ARTIST BOOKS AND EDITIONS

2008 Spaces between 5 chairs
Text by João Penalva
Graphic design by João Penalva with Inês Sena
Ed. 500, numbered, signed
Published by Edições Galeria Filomena Soares and Azinhagas e Ribanceiras Edições, Lisboa
  Looking up in Osaka
Texts by Yuko Hasegawa and João Penalva
Design by João Penalva with Inês Sena
Ed. 500, numbered, signed
Published by Edições Galeria Filomena Soares and Azinhagas e Ribanceiras Edições, Lisboa
2000 CLOCK/TEACH TOUCH
Text by Mark Gisbourne, ‘Narrative of the senses’
Graphic design by James Bolton
Silkscreened cardboard box containing two audio CDs, silkscreened cards and printed text sheet
Ed. 250, numbered, signed
Published by Public Art Development Trust, London
1993 Arquivos
Design by João Penalva
Photography by João Penalva with António Pinho
II Jornadas de Arte Contemporânea,
Ed. 1000
Câmara Municipal do Porto, Porto

MONOGRAPHS

2010







2007
Bruno Marchand, João Penalva, Chiado 8 Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon 2010
Portuguese, paperback, 24 pp
ISBN 978-972-769-074-9

Åsa Nacking, Anders Kreuger, João Penalva, Lunds Konsthall, Lund 2010
Swedish and English, paperback, 92 pp
ISBN 978-91-88846-62-4

Morgan Fisher, Katharine Stout, João Penalva, Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, The University of
Warwick, Coventry
2005 João Fernandes, João Penalva, English with separate translations in booklets in Portuguese, Hungarian and Irish, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Ludwig Museum Budapest— Museum
of Contemporary Art, Museu Serralves de Arte Contemporânea, Porto
2001 Guy Brett, ‘To be Penalva’s public’; Mark Gisbourne, ‘In the absence of Absalom’; Yuko
Hasegawa/João Penalva ‘A conversation in London’; Pedro Lapa, ‘Repetition against the law’,
João Penalva, Electa, Milano
Pedro Lapa, ‘Sense and Subversion’, João Penalva, R., Pavilion of Portugal, XLIX Biennale di
Venezia, Instituto de Arte Contemporânea/Ministério da Cultura, Lisboa
2000 Francis McKee and João Penalva, On the other hand, this is not my voice, Tramway, Glasgow
Silvia Eiblmyer, Character and Player, Galerie im Taxispalais/Triton Verlag, Innsbruck/Wien
João Penalva, 336 PEK, Frac Languedoc-Roussillon and Camden Arts Centre,
London and Montpellier
 
1999 Iwona Blazwick, ‘Wallenda’; Dan Cameron, ‘A split in time’; Juan Cruz, ‘Fictionalizing: João Penalva’s Character and Player’; Juliana Engberg, ‘Cinema Chartreuse’; Andrew Wilson, ‘LM44/EB61’; João Penalva and Andrew Renton ‘So you still don’t believe me’, João Penalva, Centro de Exposições, Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisboa
1997 Isabel Carlos and João Penalva, ‘A propos the Ormsson Collection’; Ana Cristina Leite, ‘The Collection, the Collector, the Museum’, The Ormsson Collection, presented by João Penalva, Museu da Cidade, Lisboa
1996 João Penalva, ‘Widow Simone (Entr’acte, 20 years)’; Andrew Renton, ‘Honest John; how to break a leg and influence people’; João Penalva, Widow Simone, (Entr’acte, 20 years), XXIII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, Instituto de Arte Contemporânea/Ministério da Cultura, Lisboa
1994 João Fernandes, João Penalva, Galeria Pedro Oliveira, Porto
1993 Gareth Jones, Gill Hedley, Andrew Renton, João Penalva, ‘Conversation, London, 26th August
1993’, João Penalva — ‘7 Paintings’, Galeria Atlântica, Porto
1990 Eduardo Paz Barroso, João Penalva, Galeria Atlântica, Porto
Ruth Rosengarten, João Penalva, ‘Two makes one better’, Galeria Atlântica, Porto
Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton, ‘Collector’; Alexandre Melo, ‘A repertory and its effects’; Ruth
Rosengarten, ‘In conversation with João Penalva’, João Penalva, Centro de Arte Moderna José de
Azeredo Perdigão, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa
1989 Andrew Renton, João Penalva, ‘The Rabbit and the Genre’, Francis Graham-Dixon Gallery, London
1987 Wiliam Jeffett, João Penalva, Francis Graham-Dixon Gallery, London
Philip Courtney, João Penalva, Sala Atlântica, Galeria Nasoni, Porto
 

BOOKS AND CATALOGUES

2011


2010


2009


2008
Bruno Marchand, Isabel Carlos, Lars Grambye, Joaõ Nisa, Rachel Withers, ‘Joaõ Penalva’, CAM- Fundação Calouste Gukbenkian, Lisbon, 2011

Pedro Lapa, 'Inquietude e Sinal', in Linguagem e Experiência, Obras na Colecção da Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Fundação CGD, Culturgest, Lisbon 2010 

