From CAPA to the Cabo Mondego Section of Portuguese Surrealism
In July 2022, CAPA (Collective Automatic Painting Amsterdam) reached a vibrant conclusion at the opening of the "Dragones" exhibition in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. On the balcony of the Fundación Eugenio Granell, before an enthusiastic audience of press and public, seven artists gathered to create two paintings through collective automatic painting: Cristina Vouga, Alexandre Magno, Luiz Morgadinho, Seixas Peixoto, and Miguel de Carvalho from the Cabo Mondego Section of Portuguese Surrealism, alongside Rik Lina and Jan Giliam from the Netherlands. The artistic energy and generosity of the museum made this a memorable final performance. It inspired Rik and Jan to formally dissolve CAPA and merge permanently with the Portuguese collective. The "Cabo Mondego Section" now operates across two geographical centres: Figueira da Foz, Portugal, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
CAPA from 1991 until 2022: exhibitions and performances
15 June 2019 Sim à vida, não ao lítio: Luiz Morgandinho & The Cabo Mondego Section of Portuguese Surrealism invited Rik Lina and Jan Giliam to paint together in the Parque Natural da Estrela (Portugal) to protest against the mining of Lithium in the park and to support the discussion on the severe environmental impacts induced by the processes and procedures of mineral exploration and extraction.
JAN GILIAM + RIK LINA = Collective Automatic Painting Amsterdam, CAPA Pop Up Gallery: Derde Wittenburgerdwarsstraat 1R, Amsterdam NL, April 2018
The Cabo Mondego Section Of Portuguese Surrealism – ASMAV-Guimaraes-Portugal 29 march-25april 2014
Cabo Mondego Section Performance with automatic poetry and painting in Buracas do Casmilo (Condeixa, Portugal) with Luiz Morgadinho, Miguel de Carvalho, Pedro Prata, Richard Waara, Rik Lina, Seixas Peixoto, Jan Giliam and Will Alexander. 20 September 2016 (video).
collective work: Para Montante das Fontes Dedicated to the group Colectivo The Cabo Mondego Section Of Portuguese Surrealism: July 28 - October 28 2012 Museu Municipal de Espinho (Galeria Amadeu Souza-Cardoso), Portugal. (invitation)
collective work: 2012 exhibition at GoggleWorks, Reading and The Gallery at WalnutPlace, Harrisburg USA. Catalog
November/December 2009: La Exposición De Surrealismo, in 3 museums: the Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende, El Museo de Santiago and in the Universidad de Chile. Santiago de Chile, Chile
Para Montante Das Fontes: 28 July until 14 October 2012 in the Museu Municipal de Espinho (Galeria Amadeu Souza-Cardoso) Portugal. (exhibition with the Cabo Mondego section)
performance by at the finissage "Para Montante Das Fontes" 14 October 2012 in the Museu Municipal de Espinho Portugal (performance with the Cabo Mondego section)
CAPA Cabo Mondego Section, since 2008
members: Rik lina, Miguel de Carvalho, Seixas Peixoto, João Rasteiro, Pedro Prata (Portugal)
temporary participants or guests: Jan Giliam, Sergio Lima (Brazil), Marta Perez, Luiz Morgadinho, Celeste Tavares Alves (Portugal), Gregg Simpson (Canada), Michael Vandelaar (Australia), Donald Coulter, Kate Kirkhuff (USA), Miguel Flores Eloz (Chile)
CAPA 3, since 1998
members: Rik Lina, Jan Giliam, Dave Bobroske (1949- 2013) (Canada)
temporary participants or guests: Hettie Govers, Machteld Teekens, GertJan Evelo, Lex Kieliem, Max Mink, Ziad Haider (1954-2006) (Iraq), John Welson (Wales) Jorge Leal Labrin (Chile), Miguel Lohlé (Argentina), Amirah Gazel (Costa Rica), Antonio Beneyto (España)
CAPA 2, 1996 - 1997
members: Rik Lina, Jan Giliam, Fredy Flores Knistoff (Chile), Dave Bobroske (Canada), Carlos Ré (Argentina), Jim Burns (USA)
CAPA 1, 1991 - 1996
members: Rik Lina, Gerda van der Krans, Geert van Mulken, Fredy Flores Knistoff (Chile), Dave Bobroske, Paul Goodman (Canada), Miguel Lolhé (Argentina)
temporary participants or guests: Jorge Leal Labrin, Mariano Maturana, Mauritio Jalil (Chile), Tony Pusey (England), Rainer Wichering , Mathias Lyssy, Katharina van Hoffs (Deutschland), Kathleen Fox (South Africa), Martin van Zomeren
by Prof. Dr. Daisy Peccinini de Alvarado (Historian and critic of art, curator and professor at the Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo, Brazil)
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