“3 + 2 = City, Art and Music”: or Three Considerations About Two Murals by Mário Belém

Luzia Aurora Rocha; Pilar Lorente

“3 + 2 = City, Art and Music”: or Three Considerations About Two Murals by Mário Belém

Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical (CESEM - NOVA FCSH)

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Abstract

This chapter considers two murals by Mário Belém that were commissioned by two local government institutions: the Municipality of Torres Novas and the Borough of Alvalade in Lisbon. The murals share musical iconography and narratives related to local history and memory where music plays a central role. The main goal is to question the importance given to the aesthetic beautification of urban spaces and instead approach public art as a gateway to its affirmation as a symbolic representation of power in local history, and examine how this power enhances the commissioner, that is, leads to political power. Music is global language and, as so, also a form of political mobilization of curious observers (local citizens, tourists, target groups such as new generations of voters) and public space is the privileged stage for such actions.
Keywords: Street Art; Musical Iconography; Organology; Mário Belém.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Perspectives on Music, Sound and Musicology II
Subtitle of host publication	Sounding Images: Sights, Sounds and Sensualitites
Editors	Luísa Correia Castilho, Rui Sampaio Dias, Luzia Aurora Rocha, António de Sousa Dias
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-67502-7
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2024

Keywords

Street art
Musical iconography
Organology
Mário Belém

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“3 + 2 = City, Art and Music”: or Three Considerations About Two Murals by Mário Belém. / Rocha, Luzia Aurora; Lorente, Pilar.
Perspectives on Music, Sound and Musicology II: Sounding Images: Sights, Sounds and Sensualitites. ed. / Luísa Correia Castilho; Rui Sampaio Dias; Luzia Aurora Rocha; António de Sousa Dias. Springer, 2024. p. 1-8.

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