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Represented Artist

Luísa Mota

Born in 1984 (Porto, Portugal). Lives and works in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Born in 1984 (Porto, Portugal). Lives and works in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Bio

Photo credits: Teresa Pamplona

Luísa Mota is interested in archetype as a component of the collective unconscious. She explores, therefore, the symbolic system that defines common behaviour patterns.

As such, the representation of the phenomena that articulates the individual and society constitutes the subject matter of her practice. With this in mind she develops a series of works and characters that inhabit her performances and that are in-current to the socio-cultural needs of the places where she exhibits/produces her work.
The characters tend to develop a behaviour and appearance of their own that have been shaped by their “imaginative” history and that fit the larger narrative of her work. The ‘Invisible Men’ for example, are completely covered from head to toe in a silvery suit, and often appear in the urban city in parades and processions. These characters tend to represent the proletariat and a reference to social invisibility and protest.

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Artworks

Exhibitions

Luísa Mota

FRACTAL
13 May – 10 June, 2023
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Luísa Mota

Delicate Nature
30 October – 4 December, 2021
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Luísa Mota

The Other Men
17 June – 25 July, 2020
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News

Luísa Mota: The Artistic Practice of Luísa Mota

19 November, 2022
Join us for the launch of Luísa Mota: The Artistic Practice of Luísa Mota, a new book.
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Luísa Mota at Galerias Municipais, Lisbon

22 September, 2022 – 15 January, 2023
Luisa Mota takes part ‘The State of the World: The Museum of the South Atlantic’
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Luísa Mota at Fondation CAB Brussels, Curated by Grégory Lang

6 September, 2022 – 4 February, 2023
The exhibition happening in Brussels is titled “On the Lookout”
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