PLMJ Foundation is located at the PLMJ law firm headquarters in Lisbon, and has the collection spread all across the offices in Portugal, Mozambique and Angola.
https://www.fundacaoplmj.com
Launch year:
2001
Number of artworks:
1300
Status of collection:
International
Artistic domain:
This corporate art collection, which features about 1300 contemporary art works, originally focused on more conservative forms of artistic expression, such as painting, drawing and sculpture, but quickly a taste for diversity led to the inclusion of photography, video and installation as art forms. The investment in less widely celebrated artistic creations and the risk inherent to it has always been a constant concern of the art collection. In parallel with this, and in tune with the internationalisation of the PLMJ Law Firm, the Foundation decided to widen the scope of its collection in order to encompass artistic creations from Lusophone countries, a circumstance that became an emblematic feature of its present collection.
Commission program / Site-specific order(s) :
Rui Chafes sculpture, Sou como tu (2008), located in the city center of Lisbon, specifically in Avenida da Liberdade in an area adjacent to the head offices headquarters of the PLMJ, and donated it to the city of Lisbon. It was commisioned in the context of the 40th anniversary of the PLMJ.
About the company
Launch year:
2001
Profile of the company:
Mission & Vision: Promotion and divulgation of Portuguese and international culture, focusing particularly on the Portuguese-speaking universe. To advocate the promotion and divulgation of contemporary art, within a time interval increasingly centred on the artistic creations of the 21st century.To create innovative solutions with social impact, as a corollary to the social ethics of its founding entity, the PLMJ law firm.
Main Activities: Editorial projects, Organization of art exhibitions in Portugal and abroad, Acquisition of works of art, Seminars and conferences on diversified cultural matters, Initiatives aiming to bring together Art and the science of Law. Such is the inevitable consequence of a healthy rapport between the founding entity (PLMJ Law Firm) and the founded entity (PLMJ Foundation). Hence, throughout the Foundation’s history the following initiatives (among others) were carried out:
- Delivery of pro bono legal advice to artists and cultural entities with specific needs, as well to entities of the social sector and also to impact investors in Portugal;
- Development of initiatives in an academic context aimed at bringing Art and Law together, such as courses on legal themes that may be of interest to the artistic community;
- Several partnerships with other private and public cultural and social entities;
- Several philanthropic acts, such as supporting artists, cultural initiatives with social and environmental impact.