Bassanti
Ivo Moreira Interview for Museum of Goa. Exhibition “Maresia” 2023/2024
Born in Lisbon in 1979.
In 1997 he completed Curso Geral de Artes, Escola António Arroio, immediately beginning his studio artwork at Ateliers de S. Paulo, in Lisbon.
In 1999 he was invited to pursue his painting artwork at Galeria Zé dos Bois where he stayed as an artist‑in‑residence until 2013.
His artwork conveys an intense autobiographical search of a primarily intuitive nature in which the building process is increasingly more relevant in terms of the final outcome. His personal path and artwork mutually influence one another merging into one sole movement where actions, experience, artwork and thought continuously unfold one another. In this regard, his travels have soon begun to play a fundamental role in his evolution and growth, offering essential platforms for understanding the contexts within which he operates. By questioning what is familiar and by being permeable to assimilate what is new, his artwork reflects a constant journey inside and outside himself.
He has been in several artist residencies, among which: Basel (1997), sharing the studio of painter Daniel Böemle; Salvador da Bahia (2000‑2001) and Goa (2003‑2004), in independent studios; Morocco (itinerant); Berlin (2007 and 2010), at Spukkommune; New York (2009), at Point B; Paris (2010), at 59 Rivoli; Hamburg (2010), at Gängenviertel; Porto (2011), at Casa Amarela; Tarrafal, Cape Verde (2013); Chiang Mai, Thailand, at Lhompran Centre (2014).
Since 2010 his artwork has stretched over more diversified scenarios beginning to explore other areas (through the eyes of painting) such as writing, music, performance, photography, video, textiles, silk screening, mural painting, installation and cooking, sometimes working in partnership with other artists.
1997
Completes Curso Geral de Artes II, Escola Secundária de Ensino Artístico António Arroio, Lisbon, Portugal
1997-1999
Develops his painting artwork under the guidance of painter Luísa Soeiro at Associação dos Ateliers de S. Paulo (independent association of artists’ studios), Lisbon, Portugal
1997
Lives and works in Basel, Switzerland, for three months, sharing the studio of painter Daniel Boëmle
1999-2013
Artist‑in‑residence at Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal
2001
Lives and works in São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, for three months
2003-2004
Lives and works in Panjim, Goa, for one year, setting up his studio at a former court house in Panjim, Goa, where he develops his mobile studio project “Enetic Studio”
2008
Attends the painting course at Escola Superior de Belas Artes de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
2010
Starts the project “Zig Zag Sheriff” in partnership with Veruscka Gírio (Astronauta Mecânico), a cross of many supports and registries (video, photography, painting, performance and music) shown live
2010
Gets back to his poetic writing and has been doing so since then. Some of the texts lead to a “spoken word” music project called “Sound Landscapes”
2010
Starts the project “Naked On Your Lap”, in which clothes are used as a support for painting, silk screening and embroidering, creating sculptural pieces called “Wearable Paintings”, at Galerie 59 Rivoli, Paris, France
2011
Starts the silk screen printing studio “PictNik”, initially at Galeria Jorge Shirley, and later on as an independent mobile project
2013
Residence‑in‑art of community nature including the painting of several murals on public buildings with the participation of the local community, Tarrafal, Cape Verde
2014
Residence‑in‑art at Lhompran Centre, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2015
Residence in art, production of Ko Kut Graphic Diary 2015
2016
Together with Jean-Michel Devaux creates the Shiki Miki Gallery, located in the historic area of Lisbon.
www.shikimikigallery.com
2017
Together with Pedro Amaral creates the foundations for the art collective Borderlovers.
2017
Shiki Miki Gallery opens it’s doors in Paris in a small flat in Montmartre.
