A Necessary Realism

In A Necessary Realism, José Pedro Cortes renews his way of looking at the matter and surface of the world. Through a set of photographs taken between 2005 and 2018, Cortes looks at the representation of the body in this complex and vulnerable time.
In contrast with neoliberal realism, his images affirm the necessity of not allowing ourselves to be subordinated to pragmatic vision of life, because reality is not mechanic, linear or numerical, but a challenge that demands daily attention and reflection. soource: www.pierrevonkleist.com




Published by Pierre von Kleist editions / MNAC - Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado, 2018
Softcover with dust jacket, 240 pages, 148 images
Conversation between José Pedro Cortes and Nuno Crespo
Essays by Nuno Crespo, Shoair Mavlian, David Santos, Julião Sarmento and José Tolentino Mendonça
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