representation

Location
Rua de Xabregas 49, Lisboa, Portugal

Date
show 2017|november 4th – 26th
extension until 2017|december 3rd

Artworks featured
41

Visitors
+27.000

Credits: All media
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