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  DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010
   

INDOC. Documentation Centre about Art and Nature
     
 

Exhibition of work by Jorge Barbi at the MARCO de Vigo

  
 

The sentence ‘I'm lost, don't hold me back’ greets visitors as they enter the Vigo Museum of Contemporary Art (MARCO de Vigo) to see an exhibition of work by artist Jorge Barbi. 41º 52’ 59” Latitude N / 8º 51’ 12” Longitude W is based on the idea of the path, the walk, and on everyday observation of nature and its mutations, themes reflected in a vast archive the artist has built up over time. The show will run until 14 February 2010.

  
 

The MARCO de Vigo opens its autumn season with a major solo show by Jorge Barbi. Curated by Juan de Nieves, the exhibition is a coproduction with Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and the State Corporation for Spanish Cultural Action Abroad (SEACEX).

Jorge Barbi’s trajectory is one of the most interesting to be observed on the art scene over the last twenty-five years. Some of the constants in his work are a concern with the passage of time, objects and their context, the form-content dialectic, and the mechanisms of perception.

The title of the exhibition, 41º 52’ 59” Latitude N / 8º 51’ 12” Longitude W, refers to the geographical coordinates of the area where the artist makes his daily walks. The show brings together a number of photographic series produced in recent years, together with a selection of earlier works, pieces created specifically for this exhibition, and recently produced works.

More information

MARCO. Museo de Arte Contemporánea de Vigo

Príncipe 54
36202 Vigo

Tel.: +34 986 113900
Fax: +34 986 113901

E-mail: info@marcovigo.com
 

Source: texts CDAN, Based on information provided at the MARCO de Vigo website. Photo: Bridge for Insects, Lizards and Small Mammals (1992). Courtesy of the artist, Jorge Barbi.

 

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