O Gringo no Museu Nacional do Azulejo de Lisboa – 2023
O Gringo National Tile Museum of Lisbon (O Gringo Museu Nacional do Azulejo de Lisboa) is home to O Gringo’s landmark solo exhibition, celebrating Portuguese ceramic heritage through contemporary art.
What captures us is the look with which we sensed the child. Perhaps this is the quintessential nature of Bastien Tomasini, a.k.a. Gringo,a French artist who preserves within himself that substance that, in many of us, is being eroded by life. His enthusiasm has the voracity that we only find in childhood: a desire to do, to experiment, to have, a joy in creation, and a perpetual curiosity about the world. But what brings O Gringo to the azulejos?
— Alexandre Nobre Pais
Diretor do Museu Nacional do Azulejo
Exclusive interview with the former Director of the National Tile Museum about O Gringo’s landmark exhibition.
In this exclusive interview, exhibition curator Dr. Dora Fernandes explains O Gringo’s artistic vision and reveals how his work gives new life to the Portuguese tile, transforming a centuries-old heritage into a living contemporary art form.
A permanent documentary archive of O Gringo’s solo exhibition at the National Tile Museum, Lisbon.
Official invitation letter signed by Dr. Alexandre Nobre Pais for O Gringo’s solo exhibition at the National Tile Museum in Lisbon, Portugal.
Official Invitation Letter from the National Tile Museum
This official invitation, signed by Dr. Alexandre Nobre Pais, former Director of the National Tile Museum (Museu Nacional do Azulejo), formally invited French contemporary artist O Gringo (Bastien Tomasini) to present a solo exhibition in Lisbon. The document explains the museum’s curatorial vision and recognizes O Gringo’s reinterpretation of the Portuguese tile (Azulejo) as a living form of contemporary art. Today, it remains an important institutional record of one of Portugal’s leading national museums.
Carta Oficial de Convite do Museu Nacional do Azulejo
Esta carta oficial, assinada pelo Dr. Alexandre Nobre Pais, então Diretor do Museu Nacional do Azulejo, formaliza o convite ao artista francês O Gringo (Bastien Tomasini) para realizar uma exposição individual em Lisboa. O documento apresenta a visão curatorial do museu e reconhece a reinterpretação contemporânea do Azulejo Português desenvolvida pelo artista, valorizando-o como uma forma de arte viva. Constitui um importante registo institucional de uma das mais prestigiadas instituições museológicas de Portugal.
Source: National Tile Museum (Museu Nacional do Azulejo), Lisbon, Portugal — Official invitation letter signed by Dr. Alexandre Nobre Pais, Director, June 30, 2022.
Official invitation issued by the National Tile Museum and the Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage for the opening of O Gringo’s solo exhibition in Lisbon, Portugal.
Official Opening Invitation – National Tile Museum
This official invitation was jointly issued by the Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage (Direção-Geral do Património Cultural) and the National Tile Museum (Museu Nacional do Azulejo) for the opening of “Hope Beyond the Horizon,” O Gringo’s solo exhibition in Lisbon. The invitation was signed during the tenure of Dr. Alexandre Nobre Pais, then Director of the National Tile Museum and today Chairman of the Board of Museus e Monumentos de Portugal, E.P.E., the national institution responsible for managing Portugal’s museums, monuments and palaces. This document represents an important institutional record of one of the country’s leading cultural institutions.
Convite Oficial de Inauguração – Museu Nacional do Azulejo
Este convite oficial foi emitido conjuntamente pela Direção-Geral do Património Cultural e pelo Museu Nacional do Azulejo para a inauguração da exposição “Esperança além do Horizonte”, do artista francês O Gringo, integrada na programação oficial do Dia Internacional dos Museus. O convite foi emitido durante a direção do Dr. Alexandre Nobre Pais, então Diretor do Museu Nacional do Azulejo e atualmente Presidente do Conselho de Administração da Museus e Monumentos de Portugal, E.P.E., entidade responsável pela gestão dos principais museus, monumentos e palácios nacionais. Este documento constitui um importante registo institucional da realização da exposição numa das mais prestigiadas instituições museológicas portuguesas.
Official Opening Invitation – National Tile Museum – O Gringo Museu Nacional do Azulejo de Lisboa
Official Exhibition Catalogue
Title Hope Beyond the Horizon
Published by National Tile Museum (Museu Nacional do Azulejo) Lisbon • Portugal
Authors
Dr. Alexandre Nobre Pais
Bastien Tomasini (O Gringo)
Dr. Dora Fernandes
Kátia Guerreiro
Telmo Pires
Graphic Design
António José Cruz
Photography
Bastien Tomasini (O Gringo)
Official Exhibition Catalogue Cover – O Gringo’s Solo Exhibition at the National Tile Museum, Lisbon, Portugal
Excerpt from the Official Exhibition Catalogue – O Gringo’s Solo Exhibition at the National Tile Museum, Lisbon, Portugal
Excerpt from the Official Exhibition Catalogue – O Gringo’s Solo Exhibition at the National Tile Museum, Lisbon, Portugal
Excerpt from the Official Exhibition Catalogue – O Gringo’s Solo Exhibition at the National Tile Museum, Lisbon, Portugal
Published by the National Tile Museum (Museu Nacional do Azulejo), this official bilingual catalogue documents O Gringo’s landmark solo exhibition, bringing together curatorial essays, institutional texts, artwork documentation and historical records. It serves as a permanent archival publication preserving the exhibition and its contribution to contemporary Portuguese cultural heritage.
Opening Video of O Gringo’s Solo Exhibition at the National Tile Museum, Lisbon, Portugal.
Welcoming CERCIMA Service Users to the National Tile Museum, Lisbon
Closing Event of O Gringo’s Solo Exhibition at the National Tile Museum, Lisbon, with Fado Singer Kátia Guerreiro
Institutional Partners & Sponsors – O Gringo Museu Nacional do Azulejo de Lisboa
Institutional Partners & Sponsors
O Gringo’s solo exhibition at the National Tile Museum was held under the auspices of the Portuguese Republic, the Ministry of Culture, the Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage (DGPC), the National Tile Museum, and Paris 75 Image, Lda.
The exhibition also received the support of leading institutional partners, universities, cultural organizations and sponsors, including Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Vista Alegre Atlantis, Antena 1, RTP, Renascença, Turismo de Portugal, CERCIMA, Fundação INATEL, Casa da Imprensa, Riberalves, Luso Finsa, Molduras 2000, Luso Tufo, M. Gomes & Filhos, and other official partners acknowledged in the exhibition catalogue.
Parceiros Institucionais e Patrocinadores
A exposição individual de O Gringo no Museu Nacional do Azulejo realizou-se sob a tutela da República Portuguesa, do Ministério da Cultura, da Direção-Geral do Património Cultural (DGPC), do Museu Nacional do Azulejo e da Paris 75 Image, Lda.
A exposição contou ainda com o apoio de importantes parceiros institucionais, universidades, organizações culturais e patrocinadores, entre os quais a Universidade Católica Portuguesa, a Vista Alegre Atlantis, a Antena 1, a RTP, a Renascença, o Turismo de Portugal, a CERCIMA, a Fundação INATEL, a Casa da Imprensa, a Riberalves, a Luso Finsa, a Molduras 2000, a Luso Tufo, a M. Gomes & Filhos, entre outros parceiros oficiais identificados no catálogo da exposição.
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