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ESCHER, The Dutch Genius in Porto
Exhibition
ESCHER, The Dutch Genius in Porto
28 Feb 2019 – 28 Jul 2019
Event times
Every day, from 10am to 8pm (last entry at 7pm)
Holidays
The exhibition will remain open on the 21st and 25th of April, 1st of May and 10th of June, 2019.
Cost of entry
Full price – € 12,00
Free admission
Children under 5
More info and Booking
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Centro de Congressos Alfandega do Porto
Address
- RUA NOVA DA ALFÂNDEGA EDIFÍCIO DA ALFÂNDEGA
- Porto
Porto - 4050-430
- Portugal
The work of M. C. ESCHER – seen by around 3 million people in exhibitions in New York, Rome, Bologna, Lisbon and Naples, among other cities – now comes to Porto, the “Undefeated City”.
About
Starting on February 28, a large retrospective exhibition of the Dutch artist M. C. Escher, featuring about 150 works, will be on display at the Centro de Congressos da Alfândega do Porto.
A good deal of Escher’s merit lies in the broadening of the imagination of those who contemplate his work. Science, nature, precision, geometry, analytical and contemplative skills merge to give way to a visionary perspective, with multiple readings and interpretations, in a work whose theme is permanently related to the concept of impossible.
The exhibition displays 135 works, including the iconic masterpieces “Hand with Reflecting Sphere” (1935), “Eye” (1946), “Three Worlds” and “Rind” (1955) and “Bond of Union” (1956).
After the success of the first stage of the exhibition in Lisbon, visited by 200 thousand people, the organization – Arthemisia, a world leader in the organization of exhibitions, and the Escher Foundation – decided to bring the exhibition to the city of Porto.
Curated by Mark Valdhuisen, director of the M. C. Escher Company, and Federico Guidiceandrea, a major expert on the artist’s work, the exhibition highlights the creative journey of the great visionary genius, whose work has inspired the mind of scientists and the fantasy of graphic artists and exerted a huge influence on the Art world.
