0072 Politics, Diplomatic Relations and Institutional Promotion through Modern Art

The British Art of the Twentieth Century Exhibition in Portugal, 1962

Abstract

In 1962, the British Council and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation organised in Portugal an exhibition of modern British art, which had an impact not only in the artistic context, but also in the political, institutional and diplomatic spheres, This article analyses the organisationof this event, framing it in a network of artistic, institutional and political determinants that contribute to convey the multi–dimensional nature of exhibitions.