Carlos Quiterio

Fitacola and Co. is a publishing + curatorial project focused in collage on paper, by me and my wife, Graça Quitério.

The first edition consisted on an exhibition in Atelier Open, Amsterdam, together with the luxury zine launch “Fitacola & Co. #1″.
The second edition will follow in 2012. I am currently looking for Galleries collage artists in Germany, Spain and New York eho can participate in this project. Participating Artists: Fitacola (Carlos & Graça Quitério); João Pombeiro, Paulo Barros,  Zé Burnay, Benedita Feijó.

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Junior Jetsetters Guide to Lisbon is a cool and funky tourist guide specially for the kids and the youth. It focuses on the life of two characters and their adventures in Lisbon and in some Portuguese places worth a visit.

I was commissioned to illustrate places, environments and landscapes of Lisbon and surroundings.

Didactic, informative and insightful, was presented in Amsterdam with an exhibition and other events related, featuring JJ’s editions with illustrations and texts from the collection guides from Paris, Amsterdam and Lisbon. Visit the site: juniorjetsetters.com and Atelier Open. (Released March 2009)

Book cover Illustrations for Pedra da Lua editores (Portuguese editions from international best-sellers) (2007-2008)

Children’s Book Ilustrations, written by José Carlos de Vasconcelos. (ASA editors)

Canceled Flight: 101 Tried and True pigeon killing methods”  is a collective book and project curated by Avitrol Jones, to erradicate this specie of rat, and resulted on a massive media exposure due to the nature of its concept and contents. The book and joint venture by almost 100 artists resulted on 4 exhibibions: in Denver (Andeken Gallery), New York (Reed Space), San Fransico (Receiver Gallery) and L.A. (Lab 101 Gallery). 2003 / 2004

Place, The World in a Suitcase
A Suitcase with a blank book, a blank t-shirt and a camera traveled around the planet. 35 designers and Artists have translated the world around them into their pages, fabric and lens. After 18 Months spent on the making, and 170.000 Km traveled, It was presented in Barcelona, at CCCB in November 2004, and after that, in other Spanish cities and South-American soil.
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