Delfim Sardo, 'João Penalva' in Abrir a Caixa, Obras da Colecção da Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Fundação CGD, Culturgest, Lisbon 2009

Anne-Marie Bonnet, 20 Jahre Barbara Gross Galerie, Barbara Gross Galerie
2007 João Penalva, ‘João Penalva — Interview’, in Résidents, Éditions du Panama, Paris
Anna MacDonald, ‘The Bell-Ringer’, in Cinema Paradiso, ACCA, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
Paul Hobson, Gilane Tawadros ed., in Life is More Important Than Art, Ostrich, London
Charles Esche, ‘Matts Leiderstam & João Penalva’, in there’s gonna be some trouble, the 5 year rooseum book, 2001-2006, Katarina Stenbeck ed., Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art, Malmö
Miguel Amado, ‘Point of view’, in Point of view, Works from the Collection of the PLMJ Foundation, Fundação PLMJ, Lisboa
Javier García Montes, ‘João Penalva’, in The Bergé Collection, Bergé y Cía, Madrid
Natxo Checa, Óscar Faria, João Fernandes, in À propos des lieux d’origine — Portugal agora, Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Victor Pires-Vieira, Outras Zonas de Contacto: imagens contemporâneas de uma colecção privada, fcc/Museu da Cidade, Lisboa
2006 Margot Heller, Kit Hammonds, in Around the World in Eighty Days, Institute of Contemporary Arts/South London Gallery, London
Miguel Amado, ‘João Penalva’, in 25 Frames per second, Videos from the Collection of the PLMJ Foundation, Assírio e Alvim, Lisboa
Óscar Alonso Medina, ‘Seña(le)s de identidad’, Territorios Oeste, aspectos singulares del arte portugués contemporáneo’, Museu de Arte Contemporáneo Union Fenosa, A Coruña
2005 João Penalva, ‘336 PEK’, Alessandra Pace, ‘João Penalva. Dokumentarfilm’ in de dentro, 6 Portuguese Contemporary Artists, various authors, ed. João Pinharanda Instituto Camões/National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow, Lisboa
Isabel Carlos, ‘Todo o retrato é um retrato do artista’, in Glamour, A Arte Seduzida e Sedutora, PÚBLICO e Fundação de Serralves, Lisboa
Tacita Dean, Jeremy Millar, Place, Thames and Hudson, London
João Penalva, ‘Teaching teaches teachers. And students, too.’ in Malmö Art Academy, The first 10 years, various authors, ed. Sara Jordenö, Kajsa Dahlberg, Luca Frei, Malmö Art Academy, University of Lund, Malmö
Various Authors, Marina Bistolfi ed., The Gesture, A visual library in progress, Artout — Maschietto Editore, Firenze
Various authors, Infallible, In search of the Real George Eliot, Ed. Roxy Walsh, ARTicle Press, University of Central England, Birmingham,
David Barro, Del Zero al 2005: Perspectivas del Arte en Portugal, Fundación Marcelino Botín, Santander
Various authors, Denise Robinson, ‘João Penalva’, Jo Lanyon and João Penalva, ‘João Penalva in Conversation’ in Thinking of the Outside, ed. Claire Doherty, University of the West of England, Bristol Legible City in association with Arnolfini, Bristol
Various authors, Miradas y Conceptos en la colección Helga de Alvear, MEIAC y Junta de Extremadura, Badajoz
2004 Mark Gisbourne, ‘A house in the country’, in Ein Europäische Portrait 2, Rohkunstbau, Berlin
Octavio Zaya, in FILES, (Mr Yamato artist project), Museu de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y Léon, Léon
Emília Tavares, 1980/2004 — Anos de Actualização Artística das Colecções do Museu do Chiado, Museu de Tavares Proença Junior, Castelo Branco
Guy Brett, ‘To Be João Penalva’s Public’, in Carnival of Perception, Selected Writings on Art, Institute of International Visual Arts, London
Catarina Campino, ‘Take me to Portugal’, in The 2nd International Video-Art Biennial in Israel, Tel Aviv
2003 Anders Kreuger, ‘Prophetic Corners. Dealing with the future.’, in Periferic 6, Prophetic Corners, Musatinii Publishing House, Suceava
Juliana Engberg, ‘The Labyrinthine Effect’, in The Labyrinthine Effect, ACCA, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
Juan Antonio Álvarez Reyes, ‘El esfuerzo y sus carencias’, in Ahalegina/Esfurezo, Koldo Mitxelena Kulturunea, Bilbao
Philip Monk, ‘João Penalva’ in Members’ Quarterly Newsletter, Autumn 2003, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto
Nicolas de Oliveira, in Installation Art in the New Millennium, Thames and Hudson, London
2002 João Penalva, ‘The Prize Song’, ‘Kitsune’, in Victoria Liu, Ewen McDonald, Tech/No/Zone, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tapiei, Taipei
Andrea Jahn, Ralf Christofori, ‘João Penalva’, in Body Power/Power Play, Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit
Francis McKee, ‘Spinning Yarn’; João Penalva, ‘An Introduction to Mister’, in Biennale of Sydney, Sydney
‘João Penalva and Matts Liederstam in conversation’ in Rooseum Provisorium, Rooseum, Malmö
Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton, Isobel Johnstone, Susan F. Drades, Arts Council Collection, Acquisitions 1989 — 2002, Hayward Gallery Publishing, London
Céline Melissent, ‘João Penalva’ in Dévoler, Exposition d’oevres contemporaines de la Collection du Frac Languedoc-Roussillon, Mücsarnok, Budapest
2001 Brigitte Huck, ‘Lacan, die Mathematik, die Knoten und der Maler Rouan’, in ’Diesseits und jeseits des Traums, Sigmund Freud-Museum, Wien
Mark Francis, ‘João Penalva’ in ‘Mark Francis and João Penalva Interview’, in fig-1, Spafax Publishing in association with tate: the art magazine, London 2001; Walther Koenig Books, London 2002
Pedro Lapa, ‘A square, a Street’ in, More works about buildings and food, Câmara Municipal de Oeiras, Oeiras
James Putnam, ‘João Penalva’ in Art and Artifact, Thames and Hudson, London
Pedro Lapa, ‘R.’, in La Biennale di Venezia, vol. 2, Electa, Milan
João Penalva and Annie Fletcher, ‘Interview,’ in Berlin Biennale 2, Oktagon Verlag, Köln
2000 Pontus Kyander, ‘Kärlek, sport och esperanto, och en hel del Wagner i João Penalvas installation R.’, Artes nr.1/2000 Årg.28, Stockholm
Juliana Engberg, ‘João Penalva, 336 Rivers’, in Art & Industry 2000 Biennial, Contemporary Visual Arts Festival, ed. Lorraine Marson, Art & Industry, Christchurch
Philip Campbell, Jonathan Jones, ed. Bergit Arends, ‘The eternal Artefact?’, Sciart 2000, Sciart, London
Lotta Hammer, Simon Morissey, Waiting, Mjellby Konstgard, Mjellby
Isabel Carlos, Nuno Faria, Lúcia Marques, ‘João Penalva’, in Initiare, Instituto de Arte Contemporânea/Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisboa
1999 Juliana Engberg, ‘João Penalva’ in Signs of Life, I Melbourne International Biennial, Melbourne
Svenrobert Lundqvist, Henry Meyric-Hughes, From Where to Here, Art from London, Konsthallen Göteborg, Göteborg
Various authors, Dora Garcia ed., João Penalva ‘He…’, in Pocket, Galeria Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid
1998 Jérôme Sans, ‘João Penalva, Entr’acte, 20 years’, in La sphère de l’intime, Printemps de Cahors, Publications Actes Sud, Arles
1997 Various authors, ed. Paulo Mendes, Paulo Seabra, Paulo Cunha e Silva, Anatomias Comtemporâneas, Câmara Municipal de Oeiras, Oeiras
Yukiko Ito, Urban Mirage, Hiroshima Art Document ’97, Hiroshima
 
