L21 Gallery

Fabio Viscogliosi, born in Oullins (France) in 1965, lives and works between Lyon, France and Geneva, Switzerland. His artistic practice is focused on painting and drawing and inspired by different influences like comics, literature, burlesque cinema or graphic design. His artworks are usually untitled or named after songs and quotes from his favorite books and movies. Actually, the sentence by Robert Bresson « Not to use two violins when one is enough » is also a good statement to describe his work as an artist.
 
He has shown his work in places such as the Museum of Contemporary Art (Lyon), Museum of Decorative Arts (Paris), Galerie du Jour – Agnès B. (Paris), and more recently at the Intermediatheque in Tokyo. He has also published several novels in France – Apologie du Slow (Stock, 2014) or Mont-Blanc (Stock, 2011) which has been translated into Italian and Japanese.
 
He received the Prince Pierre de Monaco award for his book Je suis pour tout ce qui aide à traverser la nuit (Stock, 2010). In 2015, he wrote a fiction about a picture by Fischli & Weiss (Les Hors-la-loi, Confluences/FRAC Aquitaine). He also made comic books (Da Capo, L’association, 2010) and art zines, like the current Belvédères series in duet with Luca Retraite.
 
As a musician, he has recorded several albums, and has collaborated with artists like Amedeo Pace (Blonde Redhead) or Vanessa Paradis. His new record, « Camera”, was published in 2021.



📸 by .david.cortes

Last day of ARCO!
Join us today at Booth 9A14 to explore the artworks of

Beth Letain
Daisy Dodd-Noble
Erika Hock
Eunsae Lee
Fabio Viscogliosi
F***y Brodar
Fátima de Juan
Gizela Mickiewicz
Jens Braun
Joyce Ho
Jordi Ribes
Lydia Gifford
Madeline Jimenez Santil
Marc Badia
Mira Makai
Mona Broschár
Pixy Liao
Sihan Guo
Taylor White
Valerie Krause
Vera Mota


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Join us today at Booth 9A14 to explore the artworks of

Beth Letain
Daisy Dodd-Noble
Erika Hock
Eunsae Lee
Fabio Viscogliosi
F***y Brodar
Fátima de Juan
Gizela Mickiewicz
Jens Braun
Joyce Ho
Jordi Ribes
Lydia Gifford
Madeline Jimenez Santil
Marc Badia
Mira Makai
Mona Broschár
Pixy Liao
Sihan Guo
Taylor White
Valerie Krause
Vera Mota


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L21 Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in the 43rd edition of ARCO Madrid. Booth 9A14

For this occasion, we have curated a booth showcasing the works of the following artists: Beth Letain, Daisy Dodd-Noble, Erika Hock, Eunsae Lee, Fabio Viscogliosi, F***y Brodar, Fátima de Juan, Gizela Mickiewicz, Jens Braun, Joyce Ho, Jordi Ribes, Lydia Gifford, Madeline Jimenez Santil, Marc Badia, Mira Makai, Mona Broschár, Pixy Liao, Sihan Guo, Taylor White, Valerie Krause, and Vera Mota.


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Whether in literature, music or art, the encounter with a character who dares to show us her rawest and most real side is always fascinating. We are drawn to human complexity, and it is often when the character peels off all the layers that protect her and shows herself as she is that we connect with her the most.

[…] 

Eunsae Lee takes her inspiration from people around her and from her own experiences to create her characters and give permanence to that intimate moment. She describes her process as less spontaneous than it might seem, creating from the exhaustive study of each figure and drawing it over and over again

This is an excerpt from the text written by Florence Rodenstein for Lee’s solo show “Charcas”, but could easily be applied to her whole practice, where toughness and vulnerability are in the open to be seen at first sight, as if we could see both sides of a coin at the same time



Photographs by .david.cortes

Marc Badia (1984) holds a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona, where he studied a master’s degree in Artistic Production and Research, and is an exchange student at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (HFBK Hamburg). His work is mainly focused on the hermeneutics of images in a pictorial and installative practice, using humour and mystery as tools of critique.
 
