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Improper Walls is a multidisciplinary, intercultural art platform founded in 2014 as an art association that aims to redefine art and cultural curating by recognising the social and cultural dimensions of both artworks and curatorial work.

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CURRENT & UPCOMING

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They say identity: We say multitude
Nov 13
They say identity: We say multitude

Matter, nature and life are a vast, interconnected web of existences—molecules, atoms, bodies, stars—constantly transforming and transmuting into each other. This exhibition, named using the words of Paul B. Preciado in “We Say Revolution”, invites viewers to embrace the multiplicity and fluidity of nature and resist rigid categorizations imposed by Western structures.

A cantiga é uma arma
Dec 1
A cantiga é uma arma

The project "A cantiga é uma arma" (The song is a weapon) explores the powerful role of protest music in political resistance, rooted in Portugal's revolutionary history and linked to the global struggle against fascism, imperialism and capitalism.

the in-taxonomizables
Dec 6
the in-taxonomizables

in the performance/lecture the in-taxonomizables, daniela shares her own personal journey of rebellion against any fixed form or taxonomy, drawing on the absurdity of gendered hierarchies, the violence inherent in social, colonial, and scientific classifications, and the deep wisdom of in-taxonomizable creatures like sharks, rocks, and salt dykes.

Recomposing Multitudes
Dec 11
Recomposing Multitudes

Recomposing Multitudes by Daphne von Schrader delves into the concept of the human body as a collective organism, where billions of microorganisms co-exist and co-evolve. It challenges the idea of individual boundaries, revealing that we are deeply interconnected with the microbial world.

to touch text with clay
Jan 15
to touch text with clay

The workshop, to touch text with clay, explores the intersection of creative writing, performance, and sculpting. Over three hours, participants will engage in introspective and collective exercises, focusing on the hands as tools for expression.

Orientations for Transitioning Times
Jan 22
Orientations for Transitioning Times

We live in transitioning times. We choose to transition our bodies; we are forced to transition due to climate change; we experience transition through aging; we demand a transition to new forms of being, in this workshop you will develop techniques/protocols/guides for orientation for when we feel lost.