SeaPort Visit: January 2019
João Mourão and Luis Silva Lisbon
João Mourão and Luis Silva are a curatorial duo based in Lisbon, Portugal, where they currently serve as co-directors of Kunsthalle Lissabon, a contemporary art institution they founded in 2009.
A selection of recent shows they curated includes solos by Sol Calero, Irene Kopelman, Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa, Emily Roysdon, and Nathalie Du Pasquier, as well as group shows in institutions such as Extra City, Antwerp, or David Roberts Art Foundation, London. Besides their curatorial practice, João Mourão and Luís Silva are also contributing editors of CURA. magazine and co-editor of the ongoing book series performing the Institution(al), addressing recent developments in institutional practice. They were also the curators of ZONA MACO SUR (2015 -2017), the solo projects section of Mexico City's contemporary art fair, and are curating Artissima's new section Disegni (2017 - ), dedicated to recent developments in drawing.