±MaisMenos±
±MaisMenost± is an intervention art project by Portuguese visual artist and graphic designer Miguel Januário, which critically examines contemporary political, social, and economic systems. The project, which began as an academic thesis in 2005, explores dualities and contradictions in urban societies through various media.
Biography
Bio
Miguel Januário, born in 1981, is a Portuguese visual artist and graphic designer. His project ±MaisMenost± emerged from his academic work and has evolved into a significant artistic endeavor addressing contemporary societal issues through critical reflection and artistic intervention.
Academic Carrer
Specific details about Miguel Januário's academic background are not widely available online.
Professional Carrer
±MaisMenost± began as an academic thesis in 2005 and has since developed into an influential project. The project’s work includes a range of media such as video, sculpture, painting, and performance. It critically addresses political, social, and economic structures through thought-provoking art both indoors and outdoors. The project has been featured in numerous illegal public interventions, solo and group exhibitions, and is represented in various private collections.
Influences
±MaisMenost± is influenced by the dualities intrinsic to Western ideological structures and seeks to dissect and critique contemporary urban life through these conceptual oppositions.
Works from ±MaisMenos±
Teoria da Liberdade
±MaisMenos±
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Edition of /100 + 10 AP
Screen print on paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
CLA Albus 315 g/m2 paper
100 × 50 cm
2025
“Freedom is absolute in the relativity of time and space.” In this edition, Miguel Januário transforms the format of an eye chart into a layered reflection on perception — visual, political, and historical. As the letters shrink line by line, so does the idea of freedom itself, becoming increasingly narrow, distant, and harder to hold onto. Released on the occasion of 25 April, the anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution of 1974, the editions revisit the ideals of revolution through a lens of doubt and critical observation.These works are part of ±MaisMenos±, Januário’s long-standing project that uses minimalist language and bold contradictions to expose social and political paradoxes. Operating between public space, activism, and contemporary art, his practice turns language into a site of tension — and clarity into critique.The editions are available in two formats: a large, limited edition and a smaller open edition. When purchasing the large one, the smaller is included — a gesture of sharing and accessibility that reflects the artist’s belief in the circulation of ideas.
Uma Impressão de Modalidade de Estado
±MaisMenos±
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Edition of /50 + 10 AP
Giclée print on paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Natural White 270 g/m2 paper
70 × 50 cm
2024
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