"New Line Continued" 2018
Oil on canvas
77' x 101' inches / 196 x 257 cm
Lluís Barba
Lluis Barba’s epic, digitally manipulated images juxtapose iconic paintings from art history with photographs of modern tourists, celebrities, spectators of varied economic background, and appropriated advertising imagery. They critique the collusion between art, wealth, and glamor, particularly in the context of museum and gallery spaces. Lluís Barba is not afraid to mix the past with the present. Playing with historic and iconic images by interjecting them with modern themes, his work has a strong social commentary. He uses artistic symbolism to express his views on both contemporary society and the art world. Taking some of the most famous artwork, such as Pieter Bruegel’s medieval scenes and Salvado Dali’s melting clocks, Barba has created a style all his own. “I get elements of a reality out of context in order to put them in another reality,” he has said. “I use irony and implicit messages in the works such as the global integration of our society. I incorporate the bar code tattoo like a symbol of lost identity, alienation, and massive consumerism.”
BIOGRAPHY
Lluís Barba lives and works in Barcelona
Studies: Escola Superior de Disseny i Art Llotja. Escola Massana Centre d'Art-U.A.B. Barcelona
MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
MACSSI. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Sofía Imber. Caracas. Venezuela
MACBA. Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona. Barcelona
MADC. Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo. San José. Costa Rica
MAVAO. Museo Alejandro Otero. Caracas
Museo Jacobo Borges. Caracas
Museo Marugame. Hirai. Japan
Museo Wifredo Lam. Arte Contemporáneo. La Habana
Museo Internacional El Cairo. Cairo
Museu de L'Hospitalet. Barcelona
Collection Berezdivin. Espacio 1414. Puerto Rico
Fundació Lluís Carulla. L'Espluga de Francolí. Tarragona
Fundació La Caixa. Barcelona
Fundació Futbol Club Barcelona. Barcelona
Fundation Daniela Chappard. Caracas
Fons d'Art. Ajuntament de Salàs de Pallars. Lleida
Fons d'Art. Ajuntament de Salou. Tarragona
Àrea de Cultura. Ajuntament de Torredembarra. Tarragona
Centre Cultural Tecla Sala. Barcelona
Centre Jujol-Can Negre. Sant Joan Despí. Barcelona
France-Secours International. Paris
Àrea de Cultura. Ajuntament de Torredembarra. Tarragona
Artothèque d'Art Anekdota. Paris
University of Psychiatry Heidelberg. Germany
Unicef Art. Barcelona
Instituto Cervantes. Tánger
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Pop Up. Art at the Top. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. The Empire State Building. New York
Contact. Photography Festival. Toronto. Canada (cat.)
Travellers in time. Lausberg Gallery. Toronto. Canada
Collecció poesia solidària. Àrea hospitals generals de Catalunya. Programa salut pública
Sàhara. Barcelona-Sàhara
2010 Lluís Barba. Pop art Space. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London. Comissariada per
Matthew Reeves
The old Truman Brewery. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London
The Courtauld Institute of Art. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London. Comissariada per Matthew Reeves
Travellers in time: photo-installation. Salàs de Pallars. Lleida
2009 Travellers in the time. Galeria Sicart. Vilafranca Penedés, Barcelona
The 2009 Biennial Exhibition La Habana, curator Margarita González. Cuba
Only the brave-Diesel, curators Ernesto Muñoz, Carolina Herrera. Arte AlLimite.
Santiago de Chile
De Lichtenstein a Marat. Diesel. Arte AlLimite. Santiago de Chile
2008 Galeria Biba. Palmbeach, Florida
Diesel. Photographic Project. Arte AlLímite. Santiago de Chile
20 years Avant Garde. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica
2007 Photo September. Jacob Karpio Gallery, curator David Tischler. S.Jo. Costa Rica
Tourists in Art. La Galeria. Sevilla
2006 Homage Fundation Ernest Lluch. CaixaForum. Barcelona
Photo December. Town Hall Torredembarra, Tarragona
Tourists in Art. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica
2005 Unsustainability. Galeria Antoni Pinyol, curator Iván de la Nuez. Reus, Tarragona
2004 Virtual Realities. King’s Fine Arts Gallery. New York (catalogue.)
Roman Empire. Town Hall Torredembarra, Tarragona (catalogue.)
