Lara Almarcegui
Lara Almarcegui was born in 1972 in Zaragoza, Spain
She currently lives and works in Rotterdam
The works that Lara Almarcegui has been developing over the course of nearly twenty years are situated at the border between urban renewal and urban decay, and make visible what tends to escape general notice. On the one hand, Almarcegui focuses her attention on abandoned spaces and structures in the process of transformation; on the other, she investigates the different connections that can be established between architecture and the urban order. The work of Lara Almarcegui poses questions about the current state of the construction, development, use, and decay of spaces that are apparently peripheral to the city. In her large- scale projects she provokes a dialogue between the different elements that make up the physical reality of the urban landscape, in its constant transformation through demolitions, excavations, construction materials, and contemporary ruins.
The works that Lara Almarcegui has been developing over the course of nearly twenty years are situated at the border between urban renewal and urban decay, and make visible what tends to escape general notice. On the one hand, Almarcegui focuses her attention on abandoned spaces and structures in the process of transformation; on the other, she investigates the different connections that can be established between architecture and the urban order. The work of Lara Almarcegui poses questions about the current state of the construction, development, use, and decay of spaces that are apparently peripheral to the city. In her large-scale projects she provokes a dialogue between the different elements that make up the physical reality of the urban landscape, in its constant transformation through demolitions, excavations, construction materials, and contemporary ruins.
Her work has been the object of numerous solo exhibitions in institutions such as Centre d’Art la Panera, Lleida, Spain (2021); Graphische Sammlung, Zurich (2019); IVAM, Valencia, Spain (2019); Kunstverein Neuenkirchen, Germany (2017); Casino Luxembourg (2016); Kunsthaus Baselland, Switzerland (2015); Gemmeente Museum Den Haag, Netherlands (2015); CREDAC, Ivry sur Seine, France (2013); MUSAC, León, Spain (2013); the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2012); Künstlerhaus Bremen, Germany (2012); TENT, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2011); Secession, Vienna (2010); Ludlow 38, New York,(2010); FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, France (2004); Le Grand Café, Saint Nazaire, France (2003); and INDEX, Stockholm (2003).
Almarcegui has participated in many collective exhibitions and international events such as the 14th Biennale de Lyon, France (2017); the 1st Triennale of Aichi, Nagoya, Japan (2013); Manifesta 9, Genk, Limbourg, Belgium (2012); the Taipei Biennial (2010); the 2nd Athens Biennial; the 7th Gwanju Biennial (2011); the 8th Sharjah Biennial (2007) and the 3rd Liverpool Biennial in 2004. In 2013 she did represent Spain at the 55th Venice Biennale.
Lara Almarcegui’s works are in important public and private collections, most notably in those of the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; MACBA, Barcelona; Museo Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; MUSAC, Leon; CAAC, Sevilla; FRAC Pays de la Loire; FRAC Normandie Rouen; FRAC PACA; Rabo Bank Collection, Utrecht; Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah; FRAC Alsace, Sélestat; Les Abattoirs, Toulouse; FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon; and the PhotoMuseum, Winterthur.
Construction Materials: Spanish Pavilion - Exhibition view, 55th Venice Biennale, 2013
Construction Materials: Spanish Pavilion - Exhibition view, 55th Venice Biennale, 2013
Construction Materials: Spanish Pavilion - Exhibition view, 55th Venice Biennale, 2013
Construction Materials: Sao Paulo, 2006 - Exhibition view, CREDAC, 2013
Construction Materials: Secession’s Main Hall, 2010 - Exhibition view, Secession, Vienna, 2010
Construction Materials: Secession’s Main Hall, 2010 - Exhibition view, Secession, Vienna, 2010
Construction Materials: Casino Luxembourg, 2016 - Exhibition view, Casino Luxembourg, 2016
Le Plâtre, 2016 - Exhibition view, Casino Luxembourg, 2016
Removing the Parket Floor of Grafische Kabinet, Secession Vienna, 2010
Removing the Parket Floor of Grafische Kabinet, Secession Vienna, 2010
Construction Materials of Exhibition Room, FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, 2003 (photo André Morin)
Construction Materials: Sao Paulo, 2006 - Digital print on paper
Construction Materials: Sao Paulo, Dijon & Lunds, 2006-2011 - Exhibition view, Kunsthaus Baselland, 2015
Aushub aus Basel - Exhibition view, Kunsthaus Baselland, 2015 (photo Serge Hasenböhler)
Gravel Works Safienplatz, 2022 - Learning from the Earth, Art Safiental, Switzerland, 2022
Graves - Exhibition view, Centre d'Art la Panera, Lleida, 2021. Fotos Jordi V. Pou
Graves - Exhibition view, Centre d'Art la Panera, Lleida, 2021. Fotos Jordi V. Pou
Gravera, 2021 - Exhibition view, PAC, Milano, 2022. Photo: Claudia Capelli
Mâchefer, 2017 - Exhibition view, Lyon Biennial, 2017
Mâchefer, 2017 - Exhibition view, Lyon Biennial, 2017
Construction Materials: MUSAC, 2013 - Exhibition view, MUSAC, León, 2013
Agras Volcano: Mineral Rights, 2019 - Exhibition view, IVAM, Valencia, 2019
Agras Volcano: Mineral Rights, 2019 - Two channel video installation
Secciones del Volcán de Agras (1984), 2019 - Drawings on paper
Secciones del Volcán de Agras (1984), 2019 - Drawing on paper
Secciones del Volcán de Agras (1984), 2019 - Drawing on paper
Buried House, Dallas 2013 - Single channel video
Mineral Rights: Tveitvangen, 2015 - Exhibition view, Witte de With, 2015
Mineral Rights: Magnetic Measurements of Iron Deposits, Tveitvangen, Oslo, 2016 - Drawing on paper
Mineral Rights: Tveitvangen, 2015 - Single channel video
Sand, 2017 - Exhibition view, Kunstverein Springhornhof, 2017 (photo Fred Dott)
Sand, 2017 - Exhibition view, Kunstverein Springhornhof, 2017 (photo Fred Dott)
Removing the Outside Wall of a Ruined House, Quidong Street ,Taipei, 2008 - Digital print
Renovating the Gros-Market Few Days Before its Demolition, 1995 - Digital print
Gravel, Basel, 2018 -Single channel video
Removing Asphalt of Exhibition Hall, Amsterdam, 2004 - Digital projection
Non Realized Proposal: Rubble of Waterschei, Genk, 2011 - Group of four drawings
Non Realized Proposal: Rubble of Waterschei, Genk, 2011 - Drawing on paper