"Do it" exhibition at Faculty of Fine Arts of Porto runs until June 23

"Do it" is not the usual exhibition. Instead of the exhibition of objects created by artists, "Do it" features a collection of conceptual instructions provided by renowned artists.

This work is coordinated by Lúcia Almeida Matos, Director of the FBAUP Museum, curated by Inês Moreira, a professor and researcher at FBAUP, and includes a varied set of artistic reinterpretation proposals such as Rosa Mota's body, literally stuck to the wall.

Another of the proposals includes a "silent" walk along Rua de São Victor and other places adjacent to the Fine Arts building; Or even a panoramic postcard of Porto's historic centre replicated in naive colours; And also a scale model of Leça da Palmeira lighthouse suspended from the ceiling.

These are just a few of the conceptual indications in this contemporary art exhibition, inaugurated on March 24th, the first time "Do It" features in Portugal.

The exhibition will be open to the public until June 23rd.

The closing day of the "Do it" exhibition will feature a "destruction party", with all the art work that has been created the coming three months to be destroyed, under the responsibility of Argentine artist Amalia Pica.

The exhibition includes lectures, performances and talks. Every Wednesday guided visits will be organized and commented by the doers - students, teachers, staff and FBAUP community members.

The entrance to the exhibition is free, and can be visited from Tuesday to Saturday, from 2:30 to 6:30 pm, at the Exhibition Hall of the FBAUP.

Guided tours registration via phone 225 192 403 or by email gabeduca@fba.up.pt.

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Do it exhibition

The project's inception happened in a Café in Paris in 1993, the idea was build up from a conversation between Obrist and the artists Christian Boltanski and Bertrand Lavier.

Rather than having an exhibition that would begin and finish at a determined place and time,   curator Hans-Ulrich Obrist thought it would be interesting to have an endless exhibition, a travelling exhibition that could be reinvented by the different audiences.

Since 1993, the "Do it" has travelled internationally through Independent Curators International, becoming the longest-running, most far-reaching show ever to take place. 

The point of departure are the written instructions, which are then interpreted anew every time they are enacted. 

Each venue is free to engage their town instructions according to their town.

This contemporary art exhibition accounts for a record participant's number worldwide.