alexandre liberato
Alexandre Liberato (b. 1981) is a Portuguese visual artist based in Berlin since 2012. Trained in architecture at the Technical University of Lisbon, he works across painting, textiles, and sculpture. His practice draws on an understanding of space, material, and construction, exploring the relationship between visible forms and the structures that sustain them.
Working primarily with fabric, sewing thread, and pigments, Liberato examines how social conventions and cultural expectations shape our understanding of identity, particularly masculinity. Sewing, layering, folding, and the manipulation of surfaces are central to his work, where gestures associated with care become means of construction. His recent research extends these processes through the removal and partial reinsertion of threads, allowing new structures to emerge from the material itself.
Liberato's work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions at venues including Weserhalle, KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art, Hošek Contemporary, and STUDIO/GALLERY in Berlin. He has also participated in 48 Stunden Neukölln and the Thessaloniki Queer Art Festival. His work Courage Not to Fight (2024) was selected for the 18th International Triennial of Textile Art at the Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź, Poland (2025–2026).
Working primarily with fabric, sewing thread, and pigments, Liberato examines how social conventions and cultural expectations shape our understanding of identity, particularly masculinity. Sewing, layering, folding, and the manipulation of surfaces are central to his work, where gestures associated with care become means of construction. His recent research extends these processes through the removal and partial reinsertion of threads, allowing new structures to emerge from the material itself.
Liberato's work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions at venues including Weserhalle, KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art, Hošek Contemporary, and STUDIO/GALLERY in Berlin. He has also participated in 48 Stunden Neukölln and the Thessaloniki Queer Art Festival. His work Courage Not to Fight (2024) was selected for the 18th International Triennial of Textile Art at the Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź, Poland (2025–2026).