1996 25 Anos, 44 Artistas, Árvore, Cooperativa de Actividades Artísticas, C.R.L., Porto
1994 Michael Archer, ‘João Penalva’, in The day after tomorrow, Electa, Milano
Alexandre Melo ed., Quando O Mundo Nos Cai em Cima, Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisboa
1991 Enrique Juncosa, in Four painters from London, Galería Colégio de Arquitectos, Malaga
1988 Bernardo Pinto de Almeida, in Um olhar sobre a pintura portuguesa contemporânea, Casa de Serralves, Secretaria de Estado da Cultura, Porto
Galeria DN, Reabertura da Galeria, Exposição Colectiva, Galeria DN, Lisboa
1986 Bernardo Frey Pinto de Almeida, ‘Arte Portuguesa da última década’, in VII Bienal Internacional de Arte de Pontevedra, Diputación Provincial de Pontevedra, Pontevedra
1982 Nelson di Maggio, O Papel como Suporte, Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes, Lisboa
Fernando Calhau, Artistas Portugueses Residentes no Estrangeiro, Galeria Almada Negreiros, Direcção-Geral da Acção Cultural, Lisboa
1981 Chelsea School of Art, MA Exhibition, Chelsea School of Art, London
1980 Roger A. Manning, New contemporaries 1980, The New Contemporaries Association, London

ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

2010











2009
José Cabrita Saraiva, 'João Penalva, Pavlina e o Dr Erlenmeyer', 14.05.10, Sol, Lisbon 2010
Nuno Cunha, ‘A suspensão do tempo de João Penalva', 01.05.10, Notícias de Sábado, Lisbon 2010
José Cabrita Saraiva, 'João Penalva, Pavlina e o Dr Erlenmeyer', 14.05.10, Sol, Lisbon 2010
Celso Martins, ‘Em cena', Expresso, 01.05.10, Lisbon 2010
Miguel Matos, 'Histórias de traça e naftalina', 01.05.10, Time Out Lisbon, Lisbon 2010
Pedro Faro, 'João Penalva — Pavlina e o Dr Erlenmeyer', L+Arte, Lisbon May 2010
Claudia Wahjudi, ‘Kino verkehrt— João Penalvas Videoinstallationen erzählen Fiktionen der Fiktion’,
Kunstforum International, Vol. 202, 2010
Isac Nordgren, ‘Med berättelsen i fokus’, Kristianstadsbladet, Kristianstad 25.02.2010
Måns Holst Ekström, ‘En dans genom tidens mörker’, Sydsvenskan, 17.02.2010
Anna Sandberg, ‘En drömlikverklighetsförvandling’, www.Omkonst.com, 17.02.2010
Dan Jönsson, ‘Lunds konsthall visar verk av João Penalva’, Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm, 09.03.2010

