ALTERNATIVA ZERO - NA COLECÇÃO DA FUNDAÇÃO DE SERRALVES

In 1977, Ernesto de Sousa organized one of the most epoch-making exhibitions of the twentieth century in Portugal: ‘Alternativa Zero’. In 1997, in recognition of the exhibition’s historical significance and of its unparalleled importance to the study of the recent memory of Portuguese art, the Fundação de Serralves has organized the show ‘Perspectiva: Alternativa Zero’, thus furthering the knowledge of contemporary art from the point of view of a Portuguese context.

Fifteen years after this ‘perspective’ on the original exhibition, the very same space, the Serralves Villa, features some of the works that were part of both shows, as well as other pieces by participating artists that have, in the meantime, become part of the Serralves Collection. At a distance of thirty-five years, the current show should contribute, as was Ernesto de Sousa’s intention, to a rethinking of the present and a focusing on the ‘now’ — indeed, 1977’s ‘Alternativa Zero’ has enabled some of today’s most searching questions.

Curator: João FernandesProduction: Fundação de Serralves