2020
Residence in art, Panjim, Goa, India
Solo Exhibitions
2021
“Pop Art & Freedom”, Perve Galeria, Lisbon, Portugal
2018
“Strange Paradise”, Shiki Miki Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2018
“Bed For Peace”, Shiki Miki Gallery, Lisbon,Portugal
2018
“Laisse Toi Faire », Borderlovers, Shiki Miki Gallery, Paris, France
2017
“Project For A Great Show” Part 2, Shiki Miki Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2017
“Project For A Great Show” Part 1 , Palacete Príncipe Real, Lisbon, Portugal
2017
“Ça Je Peux Le Faire Aussi “, Borderlovers, Shiki Miki Gallery, Paris, France
2016
“The Holy Package side B”( in partnership with Binau) Shiki Miki Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2016
“The Holy Package side A” (in partnership with Binau) Shiki Miki Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2015
“The Fundamental Value of Making”, Flores do Cabo, Sintra, Portugal
2012
“Travelogue – Flying High But Still Underneath The Radar” (artist residency, exhibit + performance), Naehsalon Nathlos, Vienna, Austria
2012
“Project For a Perfect Garden – Will This Be The Best Of Times, Will This Be The Worst Of Times Or Will It Be Just Another One Of Those Times”, Tivoli Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal
2010
“Funky Wall Paper”, Galeria Jorge Shirley, Lisbon, Portugal
2009
“Solitude Park”, Open Studio, Point B, New York, USA
2009
“Gifts From Where I’ve Been” Part II, Sala do Veado, Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisbon, Portugal (Cat.)
2009
“Gifts From Where I’ve Been” Part I, Galeria Jorge Shirley, Lisbon, Portugal (Cat.)
2008
“I Want to Go With You!”, Sala do Veado, Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisbon, Portugal (Cat.)
2007
“All and All There’s Something To Do”, Showroom Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2006
“Birds Will Come And Eat Your Dessert”, Galeria Armazém, Lisbon, Portugal (Cat.)
2005
“Melhores Amigos Para A Vida – Best Friends 4 Life” – Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal
2004
“Mandalaya 2004”, Amrita, Goa, India
2002
“Landscapesoflove”, Galeria Santa Clara, Coimbra, Portugal
2002
“Pancakes 4 India”, Espaço Aberto / Caminus, Lisbon, Portugal
2001
“Jambalaya 2001”, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal
2000
“My Favourite Pink”, Galeria Santa Clara, Coimbra, Portugal
Performance
2013
“A Lebre”, Zig Zag Sheriff Project, AVAV, Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisbon, Portugal
2013
“Le Livre – Quand On Déplie Une Chose Elle S’Ouvre Sur Elle‑Même”, Zig Zag Sheriff Project, AVAV, Galerie 59 Rivoli, Paris, France
2012
“Summertime Fizz” (poetry and music performance in partnership with Vera Prokic), Capela do Palácio Montereal, Lisboa, Portugal
2011
“Kitchen Blues” (poetry, music and cooking performance), Kolovrat 79, Lisbon, Portugal
2011
“Fake Coffee-Café Falso” (poetry performance in partnership with André Fradique), Liberdade Provisória, Lisbon, Portugal
2010
“Dance for Shiva’s Armipts #2”, Gängeviertel, Hamburg, Germany
2010
“Dance for Shiva’s Armipts #1”, Nuit Blanche, Galerie 59 Rivoli, Paris, France
2010
“Zig Zag Sheriff Project”, Spukkommune, Berlin, Germany
2010
“Zig Zag Sheriff Project”, Gängeviertel , Hamburg, Germany
Group Exhibitions
2022
London Art Fair, with Perve Galeria
2022
‘’Navio de Espelhos /Ship of Mirrors’’, Casa da Liberdade – Mário Cesariny, Lisbon,Portugal
2021
‘’ O desOrganismo e a Sombra ‘’, Perve Galeria, Lisbon, Portugal
2021
JUSTMAD Art fair, with Perve Galeria, Madrid, Spain
2020
‘’Uma Outra Forma de Ar(te)’’, Casa da Liberdade-Mário Cesariny, Lisbon, Portugal
2020
‘’Ante.Visão ‘’, Galeria Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon, Portugal
