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SUMMARY:OPENING: BARCELONA CONTEMPORARY 2026
DESCRIPTION:ITSLIQUID Group is proud to announce the opening of the 8th edition of BARCELONA CONTEMPORARY 2026\, hosted at ITSLIQUID Art Space – Barcelona from April 10 to April 18\, 2026 (click here to book your free ticket). \nThis upcoming edition brings together a global community of artists to investigate the dynamic dialogue between the human body and the urban landscape\, uncovering how our identities are reshaped by the environments we inhabit. BARCELONA CONTEMPORARY 2026 serves as a creative laboratory where painting\, photography\, and performance converge\, inviting the audience to explore the constant metamorphosis of the self in our ever-changing contemporary world.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/opening-barcelona-contemporary-2026/
LOCATION:HUB / ART BARCELONA\, 183 Carrer del Doctor Trueta\, Barcelona\, Catalonia\, 08005\, Italy
CATEGORIES:International,Regional,Singapore
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SUMMARY:Everyday We Create Histories
DESCRIPTION:Artists: Lai Yu Tong\, Li Shan\, Lu Lei\, Arin Rungjang\, Sun Xun\, Melati Suryodarmo\, Boedi Widjaja\, Xu Zhen\, Yang Fudong \nShanghART Singapore is pleased to present Everyday We Create Histories\, bringing together works by nine artists who offer different ways of looking at\, constructing\, and questioning history. Spanning across painting\, photography\, sculpture\, and animation\, the exhibition provides multiple entry points into the idea of history\, positioning artists as observers of the past and artmaking as an act of both remembrance and resistance. \nWe often understand “history” as a record of past events. Yet not everything that happens becomes history. Events must be witnessed\, documented\, and circulated before they are collectively remembered as part of history. At each stage\, various factors and decisions determine whether an event gets turned into history\, and how it is framed. Under such conditions\, history reveals itself as contingent and malleable rather than singular and fixed. \nIt is within this space where artistic practice operates. Artists offer their own readings of the world\, attending to the cracks and dents within history through their work. Their efforts range from the everyday to the monumental; from glancing at the recent present to looking at the distant past. Drawing on motifs\, crafting narratives\, and engaging materiality\, the artists created works that invoke intersecting possibilities\, suggesting presence as much as absence. What remains unspoken and outside of the frame can at times appear as loud and clear as what is placed before our eyes. \nAcross diverse contexts and subjects\, the artists in Everyday We Create Histories continually examine both present and past\, sharing distinctive takes that could shed light on the future as much as reflecting on what has been. The exhibition invites us to look beyond what is visible and read between the lines\, encouraging us to reconsider our roles not only as a spectator\, but also as active participants in the ongoing making and reading of history\, day after day.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/everyday-we-create-histories/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:International,Regional,Singapore
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SUMMARY:“... AND WE HIRED A BLOKE TO FIX THE WALL”
DESCRIPTION:ITSLIQUID Group is pleased to present “…and we hired a bloke to fix the wall”\, a solo exhibition by Italian street artist Beast\, curated by Luca Curci\, on view in London from March13 until 21 March\, 2026 at ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space\, in London. \nThe exhibition brings together a selection of works from Beast’s most recent series\, exploring the relationship between memory\, history\, and the physical traces of time embedded in urban surfaces. Active since 2009\, Beast has realised over 200 urban installations across more than 40 cities in Europe\, the United States and Japan. His early practice focused on political and social themes\, often presented through satirical mash-ups of contemporary figures framed in gold and placed directly in public space. Over time\, his work expanded in scale\, moving towards large-format paste-ups and monumental interventions on abandoned buildings. \nThroughout this evolution\, the street has remained central to his practice\, conceived as an open and democratic space for artistic dialogue. In recent years\, Beast has turned his attention towards history and memory\, developing an ongoing body of work that places portraits of cultural figures on the walls of abandoned historical centres. These locations – often damaged\, neglected or left to decay – are not treated as neutral backdrops\, but as integral components of the work itself. \nThe series “…and we hired a bloke to fix the wall”\, which also gives its title to the exhibition\, presents portraits of influential figures from culture\, philosophy\, literature\, art and psychology. Among those featured are Carl Gustav Jung\, Philip Roth\, Jackson Pollock\, Albert Camus and Noam Chomsky. Rather than functioning as celebratory images\, these works present the subjects as enduring presences emerging from the material history of the places they inhabit. \nThe technique behind the works is central to their meaning. Each piece begins with the wall itself\, which is first photographed in detail. The texture of the surface—its cracks\, stains and signs of erosion – is digitally overlaid onto the portrait of the chosen subject. The resulting image is then printed and installed on the same wall\, aligning imperfections so that the figure appears to surface from within the architecture. Image and wall merge\, creating the impression that memory is embedded in the structure itself. The conceptual foundation of the series