Maisons de week-ends imaginaires by Laía Argüelles is the result of an interest in private spaces and a desire for home as a sometimes inaccessible notion. The work is a polyptych composed by 12 pieces that are, at the same time, intervened diptychs: each one shows a print, taken from an old book of projected […]
Blank books have a history of more than a century, and are a very frequent genre in the field of artist's books, experimental publications and mass editions. Their effect is often surprising and humorous, but they can also stimulate a question about their own materiality. On June 3 at 6 pm, from Chiquita Room, Marcela […]
Search Engine is a series of index cards installed at the Arús Library, featuring photographs sourced from the Science & Miscellaneous section of the London Library - one of the world's largest independent lending libraries. These images - many of which can also be found within the books of the Arús Library itself - are […]
On the occasion of the exhibition Maisons de week-ends imaginaires, Chiquita Ediciones is pleased to present the new publication by Laía Argüelles, Ciprés, the first book by the artist in our publishing house. «The first time I looked out on the balcony to see the view of my new residence, I thought the cypress stood […]
ArtsLibris, the publishing fair specialising in artist's publications, photobooks, self-publishing and digital publications, is coming back to Barcelona from 10 to 12 June, and once again we are participating with the publications of the artists of Chiquita Room. After all, Chiquita Ediciones, which focuses on the artist's book as a more accessible medium for contemporary […]
On the occasion of the presentation of Chiquita Ediciones' new releases, the artist's books Ciprés by Laía Argüelles and Search Engine by Louis Porter, Chiquita Room proposes this conversation between the two artists to discuss how they work with images and books - their own and those they find. Both projects are the result of […]
Within a space of imperceptible limits, we follow a character on her expedition to an unknown destination as she embarks on a series of curious encounters that will connect her to her surroundings. With each challenge, the character (the artist and director) interacts with objects and captivating artifacts that, linked together through action, create a set of sequences that trap us in a strange and hypnotic game.
Sobremesa is a project by Liliana Díaz in collaboration with Xavier Barriga that explores the way we feed ourselves and the content we choose to do so. The exhibition, oriented towards the exploration of the relationship between public and artwork through sculpture and bread, is an attempt to evidence the way in which we share and to question the permanence of sculpture and its function.