Savage Young Minds Sacred. photo by vernissage.tv

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photo by vernissage.tv

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photo by stick2target.com

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photo by vernissage.tv

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photo by stick2target.com

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sculpture by CHARLIE BECKER. photo by stick2target.com

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photo by vernissage.tv

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photo by stick2target.com

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Temple. 2010. photo by vernissage.tv

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Portugal Arte 10 is a new biennial show of contemporary art in Lisbon. One of the most spectacular works on display is Temple (2010), a site-specific environment by the Brooklyn-based artist collective FAILE (PATRICK MCNEIL & PATRICK MILLER).

FAILE’s Temple is a full-scale church in ruins in Praça dos Restauradores Square, one of the major squares in the center of Lisbon, Portugal. For this installation, they used both the typical motifs they use in their work and styles and material that are typical for Lisbon, such as the ceramic tiles. The building also features wrought iron gating and concrete relief work, from local and foreign manufacturers, and familiar FAILE images, such as the barking dog logo that appear in the reliefs, and a white, blue, and gold color palette as a reference to the Portugese landscape.

For those of us not in Lisbon, Stick2Target or DFLEKTOR blog have a lot of great images. Enjoy this video walk-through!

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by Stick2Target

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Portugal Arte 10 is running until August 15, 2010. It’s not to late to book a flight for Lisboa!

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