He has exhibited at Centro del Carmen de Valencia (Valencia), Espositivo Mad (Madrid), Galería Fran Reus (Mallorca), La Capella (Barcelona), Fundación Arranz Bravo (Barcelona) and at Arco Madrid with the L21 gallery (Mallorca). He has held residencies at the Free University of Tbilisi (Georgia), the DE Kaaij fesytival (Nijmegen, Holland) and Major 28 (Lleida).

SOLO SHOWS

2023
Monument to Nothing. L21 Gallery, Mallorca (ES)
2022
Jamás oirás a una estrella decir «ahí va un hombre fugaz». L21 Gallery, Mallorca (ES)
2021
COUGH, COUGH, BANG, BANG, Taca Studio, Mallorca (ES)
2018
The foolosopher, Hans & Fritz, Barcelona (ES)
2017
Kaia shechema, Visual Arts and Design School, Free Univeristy of Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2016
Sans air, Fundación Olivar de Castillejo. Madrid (ES)
2014
My sweet collection (solo show), Vitrine(Bauhuaus-Universität). Weimar, Germany (DE)

Selected group exhibitions
2023
CA’N BOOM!. L21 Gallery and Ca’n Marquès, Palma (ES)
KIAF SEOUL. L21 Gallery, Seoul (KOR)
CAN ART IBIZA 2023. L21 Gallery, Ibiza (ES)
Three Tenses of Contemporary. Lorin Gallery, Los Angeles (US)
Entre Cajas. L21 Home, Palma (ES)
ARCO 23. L21 Gallery, Madrid (ES)
2022
L21 Broadcasting from Paris. JPS Gallery, Paris (FR)
Todo es de color, The Curators Room, Amsterdam,2022 (NL)
2021
ARCO Madrid, L21 Gallery (ES)
El dormitorio, Centro del Carmen, Valencia (ES)
2020
It’s no dirty it’s painted, FASE, Barcelona (ES)
The drawing lesson, Museu Molí de Capellades, Capellades (ES)
2019
10 anys, Fundació Arranz Bravo, Barcelona (ES)
Casantillon, Casa Banchel, Madrid (ES)
Jumanji (with Yann Leto and Jan Monclús), Espositivo Mad, Madrid (ES)
Sinopsi Art Nou, La Capella, Barcelona (ES)

photographs by .david.cortes

L21 BARCELONA

CAMBIO DE ESCENA, until 05.04

In this exhibition, a tale unfolds, yet the plot remains undetermined. Nine artists act as both principal players and complementary figures, contributing to the larger picture. Lydia Gifford, Sihan Guo, Erika Hock, Igor Jesus, Valerie Krause, Alejandro Leonhardt, Gizela Mickiewicz, Jordi Ribes and Jenna Westra are set to play vital roles in this artistic journey.

[…]

This is a show about individuality and collective expression where one can appreciate the beauty that emerges when diverse voices converge in a dialogue of change.
 
Excerpts from the text by Zé Ortigão


Photographs by .david.cortes

“I often have the impression that a painting is born in reaction to the previous one. Each is the product of a double movement, dazzling and patient, in balance. Each is punctuated by the hours of its own appearance. Each is a play area circumscribed by the black line of its frame. And yet, all of them fit into a space that extends far beyond themselves. I like it to be that way.”

Excerpt from a two voices text between Fabio Viscogliosi and Esmeralda Gómez

Fabio Viscogliosi, born in Oullins (France) in 1965, lives and works between Lyon, France and Geneva, Switzerland. His artistic practice is focused on painting and drawing and inspired by different influences like comics, literature, burlesque cinema or graphic design. His artworks are usually untitled or named after songs and quotes from his favorite books and movies. Actually, the sentence by Robert Bresson « Not to use two violins when one is enough » is also a good statement to describe his work as an artist.

He has shown his work in places such as the Museum of Contemporary Art (Lyon), Museum of Decorative Arts (Paris), Galerie du Jour – Agnès B. (Paris), and more recently at the Intermediatheque in Tokyo. He has also published several novels in France – Apologie du Slow (Stock, 2014) or Mont-Blanc (Stock, 2011) which has been translated into Italian and Japanese.

