REGO/ VAREJAO: BETWEEN YOUR TEETH

Paula Rego and Adriana Varejão. Between Your Teeth, published on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition held at CAM - Gulbenkian in Lisbon, explores convergences in the work of Paula Rego (Lisbon, 1935 - London, 2022) and Adriana Varejão (Rio de Janeiro, 1964), although they belong to different generations and come from different backgrounds. Curated by Adriana Varejão, Helena de Freitas, and Victor Gorgulho, the exhibition, which presents nearly 80 works'including paintings, engravings, sculptures, and installations'is divided into thirteen thematic rooms. The long conversation between the three curators, which forms the main text of the catalogue, reflects the structure of the exhibition, addressing the different thematic nodes and revealing the conceptual and methodological process that guided the selection of works. The two essays by Raphael Fonseca and Elena Crippa, which complete the catalogue, offer further insights, by highlighting several similarities in the practice of the two artists from a critical perspective.