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Citizens of the World

Manuel Botelho

FILM SHOWCASE
MARCH 17TH OF 2026, 3PM
AUDITORIUM OF EP.2 – ESAD.CR

In times of uncertainty, humanity accelerates at full speed. Our attention is scattered in all directions.
Time collapses under so much pressure and we cannot stop. The messages we receive contradict each other, information and misinformation become confused. Without the conditions to study and reflect, we become vulnerable to the easiest solution. The populist slogans that bombard our ears are appealing and easy to adopt when we make hasty decisions without serious, informed and rational thought. The consequences will be dire.
Like so many others, I do not accept this dark destiny. I want us to be able to build, collectively and reflectively, a better, fairer and more equitable future. It all depends on us, Citizens of the World.
Event included in the #2 Culture and Education Biennial ‘And instead of fear?’, of the National Arts Plan.

Manuel Botelho
Born in Lisbon in 1950. He is a visual artist and retired associate professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon. He lives and works in S. Pedro do Estoril.
Degree in Architecture, ESBAL (1976). Scholarship holder from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation at the Byam Shaw School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art, London (1983-85 and 1985-87). PhD in Fine Arts / Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon, 2006. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions. His solo exhibitions include the following: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (1986; 1994); National Museum of Ancient Art (2000; 2019-20); Gulbenkian Modern Art Centre (2005); Elvas Museum of Contemporary Art (2008); EDP Foundation (2008); Lagos Cultural Centre (2005; 2009); PLMJ Foundation (2012); Pavilhão Preto, City Museum, Lisbon City Council (2014); Galeria do Parque, V. N. Barquinha (2014-15); Capuchos Convent, C. Caparica (2019-2020); and also in the Módulo (Lisbon and Porto), Flowers East (London), Miguel Nabinho (Lisbon), Fernando Santos (Porto), João Esteves de Oliveira (Lisbon) galleries, etc.
He is represented in public and private collections, notably the following: Caixa Geral de Depósitos; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation; EDP Foundation; PLMJ Foundation; National Museum of Contemporary Art (Chiado Museum), Lisbon.