Poetics of Irruption. Visits in Dialogue

The Museu Tàpies presents a series of visits in dialogue to explore the unique world of André du Colombier, one of the most enigmatic and fascinating artists of his generation. The exhibition André du Colombier: A Lyrical Point of View, curated by Adam Szymczyk, unfolds an artistic practice where language is put into tension to the point of becoming visual material, and words and signs take on their own, almost physical properties.

Du Colombier (Barcelona, 1952 – Paris, 2003) explored the frontiers of language with radical freedom. His artwork plays with repetition, the contrast between capital and small letters, the identity of commas and accents, and the possibility for words to refer solely to themselves. The result is a body of work that questions linguistic structures and puts the very meaning of communication into crisis, thus opening up space for the absurd, silence, music and poetry.

With this series, the Museu Tàpies aims to relate the world of du Colombier to the perspectives of contemporary creators and thinkers. Each session brings together two invitees—from the visual arts, literature and poetry—to share their subjective reading of du Colombier’s work and engage in dialogue with the public. These are not conventional guided visits, but rather encounters where words and the gaze are activated in a shared and lively manner, turning the exhibition into a collective and possibly transformative experience.

The visits in dialogue will be guided by: 

· Alicia Kopf i Raquel Santanera (4/11/25)

· Míriam Cano i Oriol Vilanova (11/12/25)

· Ignasi Aballí i Eduard Escoffet (14/01/26)