ALVESS at the Serralves Foundation

Alvess is the artistic name of Manuel Alves–a Portuguese artist who has been working and living in Paris since 1963. In the 1960s and 1970s, Alvess took part in various important exhibitions in the Parisian artistic calendar.

João Fernandes

Co-curators João Fernandes and Sandra Guimarães organized a solo exhibition of the work of Manuel Alves at at the Serralves Foundation in Porto in April.

Co-curators João Fernandes and Sandra Guimarães organized a solo exhibition of the work of Manuel Alves at at the Serralves Foundation in Porto in April.

Alvess is the artistic name of Manuel Alves–a Portuguese artist who has been working and living in Paris since 1963. In the 1960s and 1970s, Alvess took part in various important exhibitions in the Parisian artistic calendar. His work uses the canvas, objects, postal art, performance, and photography, in a tradition that dates back to Dada and Fluxus. From the late 1980s onwards, Alvess stopped presenting his work on a regular basis, but continued to develop a singular oeuvre. This will be the first major anthological presentation of one of the most secret Portuguese artists, bringing together works produced over a period of more than 40 years, most of which have never been exhibited before.