is inspired by a statement from historian Howard Zinn: “If you don’t know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday\, anybody up there in a position of power can tell you anything\, and you have no way of checking up on it.” \nFor Beast\, historical awareness represents a form of resistance against manipulation and collective amnesia. The title of the exhibition introduces a subtle but deliberate irony. “…and we hired a bloke to fix the wall” evokes the idea of a practical solution to decay\, suggesting that damage can simply be repaired or concealed. In contrast\, Beast exposes the wall rather than fixing it\, treating cracks and erosion as carriers of meaning rather than flaws to be corrected. Installed within the gallery space\, the works retain their connection to the street and to the abandoned environments from which they originate. Fragile and materially charged\, they invite reflection on the relationship between physical decay and intellectual endurance\, and on the role of memory in shaping our understanding of the present. \nOPENING\nMarch 13\, 2026 | 06:00 PM\nELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space\n253 Hoxton Street\, N1 5LG\, London\, UK\nOpening hours | Tuesday – Saturday . 11:00 AM – 05:00 PM \nRSVP\ninfo@itsliquid.com\nClick here to register for the event (free entry)
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/and-we-hired-a-bloke-to-fix-the-wall-2/
LOCATION:ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space\, 253 Hoxton Street London N1 5LG United Kingdom\, London\, London\, N1 5LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:International,Regional,Singapore
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SUMMARY:“... AND WE HIRED A BLOKE TO FIX THE WALL”
DESCRIPTION:ITSLIQUID Group is pleased to present “…and we hired a bloke to fix the wall”\, a solo exhibition by Italian street artist Beast\, curated by Luca Curci\, on view in London from March13 until 21 March\, 2026 at ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space\, in London. \nThe exhibition brings together a selection of works from Beast’s most recent series\, exploring the relationship between memory\, history\, and the physical traces of time embedded in urban surfaces. Active since 2009\, Beast has realised over 200 urban installations across more than 40 cities in Europe\, the United States and Japan. His early practice focused on political and social themes\, often presented through satirical mash-ups of contemporary figures framed in gold and placed directly in public space. Over time\, his work expanded in scale\, moving towards large-format paste-ups and monumental interventions on abandoned buildings. \nThroughout this evolution\, the street has remained central to his practice\, conceived as an open and democratic space for artistic dialogue. In recent years\, Beast has turned his attention towards history and memory\, developing an ongoing body of work that places portraits of cultural figures on the walls of abandoned historical centres. These locations – often damaged\, neglected or left to decay – are not treated as neutral backdrops\, but as integral components of the work itself. \nThe series “…and we hired a bloke to fix the wall”\, which also gives its title to the exhibition\, presents portraits of influential figures from culture\, philosophy\, literature\, art and psychology. Among those featured are Carl Gustav Jung\, Philip Roth\, Jackson Pollock\, Albert Camus and Noam Chomsky. Rather than functioning as celebratory images\, these works present the subjects as enduring presences emerging from the material history of the places they inhabit. \nThe technique behind the works is central to their meaning. Each piece begins with the wall itself\, which is first photographed in detail. The texture of the surface—its cracks\, stains and signs of erosion – is digitally overlaid onto the portrait of the chosen subject. The resulting image is then printed and installed on the same wall\, aligning imperfections so that the figure appears to surface from within the architecture. Image and wall merge\, creating the impression that memory is embedded in the structure itself. The conceptual foundation of the series is inspired by a statement from historian Howard Zinn: “If you don’t know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday\, anybody up there in a position of power can tell you anything\, and you have no way of checking up on it.” \nFor Beast\, historical awareness represents a form of resistance against manipulation and collective amnesia. The title of the exhibition introduces a subtle but deliberate irony. “…and we hired a bloke to fix the wall” evokes the idea of a practical solution to decay\, suggesting that damage can simply be repaired or concealed. In contrast\, Beast exposes the wall rather than fixing it\, treating cracks and erosion as carriers of meaning rather than flaws to be corrected. Installed within the gallery space\, the works retain their connection to the street and to the abandoned environments from which they originate. Fragile and materially charged\, they invite reflection on the relationship between physical decay and intellectual endurance\, and on the role of memory in shaping our understanding of the present. \nOPENING\nMarch 13\, 2026 | 06:00 PM\nELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space\n253 Hoxton Street\, N1 5LG\, London\, UK\nOpening hours | Tuesday – Saturday . 11:00 AM – 05:00 PM \nRSVP\ninfo@itsliquid.com\nClick here to register for the event (free entry) \n 
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/and-we-hired-a-bloke-to-fix-the-wall-3/
LOCATION:ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space\, 253 Hoxton Street London N1 5LG United Kingdom\, London\, London\, N1 5LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:International,Regional,Singapore
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