With editorial coordination by Catarina Rosendo, this anthology aims to reflect the cultural and intellectual context in which the works of the artists included in the exhibition are produced.

Texts by Hans Christian Andersen, Bhagavad Guitá, Camilo Castelo Branco, Blaise Cendrars, David Foster Wallace, Baltasar Gracián, Jane Livingston, Susana Pereira Bastos, Jorge de Sena, Bin Singer, Frances Stark and David Sylvester.

This catalog was launched within the scope of the exhibition "12 Contemporâneos - Estados Presentes", on display at the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art from February 15 to May 11, 2014.