Artists and stores with stories reinvent shop windows in Lisbon – O Jornal Económico
Nine of Lisbon’s historic stores have joined the Autumn-Winter Collection, an initiative promoted by EGEAC, with the motto “Artistas Plastics – Lojas com História” and free access, open to the public until 15 November.
This is a special “Autumn-Winter Collection, proof against passing trends, which aims to draw attention to the city’s heritage and memory and stimulate local commerce, but also to promote the intersection of audiences and offer different showcases for art contemporary”, emphasizes the organization.
In this edition participate Sara & André in Luvaria Ulisses – the last store in the country with exclusive sale of gloves; Isabel Cordovil at Ourivesaria Sarmento – which, in addition to what is expected in a goldsmith’s, also holds a collection of documents and unique instruments. Ana Pérez-Quiroga moved to the A Carioca store, Vasco Araújo reinvented the window of Barbearia Oliveira – Barbearia Moderna, Francisco Vidal was inspired by the Licor Eduardino label at Ginginha sem Rival, Adriana Proganó himself “Why can’t I ask fit? ” at Livraria Bertrand, Sara Chang Yan brings the other’s eyes to Livraria Trindade, Ana Vidigal landed at the grocery store-charcuterie Manuel Tavares, and Ângela Ferreira questions the north-south divisions of the almost centenary Ferragens Guedes.
The success of the first edition, the Spring-Summer Collection, in which ten stores and ten plastic artists were eliminated to intervene in a window, paved the way for this second edition, paved the way for this second edition, cause creations can be visited according to or in format script, which you can download on the local from EGEAC, the municipal company responsible for the management of equipment and cultural entertainment for the Lisbon City Council (CML).
The Stores with History initiative was launched by CML in 2015. Objective? Promote old commerce while protecting children with relevant material, historical and cultural heritage. Among china shops, bookstores, carpets, restaurants, bars, grocery stores and other services, 114 currently bear this “seal”.