Julião Manuel Tavares Sena Sarmento (4 November 1948 – 4 May 2021) was a Portuguese multimedia artist and painter.
Biography / Work
Born in
Lisbon
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in 1948, Sarmento studied painting and architecture at the
Lisbon School of Fine Arts. He began exhibiting film, video, sound, painting, sculpture, installation, and multimedia in the early seventies, but also developed several site-specific projects.
He exhibited his work extensively around the world in solo and group shows. Sarmento represented Portugal at the
Venice Biennial
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in 1997. His work is represented in several museums and private collections, including an artist room exhibited at London's
Tate Modern
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in 2010.
In his video installation ''Leporello'' (2010) he featured Jerusa Franco,
Amira Casar,
Sasha Grey, and Pamela Butt.
A demonstration of his work was showcased as part of the
Desert X exhibit in the Coachella Valley from 25 February – 30 April 2017.
Julião Sarmento was married to Isabel Sarmento and together they had a son, Duarte and a daughter, Laura. Sarmento lived and worked in
Estoril
Estoril () is a town in the civil parish of Cascais e Estoril of the Portuguese Municipality of Cascais, on the Portuguese Riviera. It is a popular tourist destination, with hotels, beaches, and the Casino Estoril. It has been home to numero ...
, Portugal.
Julião Sarmento died of cancer on 4 May 2021 at his home in Estoril at the age of 72.
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1948 births
2021 deaths
Portuguese painters
Portuguese male painters
Artists from Lisbon
People from Cascais
Portuguese artists
Portuguese contemporary artists
Deaths from cancer in Portugal
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