Wed, Feb 1 2017
Antoni Hervàs receiving the award from Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, at the Saló de Cent of the Ajuntament de Barcelona, 16 February. Photos: Latitudes.
We are proud to announce that Antoni Hervàs's exhibition "El Misterio de Caviria" (The Mystery of Caviria) has been awarded the Visual Arts prize of the Premis Ciutat de Barcelona 2016 (City of Barcelona Award). The award has been organised on a yearly basis since 1949 by the Ajuntament de Barcelona (Barcelona City Council), “to award the creation, research and production of quality produced in Barcelona by creators or collectives working for institutions and organizations in Barcelona that promote or produce projects”.
The jury recognised “the artist's research in linking Greek mythology with the Barcelona cabaret scene from the 1960s–80s and for the recuperation of its vitality.” The jury also acklowledged the “formalisation of the project into a scenographic and immersive installation and the range of public programmes it generated”. Huge congratulations to Toni, a very well-deserved recognition for his Herculian efforts!
The prize comes hot-on-the-heels of Hervàs’s exhibition winning the public vote for the best show of 2016 given by the Tria 33 programme of the Catalan TV3 channel.
"El Misterio de Caviria" (The Mystery of Caviria) took place at La Capella between September and November 2016. It was part of the BCN Producció'16 season and was one of the three projects mentored by Latitudes.
View of "El Misterio de Caviria" exhibition by Antoni Hervàs at La Capella.
This and following photos: Pep Herrero / La Capella–BCN Producció'16.
Antoni Hervàs’ artistic project revolves around the legend of Jason and the Argonauts’ expedition in search of the Golden Fleece. The exhibition "El Misterio de Caviria" (The Mystery of Cabeiria), divided into eight chapters (exhibition guide (pdf) and description of each chapter (pdf)), took as its point of origin the section of the tale in which the expedition led by Jason stops for a few months in Lemnos, the island of fire, in the northern part of the Aegean Sea. Here live a kind of tribe of Amazons organized under the gynaecocracy of Queen Hypsipyle who are keeping a grisly secret. Taking this fragment, Hervàs explores the transformist and genre-bending possibilities of drawing, a medium that enables him to unite two mythologies: the Cabeirian rites of Classical Greece and figures from Barcelona’s dwindling cabaret scene.
Video of the exhibition (Spanish subtitles).
Exhibition layout. Space design: Goig.
Publication of the project edited by Ajuntament de Barcelona and The Flames includes an interview between the artist and Latitudes. Photos: Latitudes.
RELATED CONTENT:
- 25 de enero 2017, 19h: Presentación de la publicación "El misterio de caviria" de Antoni Hervàs en el Antic Teatre 13 Enero 2017
- Eloy Fernández Porta, "Argonàutica i bastides”, Nuvol.com, 16 novembre 2016 (català)
- “Em sento còmode posant en relació i connectant petites comunitats que considero afins”. Una conversa amb Antoni Hervàs, Blog de BCN Producció, 7 novembre 2016 (català)
- Actividades programadas durante la exposición "El misterio de caviria" de Antoni Hervàs en La Capella 7 novembre 2016
- Cover Story – November 2016: Plucking Gilda, synesthetic Toni and dazzling Víctor 2 noviembre 2016
- Rosa Cruz, "Mitología Contemporánea", postpostpost.org 16 octubre 2016
- Documentación de la exposición "El Misterio de Caviria" de Antoni Hervàs 23 septiembre 2016
- Exposición “El misterio de Caviria” de Antoni Hervàs en La Capella, 16 septiembre–13 noviembre 16 septiembre 2016
- September Cover Story: "El misterio de Caviria" by Antoni Hervàs 1 September 2016
- Jurado y equipo tutorial de BCN Producció 2016, La Capella, Barcelona 2 febrero 2016.
