Aballì, Ignasi
Ignasi Aballì
1958, Barcelona
Galleries: Elba Benítez
Ignasi Aballí’s works explore both the boundaries and the characteristics of perception as the nature of artistic practice in our days. His exhibitions in the Reina Sofia Museum, MACBA, ZKM and the Ikon Gallery are noteworthy as is his recent participation in the 52nd Venice Biennale.
Abramovic, Marina
Marina Abramovic
1946, Belgrade
Galleries: La Fábrica Galería
Marina Abramovic is one of the artists who has best known how to establish a perfect symbiosis between art and life. Her artistic career and personal experience run parallel and are absolutely inseparable. Her risky and intense work in performance and body art have made her one of the most significant international artists in recent decades.
Adarve, Ana
Ana Adarve
1976, Colombia
Galleries: Fernando Pradilla
Her photographs examine the body and the city as silent containers of pain and suffering, where the traces of time and the certainty of agony seek to become imperceptible in daily life.
Adochi,
Adochi
1954, Romania
Galleries: Arnés & Röpke
1973 Music and Fine Arts Baccalaureate, Kronstadt. 1977-84 Fine Arts at the University of Berlin. 1983-84 Scholarship for studies abroad, Italy. 1988 Stahly Vaison-la-Romain Foundation. 1989 Barkenhoff Stiftung Scholarship. 1992 Cité Internationale des Arts. 1996 “Künstlerstätte Bleckde” Scholarship, Bleckede. 1999 Best Artist at “Villa Romana”, Florence. He lives in Pescia.
Albalá, Carlos
Carlos Albalá
1979, Madrid
Galleries: Utopia Parkway
Degree in Psychology from the Complutense University, in Madrid (2004), and diploma in professional photography from the Metrópolis 2004 Audiovisual School. His work was purchased for the Caja Madrid collection, at the Generación 2007 competition. Awards and scholarships from Caja Madrid, and several exhibitions, both individual and collective, since 2003.
Albano, Afonso
Afonso Albano
1964, Sau Paulo, Brazil
Galleries: Fernando Pradilla
He uses photographic images of the self-portraits of important artists in the History of Art, making them his own by crossing them with his own images, or by generating new images by combining the work of different artists.
Alfaro, Andreu
Andreu Alfaro
1929, Valencia
Galleries: Álvaro Alcazar
A sculptor belonging to the innovative Parpalló Group. In 1964 he entered a new phase and became a precursor of minimalism in Spain. He produced his first generatrices in the 1970s. He is currently producing rotund pieces whose materials convey symbolic nuances, and where space becomes an integral part of the works.
Almarcegui, Lara
Lara Almarcegui
1972, Zaragoza
Galleries: Pepe Cobo
She lives and works in Rotterdam, from where she continues expressing her particular exploration of urban spaces, their boundaries and the policies which transform them. She is particularly interested in empty and abandoned spaces. She has exhibited her work at the Liverpool, Sao Paulo, Seville and Sharjah Biennials.
Almeida, Helena
Helena Almeida
1934, Lisboa, Portugal
Galleries: Helga de Alvear
She was born in 1934 in Lisbon (Portugal), where she lives and works. She studied painting at the Fine Arts Department of Lisbon University. She produces a very personal and consistent body of work whose central theme is her own body. In 2005 she was selected as Portugal’s representative at the Venice Biennial.
Alonso, Mayte
Mayte Alonso
Galleries: Travesía Cuatro
Alonso lives and works in Madrid where she completed her Fine Art studies in 1965. Since then, she has participated in numerous artistic encounters and workshops in various cities. In recent years she has had grants to Rome, Paris and the Casa de Velázquez and her work has been awarded various prizes.
It could be said that her work explores the meaning of the images in the heritage of memory. She uses architecture as an expression of existence and photography to present architecture as a palimpsest.
Álvarez, Tete
Tete Álvarez
1964, Cádiz
Galleries: Trama
An expert at posing questions, his photographs do not aim to find hidden messages, but to bring the onlooker’s gaze into doubt. He has taken part in ARCO regularly since 1998, and his work is included in the collections of the IVAM, the University of Salamanca and the Rafael Botí Foundation, in Córdoba, among others.
Alvarez Plagaro, Alfredo
Alfredo Alvarez Plagaro
1960, Vitoria, España
Galleries: Edurne
Summary exhibitions: Galería Edurne, Madrid. Galería m Bochum, Alemania. Galería Aural, Alicante. Galería Dieciséis, San Sebastián. Galería La Oruga Azul, Valencia. Galería Vértice, Oviedo. Galería Antonia Puyó, Zaragoza. Museo Badem, Solingen, Alemania. Dortmunder Kunstverein, Alemania. Sala Amárica, Vitoria. Kunstverein Erfurt, Alemania. Galería Varrón, Salamanca. Galería Vanguardia, Bilbao. Galería Grevgatan 18, Suecia. Galería Provincia, Zaragoza. Galería Angel Romero, Madrid.
Ampudia, Eugenio
Eugenio Ampudia
1958, Valladolid
Galleries: Max Estrella
In recent years he has gone from being a promising emerging artist to establishing himself as an essential figure in the world of video. Recently, it has been possible to see his work in the Kunstverein of Heidelberg and Copenhagen; in the Biennials of Caracas, Liverpool and Singapore, and at his retrospective at the Artium, in Vitoria.
Ángeles Ortiz, Manuel
Manuel Ángeles Ortiz
1895, Jaén - 1984, Paris
Galleries: Guillermo de Osma
Ortiz, who belonged to the School of Paris, is considered one of the most significant artists in the Generation of 1927. His work, strongly influenced by Picasso, also explored cubism and surrealism. During his stay in Paris, he designed and decorated stage sets. He received Spain’s National Plastic Arts Award in 1981.
Aparicio, Gerardo
Gerardo Aparicio
1943, Madrid
Galleries: Antonio Machón
His first individual exhibition took place in 1961, at the Seiquer Gallery. This artist stands out for the unique nature of his work. He has paintings at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, in Madrid, the Abstract Art Museum, in Cuenca, the Fundación Juan March, in Madrid, and the Brooklyn Museum and the Chase Manhattan Bank, both in New York.
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