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La Caja Blanca: press release |
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3rd of February 2006 Article: "Solo exhibition by Diana Coca at the LCB Gallery" By: Eva Shakouri Torreadrado
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Diana Coca is one of Mallorca's most cosmopolitan of young, emerging artists. Despite having enjoyed professional success across Europe, her work has rarely been seen in her home town.
Thanks to the support of the Consell de Mallorca, the LCB Gallery will be presenting the first solo show of one of the island's rising stars.
LCB is an art gallery specialising in showcasing emerging and contemporary visual arts created by the most talented and outstanding young artists from across the world. |
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ARTIST: Diana Coca
CURATORS: Amir and Eva Shakouri Torreadrado
OFFICIAL OPENING: Friday 30th of June 2006 at 20:30 h
PRIVATE VIEW: Thursday 29th of June 2006 by appointment only
PRESS CONFERENCE: Thursday 29th of June between 11:00 and 13:00 h
LOCATION: La Caja Blanca. Calle Verí 9, Palma de Mallorca 07001, Spain |
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Diana Coca [1977, Palma de Mallorca]
She left her home town almost seven years ago to travel the world, study abroad, and gain experience as a professional photographer.
Her career took off even before she graduated from her BA in Fine arts, with numerous exhibitions across the world and one of Spain's most prestigious grants for artists (Becas del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores).
Here in Mallorca, she's been on the radar screens of collectors, artworld professionals, and specialist media, despite the fact that her pieces have only been seen fleetingly.
The Exhibition
La Caja Blanca is proud to announce Diana Coca's first solo exhibition in her home town. The works are a tantalising selection of photographs taken over the past five years, displayed, not in a traditional gallery format, but as an installation which echoes the numerous casas (houses) the artist has inhabited during her nomadic lifestyle.
The title of the exhibition "Casa", makes reference to the weight inherent in this universal concept. The house, is portrayed as a spirit which takes possession of its inhabitants in order to castrate, inspire, mould and censor them at will. The house is represented as an instrument which shapes ones mind, ones emotions, ones identity... and ultimately, ones destiny, to its own image and likeness.
Artist Trajectory
Following her graduation from Brighton University in 2003 with a first class degree, Diana was awarded one of Spain's most prestigious grants: The MAEC (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) grant for artists. This grant allowed her to spend a fully funded year studying in the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome. In 2006, she returns to Spain in order to complete her penultimate year in BA Philosophy through the UIB (University of the Balearic Islands). She has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Italy, UK and Spain.Her works are held in collections such as:Art collection of the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome, Archive of sound and image of the Government of the Balearic Islands, Institute of the Woman in Spain, Marc Williams' private collection UK. |
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What is Noves Presències? |
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Exhibiting in a reputable private gallery is a key step in the career of a young artist. It is often the gateway to gaining representation and promotion within the art market. |
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For young emerging artists, this step often proves extremely difficult. In fact, the more innovative, young and experimental the artist is, the higher the initial barriers to entry prove to be. In order to help the most talented young artists overcome this barrier, Noves Presències was created combining public resources with the infrastructures and networks belonging to the independent association of private art galleries in the Balearic Region. The yearly initiative serves to identify some of the most talented artists (under 30 years of age) which have had little or no exposure within the commercial art circuit, and give them a platform through which to present their work to the public within the context of a solo show held at a respected private art gallery. The project is funded through the Consell de Mallorca. The selection of artists and the exhibition of their work is carried out on a voluntary basis by the galleries belonging to the AIGAB, The Independent Association of Art Galleries in the Balearic Region. |
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La Casa Encendida de Obra Social, Caja Madrid |
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La Casa Encendida de Obra Social, Caja Madrid has helped Diana
Coca produce a large proportion of the pieces included in this
exhibition.
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