He received the Prince Pierre de Monaco award for his book Je suis pour tout ce qui aide à traverser la nuit (Stock, 2010). In 2015, he wrote a fiction about a picture by Fischli & Weiss (Les Hors-la-loi, Confluences/FRAC Aquitaine). He also made comic books (Da Capo, L’association, 2010) and art zines, like the current Belvédères series in duet with Luca Retraite.

As a musician, he has recorded several albums, and has collaborated with artists like Amedeo Pace (Blonde Redhead) or Vanessa Paradis. His new record, « Camera”, was published in 2021.

installation views from Palazzo, his last solo show at L21 Gallery

L21 HOME

Memorias de Timothy Clarke

Manuel Aja Espil


The Argentinian artist based in Madrid, started this project in August 2022 emphasizing in the question, is painting essentially human? His project, “Memories of Timothy Clarke,” seamlessly blends 17th-century classical painting with 20th-century pop culture using artificial intelligence as a source of inspiration. While developing the paintings for this series, the artist kept thinking on the meaning of these machine-made images and how to interpret them.

Dwelling on these thoughts he understood the AI was basically making abstract images implying an unfathomable distance between these technologies and our own perception of the world. He acknowledges these types of technology as technologies of vision.

“I was thinking about the impossibility of capturing what I just saw with my phone camera. There are things that simply cannot be captured in any other way other than looking (or is it remembering?).”

Excerpt from the text by Zé Ortigão


photographs by .david.cortes

OPENING NEXT WEEK AT L21 PALMA!

Room 1
Théo Viardin viardin

Room 2
Bat-Ami Rivlin


Room 3
Marc Badia


Opening Thursday 17.11.- 20:00h

📍 L21 PALMA
Hermanos García Peñaranda 1A
07010 Palma (S’ Escorxador)
Islas Baleares, España

We look forward to seeing you all!

Photographs by .david.cortes

L21 HOME

Group show

TUERCAS: UNA HISTORIA DE CIENCIA FICCIÓN RECLUIDA EN GIROS.

Artists:

• Stephan Dybus
• Susan Carr
• Daniel Ferstl
• Sergio Prego
• Mai Blanco
• Juliana Cerqueira Leite
• Francesc Ruiz
• Eulàlia Rovira .rovira
• Violeta Mayoral
• Jessica Stockholder
• Lydia Gifford
• Yirui Jia
• Nora Aurrekoetxea
• Luz Broto
• Madeline Jimenez Santil
• Lara Fluxà

20.10.2023 / 12.01.2024

Opening 20.10. | 18:00 h - 22:00 h

L21 HOME
📍 Carrer de la Reina Maria Cristina, 10 07004, Palma

In collaboration with

Photography by .david.cortes

L21 PALMA

Room 2
Ryan Browning
Loot


RYAN BROWNING
Untitled, 2023
Ceramic, thermoplastic, brass and epoxy
39 x 18 × 22 cm

21.09. / 08.11.2023

📍L21 PALMA
Hermanos García Peñaranda 1A
07010 Palma (S’ Escorxador)
Islas Baleares, España

Photography by .david.cortes

L21 PALMA

Room 1
Rob Thom
Berserkers


ROB THOM
El, 2023
Oil and wax on canvas
76 x 102 cm

21.09. / 08.11.2023

📍 L21 PALMA
Hermanos García Peñaranda 1A
07010 Palma (S’ Escorxador)
Islas Baleares, España

Photography by .david.cortes

L21 HOME: Opening

Group show

TUERCAS: UNA HISTORIA DE CIENCIA FICCIÓN RECLUIDA EN GIROS.