Realities. Bach Quatre Art Contemporani. Barcelona
2003 The 2003 Biennial Exhibition La Habana, curator Nelson Herrera. Cuba (catalogue.)
Other Realities. Silvana Facchini Gallery. Miami
The Other Face of War. Centre Torre Vella. Salou, Tarragona (catalogue.)
2002 Realities. Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Reus, Tarragona
Virtual identity. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica
2001 Urban Memory. Buschlen-Mowatt Fine Arts. Vancouver, Canadá
Identitat 0. Galería Der Reiter. Valencia
Unsustainability. Sculptures. Foundation Futbol C.Barcelona
2000 Memoria Urbana. Galeria Vértice. Oviedo
Identities. Foundation Daniella Chappard. Caracas
Collection. Futbol C.Barcelona. Barcelona
Identitats. Bach Quatre Art Contemporani. Barcelona
1999 Memory. King’s Fine Arts Gallery, curator Paco Barragán. Madrid (catalogue.)
Digital Memory. Jacob Karpio Gallery, curator Vivianne Loría. S.Jo. Costa Rica (catalogue.)
1998 Memòria homologada. Espai Miquel Gaspar. Barcelona (catalogue.)
Homologación. Galeria Salvador Díaz. Madrid
1997 Codes. Museo Jacobo Borges, curator Adriana Meneses Imber. Caracas (catalogue.)
Pressures. Jacob Karpio Gallery. San José. Costa Rica
Isolation. Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Reus. Tarragona (catalogue.)
1996 Biogenética. Multimèdia Jabs. Lleida
Clonació. Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Reus. Tarragona
1995 In suspension. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica, curator Castro Flórez (catalogue.)
Genetic. Gris Gris Gallery. Utrech
1994 Namia Mandolfi Gallery. Caracas
Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica
1993 Vestigis. Galeria Estela Casas. Barcelona
Clonation. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica
1992 Aggressions. Galeria Arteunido. Barcelona
Revisioning. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica
CO2 Installation. Town Hall Montornés Vallés, Barcelona
1991 Essences. Zedes Art Gallery. Bruxelles
Terre. Anekdota Gallery. Paris (catalogue.)
Video Installation. Galeria Arcs. Barcelona (catalogue.)
1990 Vestigis. Galeria Arteunido. Barcelona (catalogue.)
Territories. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica
Espai Tecla Sala. Barcelona.
1989 Vestiges. Zedes Art Gallery. Bruxelles
Aggressions. Bruno Facchetti Gallery. New York
Lineart. Zedes Art Gallery. Ghent, Belgium
Galeria Estilo. Barcelona
Photography II Barcelona International Art Forum. Barcelona
1987 Homo classificat. Galeria Estol. Barcelona
Parafrènies. Galeria Arcs, curator Miquel Garcia. Barcelona (catalogue.)
