BARCELONA. “Creative photography in Catalonia (1973–1982)” 16 june 14 october 2018. La Virreina, Centre de la imatge
This exhibition presents the rise of a generation of photographers who demanded that ‘creative’ or fine art photography be accepted as an art in its own right by the institutional and artistic system during the 1970s and early 1980s. It ranges from the opening[...]
BANGKOK. Xavier Comas “SIX” 5 july – 30 september 2018. Photo Bangkok Festival. Art and Culture Center
Prompted by the Japanese concept of Ma – a consciousness of the dynamic between mass and void, Spanish photographer Xavier Comas rode multiple elevators in Tokyo photographing his fellow passengers in situ. Shooting in black & white, Comas discovered the appearance of an extra[...]
BEIJING. “Hybridizations: the ghost of the painting” 28 july – 15 august 2018. Whitebox Art Center
Hybridizations: the ghost of the painting reflects on the recurrent announcement of the death of painting throughout the 20th century. While painting and its principles have always been present as "a spectrum" that survives in other contemporary art formats. Therefore, this exhibition contains works[...]
EL PASO. Ester Partegás “5th Transborder Biennial” 1 june – 16 september 2018. El Paso Museum of Art
This year’s exhibition includes paintings, sculptures, videos and sound works by thirty-two contemporary artists or collectives living along the US-Mexico border. The artwork explores issues related to the U.S.-Mexico border region, including immigration, crossing, and physical, linguistic and cultural hybridity. For her part, Partegás presents Invisible Forces (flyers),[...]
KORTRIJK. Tere Recarens, Anna Marín, Map13 “PLAY: City Circuit for contemporary art”23 june – 11 november 2018.City of Kortrijk
PLAY is a headstrong city festival that will take over the centre of Kortrijk with contemporary artworks. You can immerse yourself in the unique world of national and international visual art at diverse indoor and outdoor locations in the city. MAP13 presents the project[...]
LONDON. Alvaro Deprit “Another Europe / An EU Public Art Project” 12 july – 9 august 2018. King’s Boulevard and Pancras Square
Little by little, aspects of culture slip out of daily life, almost without us noticing. In this thought-provoking new exhibition, international photographers were tasked with capturing these slices of life –with an emphasis on traditional skills and musical heritage -before they are lost forever.[...]