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ON & OFF

Designers Rita Múrias and Paulo Barata have been collecting old shop signs in Lisbon to preserve the city's history. Over ten years, they saved 400 signs from 250 closed or remodeled establishments. These vintage signs, once vibrant, are disappearing due to modernization and construction. Barata highlights their cultural value, linking them to the city’s past and neighborhoods.

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Leonor Antunes | CAM

At the inauguration of the new Centro de Arte Moderna (CAM), the artist talks about how she got here and established herself as one of the most highly rated names of the Portuguese art scene.

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Pedro Cabrita Reis

At 65, he sees himself as he always has: a painter pursuing perfection, or "a painter who does some good sculptures", a description he uses whilst talking about a career distinguished by individualism, admiration for the classics, and the comparative pleasures of painting.

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