Tàpies

A project at the Museu Tàpies in Barcelona that examines the personal and professional relationship between Antoni Tàpies and Pere Portabella, taking it as a case study of alliances between art and politics.

The Museu Tàpies joins the programme marking the centenary of the birth of Pere Portabella with the project « Tàpies, Portabella. Política de la amistad », curated by Jordi Balló. The proposal starts from the personal and professional bond between the two creators, which lasted from their youth during the early Franco years until the death of Antoni Tàpies, and beyond.

The pair's case serves as the core of a wider network of cultural agents and raises the question of building political communities founded not only on affinity but, above all, on critique and dissent. Taking heterogeneity and difference as its guiding principles, the project will examine historical and current forms of alliance between art and politics through diverse languages.

The initiative comes from the Institut de Derives Crítiques, a contemporary thought platform that works with research projects, seminars and publications. Taking part in the project are Tània Balló and Pedro G. Romero, alongside permanent members Xavier Bassas, Manuel Borja-Villel, Daniel García Andújar and Mabel Tapia. On the side of the Museu Tàpies, Imma Prieto, Pablo Allepuz, Pau Dito, Maria Sellarès and Patricia Sorroche are involved.