Barceló avant Barceló (1973 – 1982)

20 November 2009 to 28 February 2010

For the first time, the Barceló avant Barceló exhibition (1973-1982) presents a selection of original, little-known works by Miquel Barceló (Felanitx, Mallorca, 1957), produced prior to the establishment of his international reputation at the “Kassel Documenta” in 1982.

The exhibition highlights the use of a range of artistic languages that includes painting, drawing, visual poetry, spectacular installations and book illustrations. A rich, varied repertoire, with surprising results.

There are six main themes - Bestiary, Vanity, Experimental poetry, Books, Portraits and self-portraits and Landscape components – which define the basic directions in which the artist was working during this period. These were later converted into some of the central themes for all his future work.