Filipa Oliveira, ‘João Penalva,’ L+ARTE no. 61, Lisbon, June 2009
Rüdiger Heise, ‘João Penalva – Barbara Gross Galerie’ Applaus Kultur-Magazin, March, Munich 2009
Birgit Sonna, ‘Haare vie Landschaften’, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Münchner Kultur, Munich
Ingeborg Ruthe, ‘Betonlabyrinth ohne Ariadnefaden, João Penalvas Tokio-Builder
in der Galerie Thomas Schulte’, Berliner Zeitung, Feuilleton, 27.11.09, Berlin
2008 Óscar Faria, ‘Tempo em directo’, Público, Ípsilon, 23.05.08, Lisboa
Alexandra Beleza Moreira, ‘A arte a partir do mecanismo de um relógio’, Jornal de Notícias, 10.05.08, Porto
2007 Sebastian Gierke, ‘Kafka im Eis’, Der Tagesspiel, 05.02.07, Berlin
Katrin Bettina Müller, ‘Irgendwo in der Nähe ein Fluss’ Tip, 22.02.07, Nr.05/2007, Berlin
Anka Botzoman, ‘The roar of lions’, Exberliner, March 2007, Berlin
Peter McCarthy, ‘Mead Gallery has one to tease the imagination’, The Courier, 19.10.07, Leamington Spa
Peter Macarthy, ‘Penalva shows his dark side’, Coventry Telegraph, 24.11.07, Coventry
Robert Clark, ‘João Penalva, Coventry’, The Guardian, 24.11.07, London
2006 Zsófia Bán, ‘Mr. Ruskin elt&369;nt hajtincse, avagy meghívás egy bizonyítási eljárás titokzatos történetébe’, Exindex, 23.01.06, Budapest
Halász András, ‘João Penalva’, Balkon, 2006/1, Budapest
Bálint Szombathy, ‘Látható történetek’, Új M&369;vészet, Január, Budapest
István Hajdu, ‘A múlt el&337;tt’, Magyar Marancs, Kultúra, 5.01.06, Budapest
Jenny Lee, ‘’João Penalva, IMMA’, Irish News, 27.05.06, Belfast
Fiona MacDonald, ‘Around the world in 80 days’, Metro, 31.05.06, London
Denise Robinson, ‘João Penalva, Ludwig Museum Budapest’, Camera Austria, 93/2006, Graz
Mary Anne Kenny, ‘João Penalva at IMMA’, Totally Dublin, June 2006, Dublin
Robert Clark, ‘João Penalva, Dublin, Irish Museum of Modern Art’, The Guardian, 10.06.06, London
Susan Conley, ‘Gaze down the dizzying paths of memory’s minutiae’, The Irish Independent, 14.06.06, Dublin
Eimear McKeith, ‘The art of weaving word and image’, Metro, 15.06.06, Dublin
Therese McKenna, ‘Candid Camera’, The Sunday Tribune, 18.06.06, Dublin
Aindan Dunne, ‘Artistic ambiguity and shaggy dog stories’, The Irish Times, 23.06.06, Dublin
Catherine Leen, ‘João Penalva’, The Sunday Times, 09.07.06, London
2005 Júlia Váradi, ‘A "nyomolvasó" m&369;vész’, Magyar Hírlap, 03.11.06, Budapest
Luisa Etxenike, 'Sudar', El País, 30.01.05, Madrid
J. A. Lopes, 'La búsqueda de la superación', Lápiz, Febrero, Madrid 2005
Rosa Olivares, ‘João Penalva, Museo Serralves’ Exit Express, Febrero 2005, Madrid
Helena Osório, ‘Leia as legendas’, Visão, 03.03.05, Lisboa
Katalin Timár, ‘A történetmondó visszatér’ M&369;értó, 2005. Március, Budapest
Celso Martins, ‘Um Mar de histórias’, Expresso, 18.02.05, Lisboa
Óscar Faria, ‘A obra é também aquilo que eu digo sobre ela’, Público, 26.02.05, Lisboa
Helen A. Harrison, '’Sports Illustrated’, Islip Art Museum’, The New York Times, 25.12.05, New York
2004 Claudia Wahjudi, ‘Geist der Erzälung’, Der Tagesspiel, 13.03.04, Berlin
Birgit Sonna, ‘Wo Utopien sterben und Träume zerbersten’, München Kultur, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 20.03.04, München
Birgit Sonna, ‘Stimmungsbilder’, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 25.10.04, München
Britta Sachs, "João Penalva’, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 11.09.04, Frankfurt
Ramón Esparza, ‘Con el sudor de tu frente’, El Mundo (Pais Vasco), 18.11.04, Donostia/San Sebastian
José Javier Fernández, ‘Transformación y superación’, El Diario Vasco, 19.11.04 Donostia/San Sebastian
Brita Sachs, ‘München feiert seine Open Art’, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 11.10.04, Frankfurt
Beatriz Herráez, 'Esfuerzo', Exit Express no. 8, Deciembre, Madrid
Manuel Vásquez Montalbán, ‘One hundred Years of Sport’ in EXIT, Numero 15, Agosto, Olivares y Asociados, S.L., Madrid
2003 Margarida Bon de Sousa, ‘João Penalva cimenta internacionalização’, Diário de Notícias, 01.03.03, Lisboa
Ana Ruivo, ‘Floresta de enganos’, Expresso, 15.03.03, Lisboa
Joana Neves, ‘João Penalva’, Pangloss, No.2, Abril, Lisboa
Birgit Grimm, ‘Verlust und Gewinn im Untergrund’, Sächsische Zeitung, 12/13.04.03, Dresden
Isabel Carlos, ‘João Penalva’, Flash Art, May/June, Milano
