It’s almost too good to be true, but apart from Tuesdays and Saturdays, when Feira da Ladra (flea market) takes place at Campo de Santa Clara, it’s common to find ourselves alone in front of Andre Lisbon Wall. Nevertheless, this art work is nothing less than impressive: 52 738 tiles, produced and hand-painted at Fábrica de Cerâmica Viúva Lamego according to André Saraiva’s (aka Monsieur A. aka Mr. A. aka Baronandre, a Portuguese descendent graffiti artist based in Paris) instructions, cover an extensive wall (10882.31 ft² x 616…
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Hôtel Grand Amour by André Saraiva in Paris | o hotel parisiense de um português cidadão do mundo
There is something about us, Portuguese, that really annoys me: we overrate our genes when it comes to praise one’s success overseas (Freud could certainly explain it but it’s rather simple: small nations usually seek for external approval) Nevertheless,…