An Atlantic Drift

Date and time

29 Sept 2026 · 11:00

Venue

Centro Cultural de Belém

Location

Lisbon

Type

Exhibition

An Atlantic Drift charts and unravels paths through the arts of the 20th century, specifically the period from 1909 to 1977, seeking to disrupt preconceived notions and established canons by bringing together references and artistic forms that are usually kept apart. The exhibition follows an erratic chronology, marked by digressions and temporal leaps, thereby revealing connections and confrontations between the European and American shores to suggest potential relationships and drifts often overlooked or absent from art history. The Atlantic, particularly from the mid 20th century onward, becomes a crucial space for transits and exiles, fostering new geopolitical affinities that have shaped modern subjectivities with repercussions that persist to this day. As a reinstallation of the permanent collection, An Atlantic Drift presents a selection of Portuguese and international artists spanning painting, sculpture, drawing, installation, and graphic arts, mapping out art as part of world history and portraying modernity as a multifaceted eruption of social, artistic, and technological transformations. From Pablo Picasso to Amadeo de Souza Cardoso, Lourdes Castro to Marcel Duchamp, An