Reconstructión is a project by Nathalie Rey that hybridizes production and exhibition of the work Composición con restos de peluches IV (cell) which consists in its complete version in a circular space of approximately 5.5 m in diameter (interior) delimited by 12 canvases in which are sewn small pieces of multicolored fabric from the dismemberment […]
The Yellow Book is a project by artist Jaro Varga, curated by Erich Weiss, which questions the universality of hegemonic knowledge through books and libraries. Between March 15 and May 15, Varga presents a comparative critical reading of Arús Public Library, Antoni Tàpies Foundation and Picasso Museum bibliographic collections with references from the artist’s personal […]
The Yellow Book es un proyecto del artista Jaro Varga, comisariado por Erich Weiss, que cuestiona la universalidad del conocimiento hegemónico a través de los libros y las bibliotecas. Entre el 15 de marzo y el 15 de mayo, Varga presenta una lectura crítica comparativa de los fondos de la Biblioteca Pública Arús, la de […]
After last year we had to celebrate Sant Jordi by post with our collectors, this year, with great enthusiasm and excitement, we return to pay tribute to Sant Jordi as before. From early in the morning and throughout the day we will again take the table to the street and spread books and flowers on […]
We extend Sant Jordi beyond the day of the 23rd, to a whole weekend full of books. In the room we have a special interest in epistolary literature, that is why we will dedicate Saturday to the reading and performing of letters in beautiful epistolary relationships such as: Alejandra Pizanik and Julio Cortazar, Emily Dickinson […]
In March we started a correspondence between our library and the diffuse library of La Escocesa. The artists Erica Volpini and Silvia Renda of the collective Radial Radiant and Ezequiel Soriano have proposed a dialogue between our books around the theme of the walk. Understood as a path, as a drift, as a rhizomatic association […]
We are delighted to present the limited edition of the folder Elle était là / Ella estaba allí by Esther Ferrer, made up of 5 photographs on acetate and 3 combinable coloured backgrounds, accompanied by a poem by the artist and a text by Eduard Escoffet. Presented in a beautiful box, Esther Ferrer proposes with […]
As part of the exhibition The Yellow Book, the artist Jaro Varga will share the progress of his comparative reading between the collection of the oldest library in Barcelona, the Biblioteca Pública Arús, and his own personal library. To match them, he exchanges their covers by drawing on transparent dust jackets. In situ, we will […]
If the library could talk. Challenging the concept of the library Two artist Kudzanai Chiurai and Jaro Varga will be in conversation on the concept of the library and its decolonisation. The starting point of the exchange are the projects what artistst developed separatly. Jaro Varga’s The Yellow Book is currently on the show in […]
As part of the exhibition The Yellow Book, the artist Jaro Varga will share the progress of his comparative reading between the Fundació Antoni Tàpies collection and his own personal library. To match them, he exchanges their covers by drawing on transparent dust jackets. In situ, we will discuss the interventions that, as part of […]
Between Betweens (on creating, on collaborating, on curating, on collecting) will be a three-way conversation between Jaro Varga, Audrey Hörmann (Kunst im Kreuzgang, ajh.pm) and the gallerist Laura González Palacios on hybrid practices in the field of contemporary art. For the exhibition The Yellow Book, Jaro Varga intervenes and relates the book covers of three […]
On the weekend of May 21-23, we will celebrate with different events the release of the new album The Tunnel and the Clearing, by French composer Colleen, Cécile Schott. For the occasion, we will publish a special edition of the artwork that serves as the album cover, made by Mexican artist Andrés Gómez Servín from […]
The French composer Colleen, Cécile Schott, presents in concert the release of her new album "The Tunnel and the Clearing". For the occasion, we will publish a special edition of the artwork that serves as the album cover, made by Mexican artist Andrés Gómez Servín from spray paint, which will be on display in the […]
The French composer Colleen, Cécile Schott, presents in concert the release of her new album "The Tunnel and the Clearing". For the occasion, we will publish a special edition of the artwork that serves as the album cover, made by Mexican artist Andrés Gómez Servín from spray paint, which will be on display in the […]
The French composer Colleen, Cécile Schott, presents in concert the release of her new album "The Tunnel and the Clearing". For the occasion, we will publish a special edition of the artwork that serves as the album cover, made by Mexican artist Andrés Gómez Servín from spray paint, which will be on display in the […]
Seminar given by psychoanalyst Montserrat Rodríguez Garzo. What causes the emergence of artistic writings? What do we know about their syntax? What about their orthography? What causes the artist's perseverance? It is not until the late Middle Ages that the concept of art is formed in the current sense of the notion, a matter that […]
This year we return to Arts Libris, a publishing fair specializing in artist publications, photobooks, contemporary thought, self-publishing and digital publications. Chiquita Room is the result of a publishing project, Chiquita Ediciones, which focuses on the artist's book as a more accessible support for contemporary art. In addition, we are especially excited that this edition […]
This year we return to Arts Libris, a publishing fair specializing in artist publications, photobooks, contemporary thought, self-publishing and digital publications. Chiquita Room is the result of a publishing project, Chiquita Ediciones, which focuses on the artist's book as a more accessible support for contemporary art. On Friday, June 18 at 7 pm, in the […]
"Ninja Papel Editora" is an independent publishing house created by Renata Gelosi in 2016 in Buenos Aires, currently based in Barcelona. It focuses on processes related to words and artistic experimentation, publishing so far poetry, documentary stories, an allegorical dictionary and a collection of interviews about the creative process and composition. He also publishes prints […]
Títol de l'exposició is the provisional (or not) title of the exhibition Yannick Sánchez will present at Chiquita Room as part of Art Nou 2021. If we are to assume that the purpose of an exhibition proposal is to explain the exhibition project, it’s important to first clarify that this exhibition does not centre on […]
Títol de l'exposició is the provisional (or not) title of the exhibition Yannick Sánchez will present at Chiquita Room as part of Art Nou 2021. If we are to assume that the purpose of an exhibition proposal is to explain the exhibition project, it’s important to first clarify that this exhibition does not centre on […]
Presentation of a small selection of old works by Yannick Sánchez, some of them never exhibited, which will set a background to understand the attitude and the future of this exhibition. Títol de l'exposició is the title, for now provisional (or not), of the exhibition presented by Yannick Sanchez at Chiquita Room for the Art […]
On the last day of the exhibition Títol de l'exposició by Yannick Sánchez, a closing ceremony will be held to inaugurate the exhibition, which has been taking shape during the months of its duration. Títol de l'exposició is the title, for now provisional (or not), of the exhibition presented by Yannick Sánchez at Chiquita Room […]
Títol de l’exposició, by Yannick Sánchez, comes to an end after a summer in which the artist has settled in the gallery and turned this space into his studio. Now, in the last few days you can see the fruits of his work in an exhibition and on the closing day, Yannick would like to […]