Artists:

• Stephan Dybus
• Susan Carr
• Daniel Ferstl
• Sergio Prego
• Mai Blanco
• Juliana Cerqueira Leite julianacerqueiraleite
• Francesc Ruiz ruiz_francesc
• Eulàlia Rovira .rovira
• Violeta Mayoral
• Jessica Stockholder
• Lydia Gifford
• Yirui Jia
• Nora Aurrekoetxea
• Luz Broto
• Madeline Jimenez Santil
• Lara Fluxà

20.10.2023 / 12.01.2024

Opening 20.10. | 18:00 h - 22:00 h

L21 HOME
📍 Carrer de la Reina Maria Cristina, 10 07004, Palma

In collaboration with

Photographer

L21 HOME: Opening today!

Group show

TUERCAS: UNA HISTORIA DE CIENCIA FICCIÓN RECLUIDA EN GIROS.

Artists:

• Stephan Dybus
• Susan Carr
• Daniel Ferstl
• Sergio Prego
• Mai Blanco
• Juliana Cerqueira Leite julianacerqueiraleite
• Francesc Ruiz ruiz_francesc
• Eulàlia Rovira .rovira
• Violeta Mayoral
• Jessica Stockholder
• Lydia Gifford
• Yirui Jia
• Nora Aurrekoetxea
• Luz Broto
• Madeline Jimenez Santil
• Lara Fluxà

20.10.2023 / 12.01.2024

Opening 20.10. | 18:00 h - 22:00 h

L21 HOME
📍 Carrer de la Reina Maria Cristina, 10 07004, Palma

In collaboration with

Photographer .david.cortes

L21 HOME: Opening this Friday!

Group show

TUERCAS: UNA HISTORIA DE CIENCIA FICCIÓN RECLUIDA EN GIROS.

Artists:

• Stephan Dybus
• Susan Carr
• Daniel Ferstl
• Sergio Prego
• Mai Blanco
• Juliana Cerqueira Leite julianacerqueiraleite
• Francesc Ruiz ruiz_francesc
• Eulàlia Rovira .rovira
• Violeta Mayoral
• Jessica Stockholder
• Lydia Gifford
• Yirui Jia
• Nora Aurrekoetxea
• Luz Broto
• Madeline Jimenez Santil
• Lara Fluxà

20.10.2023 / 12.01.2024

Opening 20.10. | 18:00 h - 22:00 h

L21 HOME
📍 Carrer de la Reina Maria Cristina, 10 07004, Palma

In collaboration with

Photographer .david.cortes

L21 PALMA

ROOM 3
Ákos Ezer
At least we had fun today

L21 Gallery unveils the inaugural solo showcase in Spain by Ákos Ezer, hailing from Hungary and born in 1989. Ezer presents an array of young men in this exhibition, characterized by contemporary and cultural allusions. These figures inhabit the canvases of the Hungarian artist, entwining their elongated limbs in abstract compositions. The surreal representations of these painted bodies frequently occupy the entirety of the canvas, forming a structured geometric boundary that appears to confine the depicted individuals. Their contorted, stooped postures and vacant gazes give them the appearance of melancholic marionettes subject to an unseen authority, a stark contrast to the vibrant and bold color palette employed in the artworks. These pieces convey themes such as purposeless actions, mass culture, and accumulation with empathy and humor, avoiding any sense of trivialization.

Excerpt from the exhibition text by
ezer

📍 L21 PALMA
Hermanos García Peñaranda 1A
07010 Palma (S’Escorxador)
Islas Baleares, Spain

Photography by .david.cortes

L21 PALMA

ROOM 2
Ryan Browning
Loot

According to Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, giving life to the past, reconstructing it, was not about the restoration of the original creation, but about its projection and reinvention, as it should have been formulated. Preferable to ruin was distorted creation. Viollet-le-Duc was an important architect of the Gothic revival, with restorations such as the Citadel of Carcassonne or the Castle of Roquetaillade. He was the architect hired to design the internal structure of the Statue of Liberty, but he died before the project was completed. His ideas were opposite to those of John Ruskin, who was a defender of respecting the original work when dealing with the past.

Excerpt from the exhibition text by María José Ribas Bermúdez.



