‘Enough of this suffering!’ Joana Vasconcelos on why she is fed up with women’s art defined by pain

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The Portuguese artist is famous for her monumental ceramic wedding cakes and gigantic chandeliers made of tampons.

So why is a new show in Lisbon pairing her with Valentino’s size-zero catwalk dresses?

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:07:38 UTC.

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