Galeria Municipal do Porto's exhibition "Ensaios de uma Coleção - Novas Aquisições da Coleção Municipal de Arte" brings together the most recent works acquired under the Aquisições program, which since 2018 has been boosting the contemporary art branch of the Municipal Art Collection.

Expanding the Collection's repertoire, this new set of pieces sought to cover a greater multiplicity of artists and practices, in a more inclusive and plural logic. The independent selection committee was made up of the artist Mauro Cerqueira, the collector Pedro Álvares Ribeiro and the curator and art historian Pedro de Llano, who considered the artistic, historical and critical value of the works presented.

"Ensaios de uma Coleção" features works by Ana Hatherly, António Manso Preto, AURA, Bruno Zhu, Carla Cruz & Ângelo Ferreira de Sousa, Carlos Mensil, Carolina Grilo Santos, Diana Policarpo & Odete, Janaína Wagner, Jiôn Kiim, João Pedro Trindade, José Almeida Pereira, Júlia Ventura, Kenny Berg B2B Ronaldo Rosas, Leonor Parda, Letícia Costelha, Maíra Mafra, Maria José Aguiar, Maria José Oliveira, Maria Miguel Rodrigues, Mariana Barrote, Miguel Leal, Paulo Pinto, Pedro Huet, Rigo 23 / Programa Espacial Autónomo Intergaláctico, Rita de Almeida Leite, Rita Senra, Rodolfo Lopes, Ruca Bourbon a.k.a. Doutor Urânio, S4RA, Sofia Arriscado, Thomas Szott, Vasco Araújo, Von Calhau! and Xavier Paes.

Curatorial support: Isabeli Santiago e Patricia Coelho
Design: José Peneda