📍 L21 PALMA
Hermanos García Peñaranda 1A
07010 Palma (S’Escorxador)
Islas Baleares, Spain

Photography by .david.cortes

Text by

L21 PALMA

ROOM 1
Rob Thom
Berserkers

L21 gallery is pleased to present “Berserkers”, the first exhibition of American artist Rob Thom in Spain, in which he presents a new series of paintings whose central theme revolves around wrestling.

The berserkers were Viking warriors who fought half-naked, covered in skins. They entered combat under a certain psychotic trance, almost insensitive to pain. It is said that they were as strong as bears or bulls and there was no fire or steel that could stop them. Their mere presence frightened their enemies and even their companions in battle, because in that state of trance they were not able to distinguish allies from enemies.

Excerpt from the exhibition text by Enrique Suasi.

📍 L21 PALMA
Hermanos García Peñaranda 1A
07010 Palma (S’Escorxador)
Islas Baleares, Spain

Photography by .david.cortes

L21 HOME: Opening next week!

Group show

TUERCAS: UNA HISTORIA DE CIENCIA FICCIÓN RECLUIDA EN GIROS.

Artists:

• Stephan Dybus
• Susan Carr
• Daniel Ferstl
• Sergio Prego
• Mai Blanco
• Juliana Cerqueira
• Francesc Ruiz
• Eulàlia Rovira .rovira
• Violeta Mayoral
• Jessica Stockholder
• Lydia Gifford
• Yirui Jia
• Nora Aurrekoetxea
• Luz Broto
• Madeline Jimenez Santil
• Lara Fluxà

20.10.2023 / 12.01.2024

Opening 20.10. | 18:00 h - 22:00 h

L21 HOME
📍 Carrer de la Reina Maria Cristina, 10 07004, Palma

L21 TRAVELS BACK IN TIME

Reminiscing about our 2020 exhibition, "Guest Room," held at the former L21 LAB in Polígono Son Castelló, Palma. Dive into the memories on our website (link in bio)!

GUEST ROOM

Dasha Shishkin, Valerie Krause, Ian Waelder, Erika Hock, Stevie Dix, Alejandro Leonhardt, Moritz Karweick, Erris Huigens (Deconstructie), Richie Culver, Jenny Brosinski, Szabolcs Bozó, Joe Cheetham, Vítor Mejuto, Eleonora Agostini

24 July - 04 September, 2020

L21 RESIDENCY

We're delighted to share a glimpse of artist Bat-Ami Rivlin during her residency. Stay tuned for the upcoming exhibition at L21 PALMA, where you'll get to see the inspiring outcomes of her time here.

Bat-Ami Rivlin is a NYC based sculptor working with found and surplus objects. Her work investigates function as an inherent part of am object’s material ontology. Rivlin holds an MFA from Columbia University, NY, and a BFA from School of Visual Arts, NY.

Recent notable exhibitions include: COLAPSO, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Spain; EN-SITIO, Museo de la Ciudad, Mexico; whereabouts, Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard; No Can Do (solo), M 2 3, New York; Untitled (inflatable house, zip ties, blower) (solo), A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn; Excess and Surplus, (two- person) Sharp Projects, Copenhagen; In/Between, New York Live Arts, New York; Performing Authorship: 31 Days in March, PS122 Gallery, New York; Battleship Potemkin, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami; In Response: Leonard Cohen, The Jewish Museum, New York; It All Trembles (solo), NARS Foundation, Brooklyn. Rivlin’s work was featured in publications such as Artforum, BOMB Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, Flash Art, Artnet, PIN-UP Magazine, Office Magazine, The Paris Review, Public Parking, Granta, and more. She is the recipient of Two Trees BSI fellowship, A.I.R. Gallery Fellowship, NADA House Studio fellowship, NYFA IAP fellowship, NARS Foundation Residency, among others.



Photography by .david.cortes

L21 RESIDENCY

We share with you some images of .leonhardt 's visit to our residence a few months ago. During his stay, he made the production of the pieces exhibited in L21 PALMA for his individual exhibition: Unboxing.

We look forward to welcoming you back soon, Alejandro!

