With so many art galleries in Barcelona, it is easy to miss some great art. Art Barcelona (Abe) , an association of galleries, work to increase access and interest in the contemporary art scene in the Catalan capital.
Several times a year Abe organizes gallery walks. The first I have attended this year has been 9 March with a tour around the galleries in the Eixample, around Enric Granados. The tour was conducted in Spanish with the option of Catalan. Some galleries did not have information in English but even if you are not confident in Spanish, it can see be an excellent experience.
The 4 galleries we visited were:
Pigment Gallery: Colonitzades, by Marta Fàbregas. The artist was present and spoke to us about her process and inspiration. She was wonderfully generous.
Galeria Marlborough: Louise Bourgeois' Prints. Anatomy of an Artist.. Hopefully you know who Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) is! She was a prolific artist who was the second woman to have a retrospective at the MoMA in New York. One of her giant spider sculptures is outside of the Guggenheim Bilbao. This exposition presented some of her prints. I was more familiar with her sculptures so this was a treat to see her versatility.
ADN Galeria: Y la tierra será el paraíso , by Domènec. This show called attention to the relationship between people and architecture through uncovering the history of buildings. This reminded me a lot of a show I saw at the Wellcome Collection in London in October 2018 called Living with Buildings.
Victor Lope Arte Contemporáneo: Realisms. This is a great group show. Victor Lope was on hand to help with the tour and was very generous when answering our questions. Please check out the group show link to learn about the artists.
We finished with a lovely drink from BCN Gin. Yumm
To join a gallery walk, check out this link to follow Abe and purchase tickets (14 EUR only!).