1984 Textures. Photo. Galeria LNS. Barcelona
1983 Parafrènies. Internacional d'Arts Plàstiques. Barcelona (catalogue.)
1982 Antropomorfs. Galería Melnikow. Heidelberg, Germany
University of Psychiatry. Heidelberg, Germany
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 De Polaroid a Photoshop. Besharat Contemporary Art. Atlanta. Georgia
ArteBA. Galeria Sicart. Buenos Aires. Argentina
Art Madrid. Galeria Sicart. Madrid
Swabb. Galeria Sicart. Barcelona
AAF NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York
AAF London. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London
Volta NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York
London Art Fair. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London
Arte Fiera Bologna. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Italy
Mia. Dean Project Gallery. Miami. Florida
Mia. Besharat Contemporary Art. Miami. Florida
Scope NY. Dean Project Gallery. New York
Scope NY. Besharat Contemporary Art. New York
2010 Exhibitionism. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. The Courtauld Institute of Art Somerset House. London
Olympia. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London
AAF NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York
London Art Fair. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London
Arte Fiera Bologna. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Italy
ArtHamptons. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York
Art Miami. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Miami
Art Chicago. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Chicago
ArtHamptons. Dean Project Gallery. New York
Madrid Photo. Galeria Sicart. Madrid
Circa10. Galeria Sicart. Puerto Rico
ArteBA. Galeria Sicart. Buenos Aires. Argentina
PhotoLA. Galeria Sicart. Los Angeles
Swabb. Galeria Sicart. Barcelona
Mia. Dean Project Gallery. Miami. Florida
Pulse NY. Dean Project Gallery. New York
Zona Maco. Dean Project Gallery. México
Next Chicago. Dean Project Gallery. Chicago
Fia. Dean Project Gallery. Caracas. Venezuela
SF Fine Art. Dean Project Gallery. San Francisco
Scope NY. Jacob Karpio Galería. New York
Ch.ACO. Galeria Sicart. Santiago de Chile. Chile
ArtBo. Galeria Sicart. Bogotá. Colombia
Photo Miami. Galeria Sicart. Miami. Florida
2009 Young Masters. Sphinx Fine Art. The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, curated by Constance Slaughter and BethColocci. London
Vilafranca Contemporània. Galeria Sicart. Vilafranca Penedés. Barcelona
VII edition Valoarte. Galeria Nacional. San José. Costa Rica
Diesel Project. Arte Allimite. CasaPiedra. Santiago de Chile, Chile
ArteSantander. Galeria Sicart. Santander
ArteBA. Galeria Sicart. Buenos Aires
Palmbeach 3. Galería Biba. Palmbeach, Florida
Zona México. Jacob Karpio. México
Arteamericas. Latin American Art Fair. Jacob Karpio. Miami
Art Show. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Los Angeles
Scope NY. Jacob Karpio Gallery. New York
Circa. Convention Center. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Puerto Rico
Fair Chile. Galeria Sicart. Chile.
Fair Bogotá. Galeria Sicart. Bogotá
PhotoBA Galeria Sicart. Buenos Aires
2008 Arteamericas Merrill Lynch. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Latin American Art Fair. Arte AlLímite. Miami
ArteBA. Jacob Karpio Galería. Buenos Aires
Expoarte. Arte AlLímite, curators Ernesto Múñoz, Julio Sapollnik. Santiago de Chile, Chile
Circa. Convention Center. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Puerto Rico
Art Brussels. Jacobo Karpio Gallery. Brussels
Femaco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. México
2007 Polvasal. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Escazú. Costa Rica
Scope Basel. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Basel, Switzerland
Art Basel. Jacobo Karpio Galeria. Miami
ArtLA. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Los Angeles
Arteamericas. The Latin American Art Fair. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Miami
Circa. Convention Center. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Puerto Rico
DC. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Düsseldorf
Art Brussels. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Belgium
ArteBA. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Buenos Aires
Balelatîna. Jacobo Karpio Gallery. Basel, Switzerland
2006 Photo September, curator John Nadador. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica
Foundation Lluís Carulla. Espluga Francolí, Tarragona
Galeria Vértice. Oviedo.
Art Brussels. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Belgium
ArteBA. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Buenos Aires
Art Basel Miami Beach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Photo Miami. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Miami
Art Madrid. Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Madrid
2005 Collection MACSSI. Museo de Arte Coro. Caracas
PAZ. Silvana Facchini Gallery. Miami
Unsustainability. Black box. Galeria ADN. Barcelona
Intolerance. Foundation Pujol Grau. Milano, Italy
Ciutat Verda. Congrés Europeu. La Pedrera. Barcelona
2004 (DE) construcciones pictóricas. Museum of Contemporary Art. S.Jo. Costa Rica
QCC Art Gallery Quenns. City University. New York
The Armory Show. Jacob Karpio Gallery. New York
2003 Realities. Silvana Facchini Gallery. Miami
Group Show. Buschlen-Mowatt Fine Arts. Vancouver. France
Centre Jujol-Can Negre, curator Laura Rossignani. Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona
