Zé dos Bois

Galeria Zé dos Bois (ZDB) is an art centre created in 1994 as a non-profit organization of civic initiative.It's based at an 18th century palace (26909 ft²) at the heart of Bairro Alto, Lisbon.As a creation, production and promotion structure for contemporary art, ZDB instigates the research and investigation of artists involved with visual and performative arts, as well as film and music.ZDB produces and presents exhibitions and hosts more then 150 arts events per year including residencies, educational programs, theatre, dance, lectures, and music concerts mainly on the left-field.ZDB has been working with João Maria Gusmão & Pedro Paiva, Kenneth Anger, Rigo 23, Alexandre Estrela, Emory Douglas, Gabriel Abrantes, John Bock, Jean Baudrillard, Stelarc, Patrícia Portela, Roger Bernat, Tânia Carvalho, Ann Liv Young, Sofia Dias & Vítor Roriz, John Romão, Keiji Haino, Animal Collective, Sunn O))), Bonnie “Prince” Billy, John Maus, Norberto Lobo, Arthur Doyle, Lee Ranaldo, Dirty Projectors, Sei Miguel, Grouper, Black Dice and Faust, among many others.Driven by the desire to intensify and interchange knowledge with artists through creative and production practices, ZDB promotes international and local residencies and establishes long-term working relationships with them, aiming to produce unique projects.