2020
“6 Telas Unidas Com Agrafos”, Flores do Cabo, Sintra, Portugal
2019
‘’ 6Telas Unidas Com Agrafos’’, Agência Magnésio, Lisbon, Portugal
2015
“Timbrés”, Galerie 59 Rivoli, Paris, France
2012
“God Factor”, Mosteiro de Tibães, Braga, Portugal
2012
“Coração, o centro do nosso universo”, HUC, Coimbra, Portugal
2012
“Return”, Sala do Veado, Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisbon, Portugal
2011
“Work In Progress/Garrett 60”, Rua Garrett nº 60, Lisbon, Portugal
2011
“Project For A Butchery – How to Keep Warm When One’s Heart is Cold”, Comércio e Arte no Bairro Alto, butcher’s shop, Lisbon, Portugal
2011
“Open Studios”, Casa Amarela, (artist residency), Porto, Portugal
2011
“PictNik”, Galeria Jorge Shirley, (artist residency), Lisbon, Portugal
2010
“Arte Ocupa – Lisboa – Paris – Hamburgo”, Gängenviertel, (artist residency), Hamburg, Germany
2010
“Arte Ocupa – Lisboa – Paris – Hamburgo”, Galerie 59 Rivoli, (artist residency), Paris, France
2010
“Arte Ocupa – Lisboa – Paris”, PAV 28 (artist residency), Lisbon, Portugal
2010
“Cabinet d’ Amateur”, Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisbon, Portugal (Cat.)
2009
Contemporary Art Fair, Stand of Galeria Jorge Shirley, Lisbon, Portugal (Cat.)
2009
“Diários Gráficos. Desenho em Cadernos”, Centro Cultural de Lagos, Portugal (Cat.)
2009
“Diários Gráficos”, Biblioteca Municipal de Odivelas, Portugal
2008-2010
“Garbage Pin Project” , Galeria MCO, Porto, Portugal; Galeria Articula, Lisbon, Portugal; Silk Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2008
“Estação Europa 2019”, Plataforma Revólver, Lisbon, Portugal
2007-2008
Group artist residency, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal
2007
“Ne Travaillez Jamais”, Galeria Rosalux, Berlin, Germany
2006
“22 Viajantes”, La Moneda, Lisbon, Portugal
2005
Contemporary Art Fair, Stand of Galeria Módulo, Lisbon, Portugal (Cat.)
2005
“Pintura, Pintura, Pintura”, Galeria Módulo, Porto, Portugal
2004
“Correi Lágrimas Minhas, Disse O Polícia”, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal
2003
“Veneer / Folheado (A Multidisciplinary Arts Exchange Project)”, Catalyst Arts, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Cat.)
2003
“Os Meus Cromos da Arte Contemporânea”, Museu do Ferro, Vila de Torre, Moncorvo, Portugal (Cat.)
2002
“Lost in Music”, within the exhibition cycle “Too Drunk to Fuck”, A Casa, Lisbon, Portugal
2001-2002
The Sparring Partners Academy Art Collection”, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal (Cat.)
2001
“Afrikaondaroad 2001”, within the “Monandêngue Candengues Exhibition”, Espaço Maus Hábitos, Porto, Portugal
2000
“Arte em Diálogo com os Ciclos da Vida”, Convento de Santa Clara, Coimbra, Portugal
1998
“Um Dia, Sete Exposições, Um Vídeo e Um Concerto”, Associação dos Ateliers de S. Paulo, Lisbon, Portugal
Other Projects
2012
Design of cd cover for “Novos Talentos FNAC”
2007
Plastic participation – “Global Warning”, a performance by Miguel Cunha, Karnart, Lisbon, Portugal
2006
Plastic participation – “Movimentos Perpétuos – Tribute to Carlos Paredes”, a film by Edgar Pêra, Lisbon, Portugal
2004
Plastic participation – “Visões, Equações, Radyações!!!”, CineConcert by Edgar Pêra & Nuno Rebelo, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal
2001
Scenic art – “Portucalidades II”, Perfinst by Luís Castro, Teatro Viriato, Viseu, Portugal
Site Specific
2013
“Beauty is All Worth Saving”, mural painting, 2x2m, ME108, Lisbon, Portugal
2011
“PictNik”, mural painting, Dim. variable, Lisbon, Portugal
2010
“10 Angels for the Bliss“ – mural painting, 2×2.80m (x 10), Lisbon, Portugal
2010
