Presentation of the catalogue Marta Palau: My Paths are Earthly

The Museu Tàpies is pleased to present the catalogue for the exhibition Marta Palau: My Paths are Earthly. This publication is essential for exploring the work of a unique artistic voice, brought to the fore by the museum with her first major European retrospective. The exhibition of the work of Marta Palau (Albesa, Lleida, 1934 – Mexico City, 2022) was open to the public from 27 February to 17 August, 2025.

This publication, prepared in collaboration with the MUAC (Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, UNAM), features texts by Imma Prieto, Amanda de la Garza, María Dolores Jiménez-Blanco, Rita Eder, Natalia de la Rosa and Cuauhtémoc Medina, articulating the exhibition’s main conceptual themes: her relationship with the earth, exile, the body, memory and the ability to create life through art. The catalogue also presents drawings, paintings and large-scale textile installations, as well as previously-unseen material from Marta Palau’s personal archive. It thus presents a living dialogue between the artist’s biography and the historical context she lived in, giving rise to universal questions, tensions and conflicts that persist into our time. The book, published in Catalan, Spanish and English, features 248 pages, and contains 140 images illustrating Palau’s vast creative universe.

The catalogue will be presented by Imma Prieto, director of the Museu Tàpies; Nieves Berenguer, the book’s designer; and Tina Moll, the publication’s editor. This event is an invitation to learn more about the work of Marta Palau, and to discover how these multiple paths might lead us to consider each of our own paths, querying us about artistic legacies, historical memory and hegemonic narratives.

Technical information:

Marta Palau. Els meus camins són terrestres

Marta Palau. Mis caminos son terrestres

Marta Palau: My Paths are Earthly

Authors: Imma Prieto, Amanda de la Garza, María Dolores Jiménez-Blanco, Rita Eder, Natalia de la Rosa and Cuauhtémoc Medina

Publishers: Museu Tàpies and MUAC

Languages: Catalan, Spanish and English (independent editions)

ISBN: 978-84-128816-6-0 (Catalan), 978-84-128816-0-8 (Spanish), 978-84-128816-1-5 (English)

Year: 2025

248 pages

18 x 26 cm

140 images

Hardcover

Price: 46.80 euros