Todavía siempre brings together a selection of works from the last ten years in which Laía Argüelles Folch (Zaragoza, 1986) has developed her methodology of thought and composition, based on research and work with materials found in flea markets, collector's shops, and second-hand bookstores from various countries. Interested in the potential of images and language […]
“Life was a perpetual holiday in those days.” (Cesare Pavese, La bella estate) From August 15th to 26th, 2024, both days included, Chiquita Room will be closed. During this time, you can send any inquiries or requests to hola@chiquitaroom.com. Our online store will remain operational, and we will respond to your orders as soon as possible. We look forward to […]
From August 30 to September 1, 2024, Chiquita Room will participate in the contemporary art fair Art-o-rama in Marseille, presenting the work of artists Laura Zuccaro and Xana Sousa. We present a range of disclosures that will make us aware of the weight we carry and the weight we can discharge to keep moving forward, […]
The gallery Chiquita Room and the bookstores Terranova in Barcelona and Saint-Martin in Brussels host a triangular collaboration with the artist Antonio Menchen, scheduled for the rentrée. From September 6th to 7th, Chiquita Room transforms into an interactive film set where the audience becomes co-authors of a temporary fiction, using images, props, film fragments, and […]
Taking its name from the German thinker Walter Benjamin's description of the aura, this exhibition looks at the contemporary manifestation of distance: the distance between things, ideas and ourselves. In an era of connectivity, why does everything seem so far apart? Drawing from libraries, archives and flea-markets in both Barcelona and London, Louis Porter has […]
In this performance, Louis Porter creates a small collection of personalized artist books. Inspired by the concept of the florilegium (or "gathering of flowers") —a medieval tradition in which fragments of material were combined to form literary anthologies— the artist brings to the gallery printed matter that has informed his exhibition The Appearance of a […]
In this performance, Louis Porter creates a small collection of personalized artist books. Inspired by the concept of the florilegium (or “gathering of flowers”) —a medieval tradition in which fragments of material were combined to form literary anthologies— the artist brings to the gallery printed matter that has informed his exhibition The Appearance of a Distance, such as copies and […]