Programmed Melancholy

Programmed Melancholy is the exhibition catalogue for Gabriel Abrantes’ 2021 exhibition at MAAT, in Lisbon. Essays by Emily Butler and Rosa Lleó, as well as an interview with the artist contextualize Abrantes’ practice from 2006 to 2020.

“The juxtaposition of references to art and cultural history with personal and socio-political commentary is a guiding thread throughout Programmed Melancholy. His works engage with our emotions, with a range of personal feelings, often humorous, potentially rousing ethical and political beliefs. Unstable, multi-faced, polysexual, his characters waver between expressing personal emotions and wider social, environmental and political concerns.” - Emily Butler

2020
English/Portuguese
162 pages
Hardcover, 200 x 255 mm
ISBN 978-88-6749-436-1
Published by MAAT and Mousse