Installation view of “Silvestre Pestana : Techno-Form,” 2016, at Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art , Porto, Portugal.
FILIPE BRAGA/©SERRALVES MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday.
Today’s show: “Silvestre Pestana: Techno-Form” is on view at the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, Portugal, through Sunday, September 18. The solo exhibition, the first major survey of the Portuguese artist’s work, presents installations and documentation of performances completed over the course of five decades.
Silvestre Pestana, The loss of a Child , 1985, black-and-white photograph, gouache, and letterset. FILIPE BRAGA/©FUNDAÇÃO DE SERRALVES, PORTO/COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST
Silvestre Pestana, Aros II , 1969, PVC, painted acrylic, wood, and wire. RITA BURMESTER/©FUNDAÇÃO DE SERRALVES, PORTO/COLLECTION FUNDAÇÃO DE SERRALVES – MUSEU DE ARTE CONTEMPORÂNEA, PORTO, ACQUISITION 2016
Silvestre Pestana, Means of codification , from the series "Self-stimulation," 1980, black-and-white photograph and collage on paper. FILIPE BRAGA/©FUNDAÇÃO DE SERRALVES, PORTO/COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST
Silvestre Pestana, Untitled , from the series “Bio-Virtual,” performance at Gulbenkian, Lisbon, 1981–87, black-and-white photographs with gouache. FILIPE BRAGA/©FUNDAÇÃO DE SERRALVES, PORTO/COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST
Installation view of "Silvestre Pestana: Techno-Form," 2016, at Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal. FILIPE BRAGA/©SERRALVES MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Installation view of "Silvestre Pestana: Techno-Form," 2016, at Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal. FILIPE BRAGA/©SERRALVES MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Installation view of "Silvestre Pestana: Techno-Form," 2016, at Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal. FILIPE BRAGA/©SERRALVES MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Installation view of "Silvestre Pestana: Techno-Form," 2016, at Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal. FILIPE BRAGA/©SERRALVES MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Installation view of "Silvestre Pestana: Techno-Form," 2016, at Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal. FILIPE BRAGA/©SERRALVES MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART