Serge Attukwei Clottey. Beyond the Skin. Openning Programme

Inauguration of the project Beyond the Skin, by Serge Attukwei Clottey, curated by Imma Prieto, director of the Museum, within the framework of Tàpies Centenary Year.

On Tuesday, 2 July 2024, at 7 p.m.,  Step of Silence, Dance, Memories Resonate, a performative itinerary that will cross the centre of Barcelona from the Museum, where the artistic installation will be presented, made in collaboration with einaidea, Fundació Eina’s research and cultural programming platform and members of the Afro-descendant cooperative Periferia Cimarronas, to the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya (TNC). Clottey will make a stop at the former headquarters of the Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas at La Rambla.

The ninety-minute itinerary is conceived as a collaborative community action with music and dance, and is an invitation to reflect on the environment, migration and the economy. Open to everyone, the proceedings will end in the TNC gardens with a concert by the Senegalese musician Momi Maiga, as part of Grec Festival programme, and a gastronomic tasting of African products, thanks to the collaboration of local Barcelona cooperatives of women of Afro-descent. The capacity in the TNC gardens is limited.

On Wednesday, 3 July 2024, at 7 p.m., Els homes de carbó, performance by the artist at Sala Periferia Cimarronas, within the framework of Grec Festival de Barcelona.