“05 Angels for the Bliss”- mural painting, Lisbon, Portugal
2010
“Energetic Progress” – mural painting, Dim. variable, Spukkommune, Berlin, Germany
2010
“The Wave”, mural painting, Dim. variable, private collection, Lisbon, Portugal
2009
“Angel #4” – collective mural painting, Dim. variable, New York, USA
2009
“Blessing For The House”, mural painting, 16x5m, private collection, Sintra, Portugal
2006
“Angel #3”, mural painting, 2x3m, Berlin, Germany
2005
“TV Trip “ 2.20×5.50m, Museu da Resistência, Lisbon, Portugal
2005
Group mural painting, 6x5m, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal
2005
“Angel #2”, mural painting, Dim. 2×2.50m, Galeria Armazém, Lisbon, Portugal
2004
“Angel #1”, mural painting, Dim. 3x4m, “Velho Building”, Panjim, India
2004
Mural painting during opening, Dim. 6x5m, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal
2003
“A Bar Scene For ZDB”, acrylic on canvas and mural painting, Dim. variable, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal
Bibliography
2017
“Heaven,Hell and Somewhere In Between”, Portuguese Popular Art, Anthony Alan Shelton
2015
“Catálogo dos 25 Anos da Sala do Veado”, Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
2010
“Catálogo dos 20 Anos da Sala do Veado”, Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
2008
Diários de Viagem – Desenhos do Quotidiano – 35 Autores Contemporâneos, Eduardo Salavisa, Quimera
Chronology of Borderlovers Collective Exhibitions and Projects
(founding members: Pedro Amaral and Ivo Moreira Bassanti)
2017
“Ça je peux le faire aussi” — painting exhibition, Shiki Miki Gallery, Paris.
Artistic conception of the Otiima – Much More Than a Window stand for the Batimat Fair, through painting and performance (Best Stand Award, curated by João Pinharanda), Paris.
Participation in Semaine des Cultures Étrangères – Festival La Rue, representing Portugal in the field of visual arts (curated by João Pinharanda), Paris.
2018
“Isto também eu faço” (“I Can Do This Too”) — painting exhibition, Casa Bernardo, Caldas da Rainha.
“Isto também eu faço” — painting exhibition, Shiki Miki Gallery, Lisbon.
Creation and donation of two twin artworks to the Portuguese and French States, entitled The End of All Wars / La fin de toutes les guerres, on the occasion of the centenary of the Battle of La Lys, Richebourg, France (curated by João Pinharanda; production and logistics by Otiima – Much More Than a Window).
Creation and donation to the Liga dos Combatentes of an artwork dedicated to Soldado Milhões, within the centenary of the First World War Armistice (production and logistics by Otiima – Much More Than a Window).
“Laisse-toi faire” — painting and performance, Shiki Miki Gallery and public space, במסגרת the Lusoscopie programme (curated by João Pinharanda), Paris.
“Cartes de Visite – Crossed Homages Portugal–Luxembourg” — painting and performance in the public space of Luxembourg City (curated by Adília Carvalho; production and logistics by Otiima – Much More Than a Window).
Participation in the exhibition Project for a Great Show by Ivo Moreira Bassanti, Palácio Faria, Lisbon.
Participation in the exhibition Arte de Bolso, Galeria Sete, Coimbra.
2019
“Sempre chegamos ao sítio aonde nos esperam” (“We Always Arrive Where We Are Expected”) — painting exhibition, Museu de Lisboa (curated by João Pinharanda).
“Les Portugais dans les rues de Paris” — painting exhibition, Camões – Institute for Cooperation and Language, I.P. (curated by João Pinharanda), Paris.
“Collage-Décollage” — painting exhibition, Portuguese Cultural Centre in Luxembourg (curated by Pedro Amaral).
Participation in the exhibition “Aristides de Sousa Mendes”, Archives nationales du Luxembourg.