Johannes Wendland, ‘Nach der Flut is vor der Flut’, Frankfurter Rundschau, 14.05.03, Frankfurt/Main
Lisa Werner-Art, ‘Zirpen aus dem Regal, Fisch in der Tonne’, Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten, 12.05.03, Dresdner
Grit Dora, ‘Albertinum Underground — Podex versus Video’, Dresdner Kulturmagazin, Juni, Dresdner
Sarah Milroy, ‘A mighty brain stretch’, The Globe & Mail, 25.10.03, Toronto
Peter Goddard, ‘Fall art harvest big on ideas’, Toronto Star, 02.10.03, Toronto
Lena Séraphin, ‘Sinnedas pard på Kiasma’, Hufvudstadtsbladet, 06.12,2003, Helsinki
Mark Gomes, ‘The Labyrinthine Effect’, Broadsheet, vol. 32, no. 3, Melbourne
Charles Green, ‘The Labyrinthine Effect’ Artforum, December, New York
2002 Michael Hauffen, ‘’Wallenda’ — Barbara Gross Galerie’, Kunstforum International, Januar-Merz, Köln
Conny C-A Malmqvist, ‘Lyckad lek med perspektiven’, Kvällposten, 26.01.02, Malmö
Pontus Kyander, ‘När bilden spränger ramarna’, Sydsvenska Dagbladet, 26.01.02, Malmö
Laurence Hazout-Dreyfus João Penalva, "Le Mistère de la soupe Jaune’, Beaux-Arts, Numéro 213, Féverier 2002, Paris
Britte Montigny, ‘Rekonstruktioner på Rooseum’, Skånka Dagblatet, 01.03.02, Malmö
Conny Blom, ‘Konstnärskap som gör starkt intryck’, Nordvästra Skånes Tidningar, 01.03.02, Ängelholm
Mariana Schroeder, ‘João Penalva, Barbara Gross, München’ARTNews, International Reviews, March, New York
Ulrika Stahre, ‘Det handlar om att ha varit där’ Afton Balatet, 14.03.02, Stockholm
Mikael Olofsson, ‘Bilder som tar tid att läsa’ Göteborgs-Posten, 21.03.02, Göteborg
Dan Jönsson, ‘Dubbleplattityder och fantombilder’, Dagens Nyheter, 26.03.02, Stockholm
Fred Andersson, ‘Instabil relation till världen’ Svenka Dagblatet, 30.03.02, Stockholm
Susanne Neuburger, ‘Diesseits und jenseits des Traums’Springerin, Mai, Wien
2001 Luis Pinto Castro, ‘Porta 33 Apresenta: o Inovador Penalva’, Notícias da Madeira, 02.02.01, Funchal
Luis Rocha, ‘A arte também conta histórias’, Diário de Notícias-Madeira, 17.02.01, Funchal
Luis Rocha, ‘Porta 33 conta vender vídeo de João Penalva’, Diário de Notícias-Madeira, 20.02.01, Funchal
Luis Rocha, ‘João Penalva expõe na Porta 33’, Diário de Notícias-Madeira, 10.03.01, Funchal
Lúcia Marques, ‘A arte do narrador’, Expresso (Revista, Cartaz), 24.03.01, Lisboa
Sebastian Preuss, ‘Die Kunst der Massage’, Berliner Zeitung, 20.04.01, Berlin
Christof Siemes, ‘Kunst oder Bier, alles umsonst’. Die Zeit, 26.04.01, Hamburg
Alexandra Lucas Coelho e João Pinharanda, ‘Bienal’, Público, 10.06.01, Lisboa
Michela Manente, ‘The incentive of competition’, Venews, No. 49, June, Venezia
Leonor Nunes, ‘Penalva em Veneza, Um R provocador’, Artes e Letras, 13.06.01, Lisboa
Alexandre Pomar, Expresso, 19.06.01, Lisboa
Particia Müller Gomes, ‘Não procuro, encontro…’, Elle, Junho, Lisboa
Alexandre Pomar, ‘Um palácio em Veneza’, Expresso, 16.06.01, Lisboa
João Pinharanda, ‘Bienal de Veneza encena uma humanidade angustiada’, Público, 01.06.01, Lisboa
Sebastien Preuss, ‘Nichts ist, wie es scheint’, Berliner Zeitung, 02.06.01, Berlin
Christof Siemes, ‘Art or beer’, Die Zeit, 18.06.01, Berlin,
Fanelli and Jonathan Napack, ‘The national pavilions’, The Art Newspaper, Vol. XII, No. 115, June, London
Elke Buhr, ‘So schön deutsch’ Frankfurter Rundschau, 11.06.01, Frankfurt
Lidia Panzeri, ‘Venise, le charme désuet’, Le Journal des Arts, 08.06.01, Paris
Christina Wendenburg, ‘Wie aus einer anderen Welt’, Berliner Morgenpost, 04.07.01, Berlin
Filipa Vicente, ‘Actualidade/Bienal de Veneza’, Arte Ibérica, Julho, Lisboa
Andrew Wilson, ‘The Zones of Venice’ Art Monthly, No. 248, July, London
Roberta Bosco, ‘Selección de pabellones nacionales’, El Periodico del Arte, Julio, Madrid
Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton, ‘João Penalva, Kitsune’, ARCO Noticias, no. 21, Julio, Madrid
Filipa Vicente, ‘A(s) Veneza(s) da Bienal’, Arte Ibérica, Verão, Lisboa
Carolyn Chrystov-Bakargiev, ‘And the winner is…’, tema celeste, Summer, Milano
Chistina Wentenburg, ‘Venezianische Wertsteigerung’, Die Welt, 25.08.01, München
Elisabeth Mahoney, ‘Total Object Complete with Missing Parts’, The Guardian, 13.09.01, London
Elisabeth Mahoney, ‘Total Object Complete with Missing Parts’, Art Monthly, No. 250, October, London