The Armory Show. Jacob Karpio Gallery. New York
2002 Matriz. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica
Other Realities.Silvana Facchini Gallery. Miami
En centímetros. Galería Fernando Pradilla. Madrid
Galeria Vértice. Oviedo
Art Cologne. Poligrafa. Cologne
Art Basel Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid
Art Basel Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Artpalmbeach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago
2001 Secretions. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica
Migraciones. Galería Der Reiter. Valencia
Urban Memory. Galería Vértice. Oviedo
Art Basel. Poligrafa. Basel. Switzerland
Art Cologne. Poligrafa. Cologne
52 Frankfurter Buchmesser. Poligrafa. Frankfurt
Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Artpalmbeach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago
Kunst Köln. Poligrafa, Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Cologne
Arco. Poligrafa. Madrid
2000 Identitat blaugrana. Foundation Futbol C.Barcelona
Migrations. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Escazú. Costa Rica
Buschlen-Mowatt Fine Arts. Vancouver, Canada
Art Fair Basel. Poligrafa. Basel
52 Frankfurter Buchmesser. Poligrafa. Frankfurt
Art Cologne. Poligrafa. Cologne
Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Artpalmbeach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago
1999 The memory. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Sofía Imber. Caracas
Identity. Foundation Daniella Chappard. Caracas
Memory of room’s. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica
Identities. MAO. Museo Alejandro Otero. Caracas
Referències. Galeria Bach Quatre. Barcelona
Collection. Museu d’Art de L’Hospitalet. Barcelona
AIDS. Exhibition Solidary Art. Department of Culture. Generalitat Barcelona, Barcelona
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Ammán, curator Manuel Romero. Jordan
Galeria Vértice. Oviedo
Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Artpalmbeach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago
Fia. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Caracas
Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid
1998 Mesótica II Centroamérica-Regeneración. Museum of Contemporary Art. S.Jo. Costa Rica
The 1998 Biennalie Internacional Cairo, curator Manuel Romero. Egypt
Processes. QCC Art Gallery Quenns. City University. New York
Museo Marugame Hirai. Tokyo
Galleria Transit Fabbrica. Milano
Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago
Fia. Jacob Karpio Gallery & Espai Miquel Gaspar. Caracas
1997 Procesos. Palacio de la Asamblea, curator Menene Gras. Lima
Pressure. Galleria Transit Fabbrica. Bergamo
Group Show. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica
Art Solidari. Department of Culture. Generalitat de Barcelona, Barcelona
Mostra d’art. Diputación de Tarragona, Tarragona
Arco. Espai Miquel Gaspar, Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid
Fia. Jacob Karpio Gallery, Galeria Carles Taché, Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Caracas
Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Expoarte. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Guadalajara. Mexico
Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago
1996 Aggressions. Ralleigh Gallery. Boca Raton. Florida
Mirades. Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Reus. Tarragona
Art Catalunya. Unicef. Palau Robert. Barcelona
Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid
Fia. Karpio Auerbach Gallery. Caracas
Expoarte. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Guadalajara. Mexico
Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago
1995 Transatlantica. Museo Alejandro Otero. MAO. Caracas
Homage Miró. Sala d’Experiències. Andorra
Aggressions. Galeria Estela Casas. Barcelona
Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid
Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago
Fia. Karpio Auerbach Gallery. Caracas
Expoarte. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Guadalajara. Mexico
Art Catalan. Palais des Congrés. Montpellier. France
Siac. Galeria Estela Casas. Strasbourg. France
1994 Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid
Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami
Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago
Centre d’Art Contemporani. Montornés Vallés. Barcelona
Fia. Karpio Auerbach Gallery. Caracas
1993 Figuración Adversa. Museum of Contemporary Art. MADC. San José. Costa Rica
Abstracción americana. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica.
La Terre. Salon d’Octobre. Ville de Brive. France
Centenary Miró. Galeria Estela Casas. Barcelona
Fiac. Galeria Estela Casas. Paris
Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago
Fia. Karpio-Auerbach Gallery. Caracas
1992 Vestigis. Galeria Arteunido. Barcelona
1991 Photographic installation. Town Hall Montornés Vallés. Barcelona
1990 Lineart. De Smedt Christiane Art Gallery. Ghent. Belgium
Galeria Estilo. Barcelona
1989 Arco. Galeria Arteunido. Madrid
De Smedt Christiane Art Gallery. Antwerpen, Belgium
1988 AIDS. Casa Elizalde. Barcelona.
University of Psychiatry. Heidelberg, Germany
1987 Video Installation. Museu Parc dels Castanyers. Montornés Vallés. Barcelona
1986 Homo Classificat. Galeria Estol. Installation. Barcelona
Galeria Melnikow. Heidelberg, Germany
1984 De Smedth Cristiane Art Gallery. Ghent, Belgium
Arco. Video-instalación. Talens. Madrid