Macilau at Lisbon contemporary art fair

Mozambican photographer Macilau Mario is one of the 44 artists selected for the first edition of the International Contemporary Art Fair (ARCOlisboa) taking place from the 26th to 29th of this month in Lisbon.Macilau, winner of the US Government’s “Foreign Policy” award for his struggle to shape a better world, recently participated in a photographic human rights course in Geneva, Switzerland.According to ARCOlisboa, exhibitors will represent Portugal, Spain, Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, United States of America and Colombia as well as Mozambique.The event program includes public discussions forums in the Torreão Este da Cordoaria exhibition space in the Portuguese capital.Meetings aimed at establishing a dialogue with foreign collectors and institutions such as the Serralves Museum, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Berardo Collection Museum and Kunsthalle Lissabon and with art curators and critics from around the world will be facilitated.A program of visits to various museums of Lisbon such as the Berardo Collection Museum, the National Museum of Contemporary Art – Museu do Chiado, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the National Museum of Ancient Art, among others, is also envisaged.