Notes related to Barcelona
ANCAROLA’S ARCHITECTURAL REINTERPRETATION AT THE MNAC
By Álvaro de Benito
The Force of the Display. Gae Archive is the title of the project by Nora Ancarola (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1955) currently on view at the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC).
THE IME HOSTS VANESSA ENRÍQUEZ SOLO SHOW
By Álvaro de Benito
The Cultural Institute of Mexico in Spain presents at its headquarters in Madrid the exhibition El silencio sedimenta (Silence Sediments), a look at the most recent production of Vanessa Enríquez (Mexico City, Mexico, 1973). The show revolves around six literary fragments that reflect on her work, materiality, and creative processes.
COCO FUSCO'S ACTIVISM TAKES OVER MACBA
By Álvaro de Benito
Barcelona's MACBA presents I Have Learned to Swim on Dry Land, the first monographic exhibition that a Spanish institution dedicates to Cuban-American artist and activist Coco Fusco (New York, USA, 1960). The exhibition, titled after the opening sentence of Virgilio Peña's short story Swimming, offers a journey through several thematic nuclei revolving around words, language, and silence, as well as the semiotics and symbolism entwined with these concepts.
BOTERO'S PAINTING IN DETAIL AT PALAU MARTORELL
The Palau Martorell in Barcelona is hosting Fernando Botero. Un maestro universal (Fernando Botero. A Universal Master), the most comprehensive exhibition of paintings by Fernando Botero (Medellín, Colombia, 1932 – Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2023) ever held in Spain. This exhibition offers a detailed exploration of the Colombian artist’s career, highlighting his mastery of various painting techniques and the scope of his artistic output.