Susan Thompson, ‘Total Object Complete with Missing Parts’, The List, 04.10.01, Glasgow
Rachel Withers, ‘La Biennale di Venezia, 49th International Art Exhibition’, Nu, Vol.III, No.5/01, October, Stockholm
Dan Cameron, ‘Dan Cameron Ponders on the 49th Venice Biennale’, Artforum, 07.10.2001, New York
Veronika Schöne, ‘Moderner Sisyphos.João Penalvas "Wallenda" in der Galerie Barbara Gross’, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 22-23.12.01, München
Roberta De Righi, ‘Akustischer Drahtseilakt. Erste Einzelausstellung der Biennalen — Entdeckung João Penalvas in München’, Kultur, Abendzeitung, 13.12.01, München
Freia Olive, ‘Der Sturz des Artisten Münchner Galeriespaziergang’,Münchner Merkur, Kultur, 21.12.01, München
2000 Sarah Kent, ‘False perspectives’, Time Out, 12.01.00, London
Raimundas Malasauskas, ‘Mister’, Siaure Atenai, 19.02.00, Vilnius
Deborah Schultz, ‘The Office of misplaced Events (Temporary Annexe)’, Art Monthly, February, London
Martin Herbert, ‘The Office of misplaced Events’, Flash Art, March/April, Milano
E. Schlocker, ‘Den Himmel auf den Boden geholt’, Tiroler Tageszeitung, 27.05.00, Innsbruck
Claudia Thurner, ‘Was ist wirklich, was imaginär?’, Neue Kronen Zeitung, 27.05.00, Wien
J. Strauhl, ‘Kunst im Spannungsfeld von Fiktion und Wirklichkeit’, Kurier Tirol, 27.05.00, Wien
Mark Currah, ‘Fossick’, Sali Gia, Time Out, 14.06.00, London
Camilla Pia, ‘336 PEK’, Go Magazine, 25.05.00, Glasgow
E. Mahoney, ‘Streams and the conscious’, The Scotsman, 25.05.00, Glasgow
E. Mahoney, ‘336 PEK (336 Rivers)’, The Scotsman, 27.05.00, Glasgow
Jonathan Jones, ‘336 Rivers’, The Guardian, 27.05.00, Glasgow
Jack Mottram, ‘336 PEK (336 Rivers)’, The List, 02.07.00, Glasgow
Cristina Margato, ‘As amnésias dos vários "eus"’ Diário de Notícias, 14.10.00, Lisboa
L.S. de Oliveira, ‘Terminare’, Público, 20.10.00, Lisboa
Luís Rocha, "Porta 33 leva João Penalva à ARCO 2001 em Madrid", Diário de Notícias da Madeira, 24.10.00, Funchal
‘Relação de arte e arquitectura questiona espaço social’, Correio da Manhã, 17.11.00, Lisboa
Vanessa Rato, ‘Novas formas de habitar’,Público, 20.11.00, Lisboa
Alexandre Pomar, ‘Casa, comida e roupa lavada’, Expresso, 26.11.00, Lisboa
1999 Ruth Rosengarten, ‘Personagem e Intérprete’ City, Dezembro, Lisboa
C. Margato, ‘João Penalva — Entrevista’, Diário de Notícias, 21.01.99, Lisboa
Óscar Faria, ‘Assobiar na corda bamba’, Público, 22.01.99, Lisboa
Cláudia Silva Santos, ‘Artes Novas no CCB’, A Capital, 22 January, Lisboa
I. Queirós, ‘As novas exposições no CCB’, Diário Económico, 27.01.99, Lisboa
Celso Martins, ‘Verdade e verosimilhança’, Expresso, 30.01.99, Lisboa
José Luís Porfírio, ‘Depois de…?’, Expresso, 30.01.99, Lisboa
Ruth Rosengarten, ‘Da pintura para a ficção’, Arte Ibérica, Fevereiro, Lisboa
David Santos, ‘Ver e Narrar’, Independente, 05.02.99, Lisboa
Ruth Rosengarten, ‘Laying cultural foundations’, Tate Magazine, Spring, London
Rocha de Sousa, ‘A ordem secreta das coisas’, Jornal de Letras, 10.03.99, Lisboa
Marie-Pierre Donadio, ‘Histoires d’eau au Frac’,L’Hérault du Jour, 07.05.99, Montpellier
Adrian Searle, ‘The Big Picture — Forth Wall’, The Guardian, 22.05.99, London
Richard Cork, ‘The show goes on... the wall’, The Times, 26.05.99, London
Lise Ott, ‘João Penalva filme le vertige du Baikal’, Midi Libre, 11.05.99, Marseille
C. Desbordes, ‘Galerie version ciné pour une vidéo’, Reg’Art no. 3, Juin, Montpellier
Mats Stjerstedt, ‘João Penalva, Frac Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpelier’, Flash Art, November/December, Milano
Helen Smithson, ‘First for twaddle’,H&H, 03.12.99, London
Simon Grant, ‘Legends of Lake Baikal’, The Guardian, ‘The Guide’, 11.12.99, London
Sue Hubbard, ‘João Penalva — Camden Arts Centre’, The Independent on Sunday, 19.12.99, London
Rolf Haglund, ‘Censurerad Göteborgskonst’, Borås Tidning, 04.12.99, Göteborg
1998 Delfim Sardo, ‘João Penalva’, Arte Ibérica, Janeiro, Lisboa
N.S., ‘‘Enough’ at The Tannery Gallery’, Southwark News, 19.02.98, London
Dan Cameron, ‘Fundación ARCO’, ARCO Notícias, No.11, Marzo, Madrid
Catsou Roberts, London — ‘Enough’, Art Press, Juin, Paris
Kiogi Maeda, ‘Printemps de Cahors’,Yomiuri Shimbun, 17.08.98, Tokyo
Halldor Bjørn Runolfsson, ‘Both And’, Morgunbladid, 01.11.98, Reykjavik