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Mon, Nov 28 2011
Bartomeu Marí (izq) y Han Nefkens (dcha) presentan a los medios el Premio Fundación Han Nefkens MACBA de arte contemporáneo.
Bartomeu Marí (Director, MACBA) y Han Nefkens (escritor, coleccionista y fundador de la Fundació Han Nefkens) han anunciado esta mañana la instauración del Premio Fundación Han Nefkens MACBA de arte contemporáneo, "dirigido a artistas no consagrados pero con una trayectoria prometedora" de países no occidentales, "sin restricciones de edad, nacionalidad o género". El premio tiene "el objetivo de consolidar Barcelona como capital del arte contemporáneo", una ciudad que, como ha dicho Nefkens "tiene arroz negro, el Liceu, cielos azules en enero y calles como Joaquín Costa que son un poco como mi vida, de todas partes del mundo". Nefkens ha añadido que le apasiona descubrir artistas, hacer de enlace entre el público y el artista y entre los mismos artistas, como si fuese una Celestina.
El primer premio se anunciará el próximo 28 Noviembre del 2012, coincidiendo con el 17º aniversario del MACBA. El premio, de carácter bienal, está dotado con
50.000 euros (20.000 euros en concepto de
honorarios y 30.000 euros destinados a producción). El proyecto resultante se presentará en algun espacio de la ciudad condal ("extra muros de el MACBA", según palabras de Marí), dependiendo de las características del proyecto y se producirá en colaboración con MACBA/Fundación Han Nefkens. El ganador dispondrá de un año para desarrollar el proyecto, que se presentará a lo largo del 2013.
La selección de artistas se realizará exclusivamente a través de las propuestas presentadas por diez 'scouts' (profesionales
del mundo del arte residentes en los cinco continentes), cada uno de los cuales propondrá a tres artistas de su zona geográfica a los cinco miembros del jurado. Éstos seleccionarán 5 finalistas de entre las 30 candidaturas presentadas. El jurado de la primera edición está compuesto por Iwona Blazwick
(Directora Whitechapel, Londres), Adriano Pedrosa (Comisario independiente, escritor y editor, São Paulo), Christine Tohmé (Fundadora de Askal Alwan, Asociación Libanesa de Artes Plásticas, Beirut), Han
Nefkens y Bartomeu Marí (los tres primeros se renovarán en cada edición).
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Mon, Nov 7 2011
NoguerasBlanchard is pleased to announce a
Curatorial Open Call 2012,
which invites individuals or collectives to submit a
proposal for curating an exhibition at
NoguerasBlanchard in Barcelona.
The successful proposal will take place between
June and July of 2012.
For four years now NoguerasBlanchard’s exhibition program has included
in the month of June an exhibition proposal by a guest curator. In order
to conti
nue this line, to expand
artistic horizons and provide a platform for curatorial practice and the
making of group exhibitions, we launch our Curatorial Open Call 2012.
The selected curator/s will receive a maximum of €4.000 in concept of
honorarium and exhibition production budget. NoguerasBlanchard will
provide administrative and production support, design and mailing of the
press release/invitation card and an opening reception. The
curator/curatorial collective must be in Barcelona for the setting up
and the opening evening.
Application criteria
The proposal should:
- Be thought taking in consideration NoguerasBlanchard exhibition space (see floorplan below)
- Have an international interest
- Show financial feasibility
We encourage proposals to challenge curatorial and gallery practices.
Application procedures
The decision will be made public on NoguerasBlanchard website and by mail, before February 1st, 2012
The jury will consist of 4 curators/curatorial group that have previously carried out group shows in the gallery:
Latitudes (Max Andrews and Mariana Cánepa Luna), independent curatorial practice. Extraordinary Rendition, exhibited in 2007;
Jacqueline Uhlmann, independent curator. Shining by Absence, exhibited in 2009;
Juan Canela, independent curator. Ref 08001, exhibited in 2010;
Direlia Lazo, independent curator. Somewhere Else, exhibited in 2011.
