Adriana Molder

Aldebaran Fallen to the Ground

arts
13 march to 22 june 2025
Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado
Adriana Molder

Aldebaran Fallen to the Ground is a series of shaped paintings, with irregular, organic contours. The intensity and incidence of light intrude on the viewing of those (most of them) faces, painted in oil pastels. Hung with leather cords, which contrastingly define geometric shapes, these works are now spread around, now grouped together, and can be seen as a huge installation art piece.

Aldebaran Fallen to the Ground is guided by my experience with Karen Blixen’s extraordinary insights in Seven Gothic Tales and the unpredictable enchantment of the Italian folktales compiled by Italo Calvino, which I have been reading to my daughter as bedtime stories for some years now. (…)

Adriana Molder

Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm (Last entry: 5:30 pm)


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