1997 João Pinharanda, ‘A Arte e o seu Duplo’, Público, 19.05.97, Lisboa
Celso Martins, ‘João Penalva’, Expresso, 19.05.97, Lisboa
Ruth Rosengarten, ‘Aos pares’, Visão, 19.06.97, Lisboa
Martin Coomer, ‘Summer Collection, South London Gallery’, Time Out, July, London
Athico Ilye, ‘João Penalva’, Esquire Magazine, December, Tokyo
Óscar Faria, ‘João Penalva: Memória’,Público, 05.11.97, Lisboa
David Santos, ‘João Penalva’, O Independente, 31.12.97, Lisboa
1996 Ruth Rosengarten, ‘João Penalva — Faussone’, Visão, 05.05.96, Lisboa
Alexandre Melo, ‘Uma Jornada Nómada’, Expresso, 10.05.96, Lisboa
L. Salles Freaza, ‘O grito da arte suicida’, Expresso, 16.11.96, Lisboa
L. S. Oliveira, ‘A desmaterialização da obra de arte’, Público, 28.11.96, Lisboa
Camila Viegas, ‘XXIII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo’, O Estado de S. Paulo, 29.11.96, São Paulo
Mark Gisbourne, ‘João Penalva — Dancing in the dark’, Siksi, XI no. 4, Winter, Helsinki
1995 Alexandre Pomar, ‘João Penalva’, Expresso, 08.03.95, Lisboa
Sacha Craddock, ‘Around the galleries’, The Times, 14.03.95, London
Isabel Carlos, ‘Os olhos de ver’, Expresso, 25.03.95, Lisboa
Óscar Faria, ‘Fábulas de Penalva’, Público, 27.03.95, Lisboa
1994 Mark Currah, ‘Every now and then’,Time Out, 04.05.94, London
Sacha Craddock, ‘Around the galleries’, The Times, 17.05.94, London
William Harvey, ‘Every now and then’, Untitled, Summer, London
Mark Currah, ‘Every now and then’, frieze, Summer, London
Gareth Jones, ‘Every now and then’, Flash Art, October, Milano
Ruth Rosengarten, ‘E depois de amanhã?’, Visão, 07.10.94, Lisboa
Luísa S. Oliveira, ‘Efeitos da pintura’, Público, 07.10.94, Lisboa
Cerveira Pinto, ‘Anteontem’, O Independente, 07.10.94, Lisboa
Leonor Nazaré, ‘Depois de amanhã’, Expresso, 14.10.94, Lisboa
Rocha de Sousa, ‘Nem amanhã nem ontem: hoje’, Jornal de Letras, 26.10.94, Lisboa
Carlos Vidal, ‘Nulidades’, A Capital, 27.10.94, Lisboa
1993 L. S. Oliveira, ‘João Penalva — 7 Pinturas’, Público, 03.11.93, Lisboa
Óscar Faria, ‘Instalações coincidentes’, Público, 05.11.93, Lisboa
Alexandre Pomar, ‘João Penalva’, Expresso, 13.11.93, Lisboa
Alexandre Melo, ‘Estados alterados’, Expresso, 13.11.93, Lisboa
Ruth Rosengarten, ‘Porto com sentido’,Visão, 25.11.93, Lisboa
Ruth Rosengarten, ‘Sete Pinturas’, Visão, 02.12.93, Lisboa
1992 David Lillington, ‘João Penalva’,Time Out, 29.02.92, London
John McEwen, ‘João Penalva’, Sunday Telegraph, 02.02.92, London
Enrique Juncosa, ‘João Penalva — Londres’, Lapiz, Marzo, numero 85, Madrid
Ruth Barter, ‘in Review, João Penalva’, Arts Magazine, April, New York
Wiliam Jeffett, ‘João Penalva — Great-Britain’, Artefactum, April/May, Antwerp
Michael Archer, ‘João Penalva — London’, Artforum, May, New York
Óscar Faria, ‘Os Borrões de Penalva’, Público, 21.11.92, Lisboa
1991 Luísa Soares de Oliveira ‘João Penalva’, Público, 04.0.91, Lisboa
Javier Cuenca, ‘Cuatro pintores de Londres’, El Sol, 08.01.91, Málaga
João Pinharanda, ‘Portugueses em Londres’, Público, 25.08.91, Lisboa
1990 Bernardo Pinto de Almeida, ‘João Penalva’, Lapiz, numero 69, Madrid
E. Paz Barroso, ‘Um certo cosmopolitismo’, Jornal de Notícias, 01.05.90, Porto
João Pinharanda, ‘João Penalva, Atlântica’, Público, 04.05.90, Lisboa
Isabel Carlos, ‘João Penalva, Atlântica’, Expresso, 05.05.90
Carlos França, ‘Quatro considerações sobre a pintura de João Penalva’, O Primeiro de Janeiro, 13.04.90, Porto
P.R.M., ‘Novas de Sarmento e Penalva’, Público, 04.12.90, Lisboa
José Luís Porfírio, ‘Do objecto à pintura’, Expresso, 15.12.90, Lisboa
Leonor Nazaré, ‘Percurso e Resultado’, Expresso, 22.12.90, Lisboa
Carlos Vidal, ‘Efeitos dóceis’, O Independente, 28.12.90, Lisboa
Isabel Carlos, ‘João Penalva’, Expresso, 28.12.90, Lisboa
1989 Mary Rose Beaumont, ‘João Penalva’ Arts Review, 14.06.89, London
Robin Dutt, ‘Exhibitions — João Penalva’, The Independent, 27.06.89, London
Tim Hilton, ‘Critics’ choice’, The Guardian, 05.06.89, London
1987 Bernardo Pinto de Almeida, ‘ARCO ’87’ — Quatro artistas portugueses’, Jornal de Letras, 23.02.87, Lisboa
1983 Bernardo Pinto de Almeida, ‘João Penalva’, Jornal de Letras, 27.04.83, Lisboa
1982 N. Di Maggio, ‘Da fragilidade do papel à força da invenção’, O Jornal, 23.04.82, Lisboa