The submission should include:
- A short biography or curriculum vitae (1 page), and contact address of the curator/s.
- An exhibition/project outline explaining the purpose and concept (600 words maximum)
- Initial list of artists and a succinct description of their practice and recent exhibitions (100 words maximum)
- Images of the works to be included with suitable captions.
- Detailed production budget that must include:
- Proposed curatorial fee / expenses derived from curators attendance to requested events
- Return transports and insurance
- Eventual production of new works
- Eventual architectural adaptation of gallery space (see map below)
Application deadline: December 31, 2011
Please submit your applications exclusively in English, in a pdf file up to 3MB, to: info@noguerasblanchard.com
Please write ‘NoguerasBlanchard Curatorial Open Call’ in the subject
line. You will receive an email confirming the reception of your
proposal. For more information please contact Zaida Trallero at
zaida@noguerasblanchard.com
Information about NoguerasBlanchard
NoguerasBlanchard opened in June 2004 and is located next to Las
Ramblas in the historic, multi-ethnic, Raval neighbourhood, in
Barcelona. In this context we are strongly committed to developing an
exhibition programme with emerging international artists whose work
shows strong conceptual concerns and participates in the dialogue
between art and broader currents in contemporary society.
The
gallery's main goal is to engage in a long-term commitment with the
careers of its artists and to be highly involved in the production of
works. We are assisting with proposals, raising funds to produce films,
biennial projects or catalogues while working in close alliance with
international galleries and institutions, generating from co-productions
to traveling exhibitions.
NoguerasBlanchard's participation in
international fairs is essential for the promotion of our artists
world-wide, while enabling us locally to maintain a lively and
stimulating environment for art production and exchange.
NoguerasBlanchard
c/ Xuclà 7
08001 Barcelona · Spain
www.noguerasblanchard.com 2011, Barcelona, NoguerasBlanchard, Open Call, premio, prácticas curatoriales
Mon, Jun 16 2008
Los premios se complementarán con un programa que, a lo largo de 2008, contará con tres proyectos coordinados por los tres equipos que conforman el jurado de este año (Aimar Arriola, comisario e investigador; Mariana Cánepa Luna, comisaria y escritora (en representación de Latitudes); Alicia Yáñez, comisaria (en representación del colectivo BECUPU); Alex Brahim, comisario y productor cultural; Joan Morey, artista y Jordi Mitjà, artista).
Programa 20 Junio:
18:00 h. Algunas consideraciones sobre arte emergente
Mesa redonda con la participación de los miembros del jurado del Concurs d’Arts Visuals Premi Miquel Casablancas 2008
20:00 h. Entrega de Premios
21:00 h. Espacio de consulta sobre el Premi Miquel Casablancas y presentación del proyecto 'Caballo' de Jorge Satorre, propuesta ganadora de la convocatoria de proyecto 2006.
22:00 h. Concierto de Los gru, www.myspace.com/lordmanythings
23:00 h. Concierto de Internet 2, http://www.myspace.com/internet2
24:00 h. Fito vs. klsbeatsdj, http://www.myspace.com/fitoconesa
http://www.myspace.com/klsbeatsdj
+ info: http://santandreucontemporani.wordpress.com
:: Update 25 Junio 2008 ::
Los ganadores del Concurs d’Arts Visuals Premi Miquel Casablancas 2008 son:
Modalidad obra: 'Unir los puntos' de Mariona Moncunill (finalistas: Fito Conesa, Fermín Jiménez Landa, Mireia C. Saladrigues, Oriol Vilanova)
Modalidad proyecto: 'Taller Poble Sec' de Marc Navarro & Pol Esteve (finalistas: Verónica Aguilera, Sergi Botella, Daniel Jacoby, Enrique Lista)
2008, Aimar Arriola, Barcelona, Casablancas, Joan Morey, Jordi Mitjà, Jurado, premio