José Pedro Cortes

author · photographer

Portuguese^[1] b. 1976, Porto, Portugal^[1] active 2005–present

José Pedro Cortes is a Portuguese photographer and editor born in Porto in 1976. He co-founded the photography publishing house Pierre von Kleist editions in Lisbon. His artistic practice involves exploring themes of landscape, identity, and human presence through various photographic techniques including color and black & white, hard flash, and natural light. He has studied at the Kent Institute of Art and Design in the UK and participated in the Gulbenkian Creativity and Artistic Creation Program in Photography. Cortes is a guest professor at Università IUAV de Venezia and his works are held in several public collections across Portugal.^[1,2]

landscape
identity
human presence
Tel Aviv
Japan
Portugal

Books

Things here and things still to come
José Pedro Cortes

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Works by José Pedro Cortes

2011 Things here and things still to come Pierre von Kleist editions · book · English · ISBN 9789729982583
2013 Costa Pierre von Kleist editions · book
2015 One's Own Arena Pierre von Kleist editions · book
2018 A Necessary Realism Pierre von Kleist editions / MNAC · book Conversation between José Pedro Cortes and Nuno Crespo
2006 Silence Pierre von Kleist editions · book

Exhibitions

2021 Patrícia Galeria Francisco Fino, Lisboa · solo
2021 Bright Red Robert Morat Galerie, Berlin · solo
2020 Cintura Galeria da Escola das Artes, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto · solo
2018 Um Realismo Necessário MNAC - Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado, Lisboa · solo
2018 Planta Espelho Galeria Francisco Fino, Lisboa · solo
2016 Concreto Armado Bienal de Fotografia de Vila Franca de Xira · solo
2015 Valor de Face Galeria Pedro Alfacinha, Lisboa · solo
2015 One’s Own Arena Museu da Electricidade, Lisboa · solo
2015 Costa Robert Morat Galerie, Berlin · solo
2013 Smell of Tiger and Things Here Centro de Artes Visuais, Coimbra · solo
2013 Costa Carpe Diem – Arte e Pesquisa, Lisboa · solo
2013 Things Here + Empty Yard CAAA, Guimarães · solo
2011 Things here and things still to come Museu Nogueira da Silva, Braga · solo
2011 Moi, un Blanc Módulo – Centro Difusor de Arte, Lisboa · solo
2008 Like an empty yard(II) Módulo – Centro Difusor de Arte, Lisboa · solo
2008 I Will Not Reveal You Art Form, Estoril · solo
2007 Like an empty yard Galeria Jorge Shirley, Lisboa · solo
2006 Silence Museu da Imagem, Braga · solo
2006 Jose Pedro Cortes: Silence – Photography + Video White Space Gallery, Londres · solo
2005 I Will Not Reveal You Centro Português de Fotografia, Porto · solo
2005 Silence Silo Espaço Cultural, Porto · solo

References

Biography link
Books link