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PIMENTA (Alberto). [DOIS DOCUMENTOS EFÉMEROS DE PERFORMANCES]. Lisboa. 1999-2010. - PIMENTA (Alberto) [DOIS DOCUMENTOS EFÉMEROS DE PERFORMANCES] . Lisboa: Ler Devagar; Perve Galeria / Colectivo Multimédia Perve [peça 2], 1999-2010. 2 peças: 1 ff.; 210×300 mm + 1 bi-fólio; 210 mm. A collection of two ephemeral documents relating to performances by Alberto Pimenta (Porto, 1937), a central figure in experimental poetry and performance art in Portugal, whose work spans poetry, theatre, linguistics, satire, performance and happenings since the 1960s. The invitation ”A Task for the Coming Year” documents a performance held at the Ler Devagar bookstore in Bairro Alto, Lisbon, at the turn of the millennium: December 31, 1999 at 11:00 PM and January 1, 2000 at 12:30 AM, with Carla Macedo, Diogo Bento, Luís Barros, Marta Lança, and Pedro Sena Lino. The title plays on the ambiguity between ”coming year” and the polysemous meaning of the date, characteristic of Pimenta's satirical and conceptual humor. At that time, Ler Devagar was one of Lisbon's main alternative cultural spaces, regularly hosting poetry, performance art, and experimental publications. The exhibition leaflet ”Registro de Viver” documents the first exhibition session of ”555 - Ciclo Gutenberg, ” conceived by Carlos Cabral Nunes to commemorate the 555th anniversary of Gutenberg's printing press (1455-2010), presented at the Perve Gallery in Alfama, with its inauguration on January 19, 2010. The exhibition included the launch of the eponymous artistic book-object and a film, with vocal participation by soprano Manuela Moniz. The bi-folio printed on kraft paper includes a text by Alberto Pimenta reflecting on Gutenberg, the Bible, and the construction of the epic poem that constitutes the work. An unusual collection. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate