Portugalidade – Contemporary female artists
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![Joana Vasconcelos drawing © Atelier Joana Vasconcelos|Photo: © Luís Vasconcelos – Courtesy Atelier Joana Vasconcelos|A NOIVA [THE BRIDE] 2001-2005 – OB tampons, stainless steel, cotton thread, steel cables; 600 x Ø 300 cm; Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas – António Cachola Collection; Work produced and restored with the support of Johnson & Johnson, Lda. © Luís Vasconcelos – Courtesy Atelier Joana Vasconcelos|BIG BOOBY #2 2011 – Handmade cotton crochet, industrial knitted fabric, polyester, stainless steel; 336 x 336 x 75 cm; Private collection © Luís Vasconcelos – Courtesy Atelier Joana Vasconcelos|BOLO DE NOIVA [WEDDING CAKE] 2023 – Viúva Lamego ceramic tiles and ceramics, glass, metallized and thermo-lacquered wrought iron, galvanized and painted iron sheet, LED, optical fibre, power supply unit, hydraulic system, iron; 1100 x ø 1300 cm; Waddesdon, The Rothschild Collection (Rothschild Family Trust) © Merriman Photography – Courtesy Westgreen|Photo: © Luís Vasconcelos – Courtesy Atelier Joana Vasconcelos|UNIDADE INFINITA/BRUNO PORTELA|MARILYN (PA) 2011 – Stainless steel pans and lids, concrete; (2x) 297 x 155 x 410 cm; Work produced with the support of Silampos Photo: UNIDADE INFINITA/BRUNO PORTELA © LUÍS VASCONCELOS – COURTESY ATELIER JOANA VASCONCELOS © LUÍS VASCONCELOS – COURTESY ATELIER JOANA VASCONCELOS|PORTUGAL A BANHOS [PORTUGAL SWIMMING] 2010 – Fibreglass, iron; 1000 x 500 x 300,5 cm; Administração do Porto de Lisboa, Lisbon © Atelier Joana Vasconcelos](https://stg.portugalresident.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JoanaVasconcelos_2016_Drawing_©Atelier-Joana-Vasconcelos.jpg)
A high-vis Portuguese artist
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