TURIN. Gema Rupérez “Democracy is not perfect” 30 october – 24 november 2018. Galleria Opere Scelte.
The works of Gema Rupérez develops around the desire to survive in a complicated society where not even Democracy is perfect. Instability, vulnerability and frustration are part of the emotive content of her works and in her research it is strong the awareness of[...]
BELFAST. Alejandra Carles-Tolra and Lua Ribeira “Jerwood / Photoworks Awards” 2 november – 22 december 2018. Belfast Exposed.
Works presented by the awardees Alejandra Carles-Tolra, Sam Laughlin and Lua Ribeira explore themes such as belonging, fragility of the natural world and death. Alejandra Carles-Tolra is interested in the relationship between individual and group identity and how one identity influences the other. In Where We Belong she explores[...]
MADRID. Jaume Plensa “Invisibles” 16 november 2018 – 3 march 2019. Palacio de Cristal
Throughout his career as a sculptor, Jaume Plensa (Barcelona, 1955) has drawn on spirituality, the body and collective memory as the primary sources which tie together his visual artwork. Literature, psychology, biology, language and history become strategic tools in the creation of his work,[...]
GOTEMBURG. Aleix Plademunt – “Works from the Matter Project” 1 – 14 november 2018. FG2. Föreningsgatan 2.
Since 2013, Barcelona based photographer Aleix Plademunt has been working on MATTER, his most extensive photographic project so far. Deriving from mater, the Latin word for mother, matter refers to the substance from which all things are made. In English, the word matter can[...]
LISBON. “Lisbon and Pessoa by Ten Spanish Artists” until 15 november 2018. Hotel Pessoa
Thirty-five works by Spanish artists, dedicated to interpreting and paying tribute to Fernando Pessoa and the Portuguese capital’s literary fascination, have arrived at the heart of Lisbon. From September 15 to November 15, the paintings will be on display at Lisboa Pessoa Hote The[...]
NEW YORK. Estér Partegas “a…is alter(ed): Open Sessions 12” 12 october – 2 december 2018. The Drawing Center Lab.
a…is alter(ed): Open Sessions 12 explores the imaginative determination of “drawing” and “line” by relating it to a development process, social artifacts, psychological trace, and prosthetic memory—journals, maps, technology, and calendars. The poetics of flow between known and unknown is a feedback murmur that[...]