Dialogues with the Legacy of Burle Marx at MAC CCB

The Museum of Contemporary Art and Architecture Center (MAC/CCB) in Lisbon is presenting a major exhibition titled 'Lugar de estar: o legado Burle Marx' (A Place to Be: The Legacy of Burle Marx). The show features an extensive selection of landscape projects for public spaces by the influential Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx and his collaborators, tracing nearly seventy years of work through studies, sketches, photographs, and press materials. It highlights his role in shaping modern Brazilian cities like Brasília and Rio de Janeiro.

The exhibition is significant for framing Burle Marx's legacy not only in design but also in ecological activism, emphasizing his use of endemic flora and organic forms to create a distinctive visual language. It extends the dialogue into contemporary art by including works from six artists—Juan Araujo, Filipe Feijão, Mónica de Miranda, Fernanda Fragateiro, Lourdes Castro, and João dos Santos Martins—who critically engage with his concepts, reflecting on their continued relevance to contemporary urbanism and public space.