EXHIBITION “EVASIONES. THE STREET AS FICTION”
Curated by INDAGUE
28/09 – 23/11
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This collective exhibition showcases previously unseen works by leading contemporary urban artists, including Sebas Velasco, Ampparito & Irene Luna, Jean Philippe Illanes, Les Frères Ripoulain (David Renault & Mathieu Tremblin), Maz & Riaq Miuq, Sonja Ben, Vandals On Holidays, FMF, and Yoni.
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The exhibition invites viewers to take a break from everyday life to reflect on urban art and grafitti, beyond how they are usually perceived or understood.
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The opening will take place on September 28th, from 6 pm to 9 pm, and the show will be open until November 23rd.
Evasiones. The Street As Fiction
The exhibition “Evasiones. The Street as Fiction” aims to offer visitors a creative and reflective pause, stepping away from contemporary dynamics dominated by media consumption and social networks. Through urban art and graffiti, tensions are explored between artistic autonomy and its integration into mainstream culture, addressing everything from hyper-commercialization to the interaction with new technologies, the assimilation of mainstream, or conceptual vandalism—practices deeply tied to the expansion of urban subcultures and countercultures.
This collective expo presents works that challenge the stereotypes of urban art, promoting new ways of understanding it. In this context, the street becomes a unique space for representation, simulation, and social construction, where creative realities and fictions are articulated, defining its aesthetic, function, and cultural relevance. These artistic practices, rooted in the urban environment, foster divergent thinking, open critical debates, and legitimize expressions that have been marginalized or confined.
“Evasiones. The Street as Fiction” is thus presented as a curatorial exercise that not only documents these dynamics but also invites a reconsideration of how urban art interacts with public spaces and its value within the contemporary art discourse. The project aims to relocate these manifestations outside the conventional framework of traditional exhibitions, offering a critical and novel perspective that documents and reflects on the forms of evasion emerging in these creative environments.
The show is aimed at both scholars and researchers in the art world and anyone interested in discovering the most human, unknown, and reflective aspects of grati and urban art. The opening will take place on September 28th from 6 pm to 9 pm. Admission is free, and some of the artists featured in the exhibition will be attending, along with a live performance by musician Enric Ponsa. The exhibition will be open until November 23rd and parallel activities will be organized for all audiences.
Artists
The exhibition will feature the work of renowned artists from the scene, including Sebas Velasco, Ampparito & Irene Luna, Les Frères Ripoulain, Vandals On Holidays, Maz & Riaq Miuq (Alén do Cascallo), FMF, Jean Philippe Illanes, Yoni and Sonja Ben.
The piece by Les Frères Ripoulain explores the relationship between the media and graffiti, providing a critical perspective on the representation of this subculture over time. Sebas Velasco, meanwhile, presents a work that uses photography and video, exemplifying his lived passion for extracting contexts and experiencing processes, while Vandals On Holidays explores technological possibilities to create a visual narrative that transcends the boundaries of branding.
The project Alén do Cascallo by Maz and Riaq Miuq connects the material and the ritual in a creation that plays with anthropology and urban intervention. FMF brings an industrial recycling proposal, combining illustration and ceramics, the product of his ‘creative dungeon’. Bricolage, serialization, humor, and the conceptual are present in the work of Ampparito and Irene Luna, who reinterpret everyday objects such as construction sacks, while Jean Philippe Illanes invites reflection on consumption and modern life through his documentary collection of purchase receipts.
The economy of means, biographical elements, and social commitment are part of Yoni’s work, a statement of intent through antistyle. Sonja Ben rounds out the exhibition with a large-format piece that fuses scriptural and pictorial elements, drawing directly from the urban context for its execution.
Location and Opening Hours
B-Murals Centre d’Art Urbà
C/ Ferran Turné 1-11, 08027 Barcelona
Open Wednesday to Saturday, 12 pm – 7 pm. Free admission.
INDAGUE is the Spanish Association for the Research and Dissemination of Grati and Urban Art, dedicated to the study and documentation of these creative expressions, particularly those not regulated in public spaces. Its objectives include exploring the historical, cultural, aesthetic, and political aspects of grati and urban art, improving the pedagogical methods and preservation of these works, promoting collaborative projects, and establishing a resource network to foster nationwide research. Additionally, it seeks to become a reference between artistic scenes and academic fields, fostering relationships with other organizations and institutions.
Curators
Jaume Gómez is a member of INDAGUE, a researcher specializing in Grati-Urban Art, Subcultures, and Mass Culture. He has taught at the Llotja Art School, U.V., and UJI. He has participated in numerous conferences and congresses and has collaborated on various works, exhibitions, and collective projects, including Levantarse otra vez by Craig Castleman, Barcelona Showdown, Carrers en conflicte: literatura política del carrer a la Barcelona del 2018, and the publication series Strictly Toyz.
Keko Martínez, vice president of INDAGUE, holds a PhD in Fine Arts, is an artist, and teaches. His artistic work is based on the practice and analysis of independent public art and its relationship with politics and society. His work has been exhibited in numerous institutions, though much of it takes place periodically and independently in public spaces. He regularly participates in talks and conferences, both in the media and specialized forums, and in curatorial projects.
Juan Antonio HR is the secretary of INDAGUE, a philosophy graduate, and holds an expert certification in Aesthetics and Contemporary Art. He combines his role as a philosophy teacher with research and dissemination on grati (origins, current trends, and future directions within art history), urban art, public art, relational art, artistic activism, and its socio-political relationship. He writes articles and interviews on urban culture-related publications and has given talks and seminars related to his fields of study in schools, colleges, and universities.
External Curatorships
With an open and collaborative vision, B-Murals establishes partnerships with internationally recognized entities in the field of urban and contemporary art.
In this case, B-Murals has invited the INDAGUE Association to take on curatorial duties, leading to the selection of artists that make up EVASIONES. Through this collaboration, B-Murals aims to create an exhibition space whose starting point is a nucleus of academic research and reflection on urban art, grati, and the social and cultural movements linked to these expressions.
B-Murals Art Center
B-Murals is a center specialized in urban art based in Barcelona. It is a pioneering and unique project due to its comprehensive approach, combining support for creation through mural interventions, residencies, and exhibitions, with community work, education, reflection, and dissemination of this discipline, with the goal of fostering its growth and bringing it closer to the general public.
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