MISERIA CONTEMPORÁNEA - SOLO SHOW — Galería Reus | Contemporary Art Galleries in Palma, Mallorca

Galería Reus is a contemporary art gallery based in Mallorca whose trajectory dates back to 2003. Over the years, the project has evolved through different forms of collaboration and programming, consolidating itself as a space dedicated to the research, production, and dissemination of contemporary art.

The gallery works with emerging and mid-career artists, supporting the development of their practices while creating a context for dialogue, experimentation, and reflection around the diverse forms of contemporary artistic expression. Its program is characterized by a diversity of languages and approaches, as well as an interest in establishing connections between the local artistic scene and the international context.

From Mallorca, Galería Reus aims to actively contribute to the contemporary cultural ecosystem by promoting projects that encourage exchange, artistic research, and the development of new perspectives.

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Represented

Alejandro Javaloyas
Callum Green
Daniel Roibal
Elen Braga
José Fiol
Karolina Albricht
Julià Panadés
Marian Garrido
Miquel Ponce

Collaborators

Abel Jaramillo
Alexandra Hunts
Erika Trotzig
David Martín
Irati Inoriza
Tommy Lecot
Evgenia Duvnikova
Daniel Dominguez
Martin Paaskesen
Ricardo Cases

MISERIA CONTEMPORÁNEA - SOLO SHOW

Nauzet Mayor

Dates

30/11/2017 – 10/03/2018

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This project draws on real-world references and transforms them into art, exploring the artistic act itself and its connections to the creator's personal life. The figure of the artist and their professional environment (the art market, relationships with institutions, gallery owners, curators, and other artists) and social context (marginalization, lack of awareness, misunderstanding, and a romanticized view of creative work) are fundamental to this project. Nauzet Mayor is interested in generating reactions to various artistic topics considered key to an artist's career. In "Contemporary Misery," irony predominates in the analysis of the stagnation imposed by various everyday dynamics that are part of any artist's routine.

The role of the creator is another topic to be deconstructed within this project, specifically the meritocratic notion that has insisted on creating a standardized artist profile. This profile requires artists to meet certain qualifications, work in production centers, win specific grants, travel the world, and so on, in order to be legitimized by the art system. The artist has taken common situations and created a piece based on them, disregarding their literal meaning in an attempt to transform their significance. For example, we find an artist statement presented as a jumble of random objects that, simply by being wrapped together, acquire a disturbing meaning; an excerpt from a performance extrapolated into a small-format sculpture where we cannot know exactly what happened, although it is obvious that it can only be art; or a black ceramic climbing wall impossible to climb.

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