DOCUMENTARY FILMS ON JOÃO PENALVA

2002 Character and Player, 55 min
Directed by Luís Alves de Matos
Portuguese Television RTP 2
2002 Bildjournalen, 12 min
Directed by Pontus Kyander
Swedish Television
1998 João Penalva, 1993-1998, 35 min
Estúdios Valentim de Carvalho for CCB
Lisbon
1997 Bildjournalen, 6 min
Directed by Pontus Kyander,
Swedish Television

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

FINLAND KIASMA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
FRANCE Frac Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpellier, France
Frac Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
GERMANY Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
HUNGARY Ludwig Museum—Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest
IRELAND Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
LUXEMBOURG Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg
PORTUGAL Banco Espírito Santo, Lisbon
Berardo Museum—Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art, Lisbon
Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Lisbon
Centro de Arte Moderna, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon
Serralves Foundation, Oporto
Fundação PLMJ, Lisbon
Ministério da Cultura, Lisbon
Museu do Chiado—Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon
Museu da Cidade, Lisbon
SPAIN ARTIUM Centro-Museo Vasco de Arte Contemporáneo, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Banco de España, Madrid
Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela
Centro de Artes Visuales Helga de Alvear, Cáceres
Fundación ARCO, Madrid
Fundación Coca Cola, Madrid
Fundación Centro Ordóñez-Falcón de Fotografía, San Sebastian
UK Arts Council England, London
South London Gallery, London