Joã o Onofre is a Portuguese visual artist. He had his first solo exhibition in 2001 at the I-20 Gallery in New York. Since then, he has had over 35 solo exhibitions and participated in over 200 group exhibitions in Portuguese and international museums and galleries. Andrew Renton works as a writer and curator. He is interested in the different languages and registers that might be possible in response to the work of art. As a curator his recent concern has been with the ethical encounter with the object, its physicality and context. He has extensive experience and research in contemporary collecting practices.