José Pedro Croft Explained

José Pedro Croft
Birth Date:	1957 (64 years old) Porto, Portugal
Nationality:	Portuguese
Education:	Escola Superior de Belas-Artes de Lisboa

José Pedro Croft (born 1957 in Porto) is a visual artist. Considered as one of the main representatives of the revival of Portuguese sculpture, he is widely known for his geometric sculptures and paintings.^[1]

José Pedro Croft was born in Porto in 1957. He studied painting at the Escola Superior de Belas Artes in Lisbon, where he has lived since his teenage years.

Collections

Today, his work is present in the collections of various international museums and institutions such as the Centre Pompidou^[2] in Paris, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía^[3] in Madrid, the Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian^[4] in Lisbon or the Museu de Arte Moderna in Rio de Janeiro

Monographs

• Ed. João Pinharanda, José Pedro Croft/ Medida Incerta, 2017 (Hatje Cantz Editions),
• Ed. Instituto Açoriano de Cultura, José Pedro Croft. gravura, 2009 (Tristan Barbara Editions).
• Ed. Isabel C Rodrigues, José Pedro Croft Esculture. Desenho. Gravura. Fotografia, 2011 (Bial Editions),
• José Pedro Croft Objectos Imediatos, 2014 (Documenta Editions),
• Helena de Gubernatis, José Pedro Croft 1979-2002, 2002 (Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém Editions),
• Ed. Delfim Sardo, Una coisa José Pedro Croft, 2019 (Galeria municipal dde Matosinhos Editions),

Notes and References

1. Book: Pinharanda, João. José Pedro Croft Medida Incerta. Hatje Cantz. 2017. 978-3-7757-4288-7. Berlin. 153–154.
2. Web site: José Pedro Croft. Centre Pompidou. fr-FR. 2021-05-15.
3. Web site: Croft, José Pedro. www.museoreinasofia.es. en. 2021-05-15.
4. Web site: José Pedro Croft at Calouste Gulbenkian Museum Lisbon. www.artforum.com. en-US. 2021-05-15.