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BOA Lab was an art gallery and event space co-founded by Vilena in 2019.
Through her leadership and innovative approach, the gallery quickly became an international hub for emerging talents and established artists alike, showcasing a diverse array of works that captivated and inspired visitors from around the world. BOA Lab became a well-known brand, growing organically and appearing
in Vogue and Whitewall Magazine.
Paul de Flers, "Penha de França"
"Penha de França" exhibition concludes a four-month residency in Portugal, where the artist Paul de Flers (Almine Rech) produced all the paintings on display.
The colours of the canvases are inspired by the tinted windows of his studio on the Rua da Penha de França - colours which are themselves omnipresent on the façades of Lisbon - and which become his exclusive palette.
Men, animals and sculptures are sometimes scattered and lost in imaginary landscapes. Sometimes, they are the nerve centre of the exhibition, while small canvases and paintings mounted on wood are combined with the large formats to clarify their meaning or to underline a detail in a display conceived specifically for the BOA gallery. The centre piece of the exhibition was acquired by the Pinault Foundation.
The colours of the canvases are inspired by the tinted windows of his studio on the Rua da Penha de França - colours which are themselves omnipresent on the façades of Lisbon - and which become his exclusive palette.
Men, animals and sculptures are sometimes scattered and lost in imaginary landscapes. Sometimes, they are the nerve centre of the exhibition, while small canvases and paintings mounted on wood are combined with the large formats to clarify their meaning or to underline a detail in a display conceived specifically for the BOA gallery. The centre piece of the exhibition was acquired by the Pinault Foundation.
Mathieu Chavaren, "Laisser Place"
Exhibition Laisser Place is the fruit of the painter Mathieu Chavaren's residency with BOA Lab. Through objects called "laisser-places", he offers tools for (re)connection to the mysterious and sometimes abandoned territory to which art takes us. As part of the residency, Mathieu collaborated with the AWEED record label to produce an ambient track for the main artwork, “Élévation par la Musique”.
Mickael Doucet, "Entrevoir"
Mickael Doucet's exhibition "Entrevoir" is a result of a collaboration between BOA and Marion Guggenheim.
Mickael takes us on a poetic journey, both beautiful and disturbing.
Carefully crafted landscapes show us glimpses of past civilizations playing tricks with our minds. The established architectural and design forms are here to stay, peaceful and serene, despite the fragility of life of the humans that inhabit them. The spaces we observe are purposefully filled with objects, colours and fleeting moments.
Mickael takes us on a poetic journey, both beautiful and disturbing.
Carefully crafted landscapes show us glimpses of past civilizations playing tricks with our minds. The established architectural and design forms are here to stay, peaceful and serene, despite the fragility of life of the humans that inhabit them. The spaces we observe are purposefully filled with objects, colours and fleeting moments.
Pedro Batista, "Standstil"
Pedro Batista presents a new body of work produced while at a residency at BOA Gallery. "Standstill" is where the memories and time itself have a surprising encounter. The occasional deployment of brighter colours and the use of stagnant figures translate the artist's insatiable willingness to record the impressions that arose in a year when humanity was challenged in its perception of space and time.
The artist creates a dream-like narrative by juxtaposing urban sceneries and structural elements with a warm pastel palette. It doesn't seem occasional as dreaming helps us to remove the sharper edges of reality.
Dreaming is considered a biological process that consolidates recent events, integrating them with past experiences and maintaining the stability of existing memories in the face of the present. Thus, Standstill explores those valuable recollections of the past, conserved photographically and in the souvenirs intertwined with the accumulated knowledge of life, resulting in this autobiographical universe.
The artist creates a dream-like narrative by juxtaposing urban sceneries and structural elements with a warm pastel palette. It doesn't seem occasional as dreaming helps us to remove the sharper edges of reality.
Dreaming is considered a biological process that consolidates recent events, integrating them with past experiences and maintaining the stability of existing memories in the face of the present. Thus, Standstill explores those valuable recollections of the past, conserved photographically and in the souvenirs intertwined with the accumulated knowledge of life, resulting in this autobiographical universe.
Kouka Ntadi, "Homens"
"Homens" is an artistic proposition conceived as a journey through the story of the mythical "Guerriers Bantu", a work carried out by the artist Kouka Ntadi for over 10 years.