Photography by .david.cortes

L21 BARCELONA

JAIME HAYON
Form follows painting

Jaime Hayon’s solo exhibition at L21 Barcelona could be defined as an immersive experience. On this walk through Hayon’s creative universe, the viewer can discover several rooms that have been personalized to include a wide variety of works, colors and materials that shape the artist’s imagination. The body of paintings and sculptures functions as a set without hierarchies, which appeals to our sense of sight and touch due to the diversity of textures. The gallery is transformed into a Hayonesque space so that we can connect directly with the beauty that surrounds us, discover figures from another world and let ourselves be carried away by the softness and elegance of the shapes and colors.



14.09. - 17.11.2023

📍 L21 BARCELONA

Carrer Salvador 24, 2º
08902 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
Barcelona, Spain

Entrance via Calle Salvador



Photographer .david.cortes

L21 PALMA

Opening! Nit de l’Art 2023

Thank you very much to everyone who joined us in this new edition of La Nit de L’Art. The exhibition will be open until 8 November, we look forward to seeing you!

Room 1
Rob Thom
Berserkers


Room 2
Ryan Browning
Loot


Room 3
Ákos Ezer
At least we had fun today...ezer

21.09. / 08.11.2023

📍 L21 PALMA
Hermanos García Peñaranda 1A
07010 Palma (S’ Escorxador)
Islas Baleares, España

Photography by .david.cortes

OPENING TOMORROW AT L21 PALMA! 🎉

NIT DE L’ART 2023 ✨🌙

Once again this year we are celebrating the most special night of the year in Palma: La Nit de l’Art. This year we bring you three very special exhibitions:

Room 1
Rob Thom
Berserkers


Room 2
Ryan Browning
Loot


Room 3
Ákos Ezer
At least we had fun today...ezer

21.09. / 08.11.2023

Opening Thursday 21.09.- 18:00h

🍔🍺Dinner at 21:15 with

📍 L21 PALMA
Hermanos García Peñaranda 1A
07010 Palma (S’ Escorxador)
Islas Baleares, España

We look forward to seeing you all! 🎉

Photography by .david.cortes

OPENING THIS WEEK AT L21 PALMA! 🎉

NIT DE L’ART 2023 ✨🌙

Once again this year we are celebrating the most special night of the year in Palma: La Nit de l’Art. This year we bring you three very special exhibitions:

Room 1
Rob Thom
Berserkers


Room 2
Ryan Browning
Loot


Room 3
Ákos Ezer
At least we had fun today...ezer

21.09. / 08.11.2023

Opening Thursday 21.09.- 18:00h

🍔🍺Dinner at 21:15 with

📍 L21 PALMA
Hermanos García Peñaranda 1A
07010 Palma (S’ Escorxador)
Islas Baleares, España

We look forward to seeing you all! 🎉

Photography by .david.cortes

OPENING THIS WEEK AT L21 PALMA! 🎉

NIT DE L’ART 2023 ✨🌙

Once again this year we are celebrating the most special night of the year in Palma: La Nit de l’Art. This year we bring you three very special exhibitions:

Room 1
Rob Thom
Berserkers


Room 2
Ryan Browning
Loot


Room 3
Ákos Ezer
At least we had fun today...ezer

21.09. / 08.11.2023

Opening Thursday 21.09.- 18:00h

📍 L21 PALMA
Hermanos García Peñaranda 1A
07010 Palma (S’ Escorxador)
Islas Baleares, España

🍔🍺Dinner at 21:15 with

We look forward to seeing you all! 🎉

L21 PALMA: Nit de l’art 2023

Opening next week! ✨🌙

Once again this year we are celebrating the most special night of the year in Palma: La nit de l'art. This year we bring you three very special exhibitions:

Room 1
Rob Thom
Berserkers


Room 2
Ryan Browning
Loot


Room 3
Ákos Ezer
At least we had fun today...ezer

21.09. / 08.11.2023

Opening Thursday 21.09.- 18:00h

📍 L21 PALMA
Hermanos García Peñaranda 1A
07010 Palma (S’ Escorxador)
Islas Baleares, España

🍻Drinks by
🍔Dinner at 21:15 with