Participation in Contemporary Istanbul and in the exhibitions “Connecting to Portugal”, presented in Istanbul and Ankara by Perve Galeria, in collaboration with the Embassy of Portugal in Turkey (curated by Carlos Cabral Nunes).
Creation of the official visual identity for the celebrations of the Centenary of Portuguese Language Teaching at the French University – Sorbonne (1919–2019), used in the institutional communication of the programme and in the publication issued by Éditions Hispaniques – Université Paris-Sorbonne.
2020
Participation in the exhibition “Construir 100 Nadas Perfeitos – Tribute to Cruzeiro Seixas”, with the creation of one hundred original images and the performance of several street performances, Perve Galeria and Atmosfera M, Lisbon (curated by Carlos Cabral Nunes).
Participation in the exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of Perve Galeria – Diálogos 2.0, with painting and performance, Perve Galeria and Casa da Liberdade Mário Cesariny.
2021
“Worlds of Lusophony” — painting exhibition, Université du Luxembourg, Luxembourg (curated by Pedro Amaral).
Painting and performance commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Ferdinand Magellan, for the Embassy of Portugal in France, Paris.
2022
“Dream Couples / Couples de Rêve” — travelling exhibition of painting and urban art integrated into the Portugal–France Crossed Season, based on an idea by João Pinharanda.
Presented at Galerie Éphémère (Marais, Paris); Orangerie de la Maison Caillebotte (Yerres); Mairie de Valenton and public space; Centre Culturel Jacques Prévert and public space (Villeparisis); Galeria Passevite and public space (Lisbon); Galeria Santa Maria Maior (Lisbon); Perve Galeria and public space through the project “Ship of Mirrors”, Casa da Liberdade Mário Cesariny (curated by Carlos Cabral Nunes); Biblioteca José Cardoso Pires (Vila de Rei); Mairie de Crosne and public space; Atmosfera M (Porto); Halle des Chartrons, with the exhibition “Art et Résistance” (curated by Pedro Amaral and Isabel Barradas), Bordeaux; Casa de Portugal and public space (Paris); Lycée Alexandre Dumas; and Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (2023).
Participation in the project “48 Artists, 48 Years Later”, MAAT, Lisbon (curated by João Pinharanda).
“The Traveller’s Luggage” — painting and illustration exhibition, Gallery of the Embassy of Portugal in Brasília and Metrô-DF (curated by Alexandra Pinho).
2023
“Sousa Mendes / Eduardo Lourenço — Humanism and Conscience: One Hundred Actions and Thoughts” — travelling exhibition of painting and illustration, developed in partnership with the Sousa Mendes Committee (curated by Pedro Amaral and Isabel Barradas).
Presented at Bibliothèque Multimédia du Grand Guéret (Guéret); Halle des Chartrons (Bordeaux); Casa de Portugal (Paris); Galeria Passevite (Lisbon); and Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (2024).
“Poésie et Vin” — painting exhibition integrated into the festival Poésie dans les Chais, Minoterie de Nay (curated by Chahab).
“Worlds of Lusophony — Centenary Special Edition” — painting exhibition, Halle des Chartrons, Bordeaux (curated by Pedro Amaral and Isabel Barradas).
Tribute to Mário Cesariny in Paris — installation of a painting in the public space of Paris as a tribute to Mário Cesariny, marking the centenary of his birth.
2024
“100×Viva Cabral” — travelling exhibition of painting and illustration, organised by Borderlovers in partnership with Galeria Tutu Sousa (curated by Pedro Amaral, Sidney Cerqueira and Tutu Sousa).
Presented at Galeria Tutu Sousa (Praia); Nieuwe Instituut (Rotterdam); Centre Culturel Tramsschapp (Luxembourg); and De Glasfabriek (Schiedam).
2025
Everything to Learn — commemorative exhibition marking the 25th anniversary of Perve Galeria, participation with painting and performance, Perve Galeria and Casa da Liberdade Mário Cesariny.
(Neither) Surrealist (Nor) Abjectionist — tribute exhibition to Luiz Pacheco, participation with painting, Casa da Liberdade Mário Cesariny.
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