This exhibition brings together a series of original works of art made by the artist during his stay in Lisbon. Inspired by the architecture and colours of the city, Kouka Ntadi re-appropriates symbolic objects of the Portuguese culture, integrating his painting into new media such as "azulejos", "garafao", and "barcos".
As part of the exhibition, BOA commissioned Kouka, a mural covering the gallery's five-story building.
This exhibition brings together a series of original works of art made by the artist during his stay in Lisbon. Inspired by the architecture and colours of the city, Kouka Ntadi re-appropriates symbolic objects of the Portuguese culture, integrating his painting into new media such as "azulejos", "garafao", and "barcos".
As part of the exhibition, BOA commissioned Kouka, a mural covering the gallery's five-story building.
Duarte Burnay, "Nuvem Vermelha"
Duarte Burnay presents "Nuvem Vermelha", his first solo exhibition.
The ability to revive history through the interactivity between new conceptual positions and material achievements is an invitation to keep moving forward.
"The reason to learn history (...) to free yourself of the past and imagine alternative destinies" (Harari, 2016)
The ability to revive history through the interactivity between new conceptual positions and material achievements is an invitation to keep moving forward.
"The reason to learn history (...) to free yourself of the past and imagine alternative destinies" (Harari, 2016)
Claudia Sorbac, "Interlaced"
The exhibition "Interlaced, is a continuous and careful study forming the body of work of the Franco-Colombian artist Claudia Sorbac.
The weighted work of photography, compiled over the period of more than two years, is a Portuguese expedition, a tour through natural parks, forests and botanical gardens. A reading of the national territory through plant-based study in black and white images printed on gelatin silver and baryta paper.
The weighted work of photography, compiled over the period of more than two years, is a Portuguese expedition, a tour through natural parks, forests and botanical gardens. A reading of the national territory through plant-based study in black and white images printed on gelatin silver and baryta paper.
First Line Design Edition
Featuring Designers:
Ana Rod
André Costa
Andres Ciccone
Antoine Becognee
Apewood
Barracão
Curtil
Dovain Studio
Heir Ceramics
Jack Lawrance
Kaukaus
Lota Studio
Marta Raimundo
Martinho Pita Studio
Normo
Oficina 166
Sebastião Lobo
Ana Rod
André Costa
Andres Ciccone
Antoine Becognee
Apewood
Barracão
Curtil
Dovain Studio
Heir Ceramics
Jack Lawrance
Kaukaus
Lota Studio
Marta Raimundo
Martinho Pita Studio
Normo
Oficina 166
Sebastião Lobo
Delia Hamer, "The Tree of Knowledge was a Palm Tree"
The archetypical paradisal garden symbolizes a sacred and safe space where you can suffer no harm. Where in strict intimacy with creation and oneself, balance is restored. It reflects our fantasies of wholeness and preconscious innocence. However, in many languages, the word garden means “enclosure”, bringing to mind mythical gardens, secret gardens, and walled gardens. So when does the seclusion stop regenerating, when does the isolation turn into loneliness, and when do the walls become a prison?
Group Show, "Elemental Origins"
"Elemental Origins" observes Stefanie Pullin, Camilo Villegas and Felipe Martinez-Villalba in a uniquely diverse yet interestingly harmonious show. In spite of their individual styles, a certain congruency emerges among the artists’ works, which strike the spectator in a subtle yet powerful way.
The deconstruction of reality and the metaphysical forms that hide behind it are used as a tool for the conception of the new world, with its beauty and danger alike.
The deconstruction of reality and the metaphysical forms that hide behind it are used as a tool for the conception of the new world, with its beauty and danger alike.
Sebastião Lobo, "Cerebral Cysticercosis"
Sebastião Lobo in his first solo exhibition in Portugal. Sebastião welcomes us to his peculiar perception of forms, lights and shadows and allows us to investigate the mystic and bewildering ideas that can dominate one's mind. For this exhibition, the artist partnered with BOA, adding more layers to the study of the strange and the curious. Sebastião conjures his fears
and visions, and gives us an opportunity to walk through them with him, overcoming them, making the invisible tangible and accessible.
and visions, and gives us an opportunity to walk through them with him, overcoming them, making the invisible tangible and accessible.
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