Miquel Barcelo'
dal 24/4/2015 al 30/5/2015
Segnalato da
24/4/2015
Miquel Barcelo'
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac - Marais, Paris
Renown for the diversity of his work, Barcelo's oeuvre ranges from monumental terracotta murals for the chapel of Saint Peter inside the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca to a performance piece/living sculpture with the French Serbian-born choreographer Josef Nadj.
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac is pleased to represent Miquel Barceló and to host the first solo exhibition of 17 recent works on view in Paris, Marais from 25 April - 31 May 2015.
Renown for the diversity of his work, Barceló’s oeuvre ranges from monumental terracotta murals for the chapel of Saint Peter inside the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca to a performance piece/living sculpture with the French Serbian-born choreographer Josef Nadj. In 2008 he created the ceiling painting for Chamber XX of the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations, at the United Nations offices in Geneva, covering the 1500m2 ellipsoidal dome with 35 tons of paint with pigments from all corners of the globe creating multi-coloured stalactite forms.
Deeply influenced by poetry, in 2004 he showed over 300 drawings at the Musée du Louvre illustrating Dante’s Divine Comedy. In 2009 he represented Spain at the 53rd Venice Biennale. In addition, retrospectives have been organized at renowned institutions, such as the Centre Pompidou, Paris; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid and the Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico. His work is included in international public and private collections around the world.
In Spring 2016, Barceló will have a major exhibition at the Musée Picasso as well as at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France François Mitterrand, both in Paris.
Miquel Barceló (b. 1957) was born in Felanitx, Majorca and divides his time between Majorca, Paris, and Mali.
A catalogue will be published with a text by the Spanish author Enrique Vila-Matas and quotes on each work by Guatemalan writer Rodrigo Rey Rosa.
Image: Miquel Barceló, Manifesto Haptique, 2015 Mixed media on canvas, 190 x 240 cm (74,8 x 94,49 in) Courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris/Salzburg, Photo: Charles Duprat
Press Contact: Marcus Rothe
Opening: Saturday, 25 April 2015, 6pm – 8pm
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