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P_ARTE” is the name of a new cultural project by the real estate developer Adriparte. “Muitos Anos a Virar Frangos”, curated by SUPERFICIAL, launches a pop-up contemporary art gallery at the Alure development, celebrating both contemporary art and Portuguese tradition. Adriparte is a boutique real estate developer whose mission is to place culture at the heart of the urban experience. In a move which sees Adriparte establishing itself as an art-focussed developer, Muitos Anos a Virar Frangos...

So, what’s the difference between a mural and a fresco? This is a very good question we’re often asked by friends, and something that took us a little while to get our head around at the outset. Let’s break it down a little with some beautiful examples to illustrate the differences, which sometimes are not all that clearcut! Man, Controller of the Universe, by Diego Rivera, 1932  Generally, a ‘mural’ refers to a painting that is done directly onto a surface - usually a wall or ceiling. They...

Luxury + trains = murder. This is what growing up on a diet of Poirot taught us. But they’re back - with a vengeance. With shifting environmental attitudes towards flights, it seems that travelling opulently by train is IN and this renaissance has rolled out some fantastic luxury interiors resplendent with surface art! Slow travel is sexy again. Bring on 2025. Yes, for those who’ve been on one, a sleeper train evokes memories of sleeping poorly upright on a chair or battling to find space to...