« Angel Square V »

• frustrated attempt to place a plaque
• picnic and concert by !Von Calhau¡
• exhibition at Casa das Artes
• curated by Juan Luis Toboso
• Oporto, May 2015

" The commemorative plaque, unveiled in 2008, and placed furtively one night in February that year, remained in place until 2011. When conversion works begun in the site, the plaque followed the Angel’s fate and disappeared. The city, now believable of the touristic panacea, is changing as the Angel Square changes. The old Anjo market gave way to a luxurious and privately owned commercial space. An uprooted space like the olive trees that decorate it.

In May 2015, the AAPA returned to the site to unveil a new plaque. But the city has changed. During the fixing of the plaque, members of AAPA were interrogated by private security guards, employees of the company that holds the rights to the space, that, in total impunity, decreed the seizure of the plaque. After being called to the site, the local Police (Polícia de Segurança Pública = Public Safety Police) identified both parties and registered the occurrence and seized all the materials. Namely: a marble plaque with the inscription of a poem by Rilke, an orange sealant gun with silicone in it, material that turn out to be inappropriate to fix marble. CC + AFS and J.L.T., were escorted to the Infante police station, and will in future be called to testify, accused of vandalism and assault on private property. "