9th of February 2007

Article:

"The LCB Gallery is pleased to open its 2007 programme of exhibitions with a solo show by Bárbara Juan"

By:

Eva Shakouri Torreadrado

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PRESS CONFERENCE / TEA WITH THE ARTIST**: Thursday 08th of February 2007

OPENING: Friday 09th of February 2007 at 20:00

EXHIBITION ENDS: Saturday 04th of April 2007

La Caja Blanca is pleased to open its 2007 programme of exhibitions with a solo show by Bárbara Juan

Bárbara Juan [Palma de Mallorca, 1965] is one of the most exciting young talents to have emerged from the Balearics in the last two decades. She first became known thanks to her iconic pillow-like canvases which carried images and texts illustrating the increasing “spanglinisation” being experienced by the new generation of Mallorquins who were born into a tourism-ridden island.

During the 1980’s and 1990’s Bárbara worked closely with the now mythical gallerist and art dealer Ferrán Cano, with whom she showed internationally at some of the worlds best art fairs, including ARCO and Art Chicago. While collectors looking for the most cutting edge manifestations of the Spanish emerging art scene, travelled to Mallorca in order to visit her workshop.

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After three years of intense and mostly solitary work from her atelier in Palma, only broken by sporadic stays at Teresa Raux’s atelier in Paris, the young artist has broken away from her playful pieces unveiling something much more raw and haunting.

No longer passing judgment and social commentary on her contemporaries, Barbara’s latest body of work unveils conceptually sophisticated and deeply introspective insight into her own inner world.

During eight weeks, La Caja Blanca will show a sample of Barbara Juan’s latest sculptures and installations, where the artist engages her audiences’ five senses using traditional materials such as ceramic, wood and plaster.
 

INVITATION

You are cordially invited to the opening of Barbara Juan’s solo show at La Caja Blanca, which will take place this Friday 09th February 2007 from 20.00 to 22.00


KEY DATES
 

Press Conference: Thursday 08th of February 2007 from 11:00 am to 13:30 pm
Launch: Friday 09th Feburary until Saturday 07th April 2007


PRESS CONFERENCE

The press conference will take place at Lacajablanca gallery on Thursday 08th February between 11.00 and 13.00 hours. Should you like to interview Barbara at any other time, please do not hesitate to let us know, we will be happy to accommodate one to one interviews.