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Sound Experiments, Performance Formats and New Situations<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Taking as its starting point the contemporary mythology derived from the Antoni T\u00e0pies piece Mitj\u00f3 <\/em>[Sock] (2010)\u2014which we understand as a gesture of disobedience and irony, a celebration of the downtrodden and marginalised\u2014the second edition of the series Following the Sun <\/em>aims to give rise to new performative dialogues with other bodies and identities, creating frictions with societal normativity:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The liberation attained by artists over the last one-hundred years needs not lead us to deny the possibility of accepting other proposals, beliefs, philosophies or cultures, when considered more appropriate for modern mentality. Particularly because it is precisely due to this liberation and independence that we might really learn to respect\u2014I do not like the term tolerate, as will be explained further on\u2014and value all these human manifestations aforementioned, as they rightly deserve, whether coming from our own tradition or from other civilisations. From out of this liberty, we will more readily and unbiasedly be able to convene a grand forum where the voices of all cultures might be heard and where all proposals have their place. Most especially, we will no longer hold to the belief that this tiny bastion we call \u201cWestern civilisation\u201d has been something exceptional.<\/em><\/p>\n Excerpt from Antoni T\u00e0pies \u201cLa imaginaci\u00f3 del m\u00f3n\u201d [The Imagination of the World]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The avant-garde always opted for gestures that revealed a certain introspection in relation to the reverberations and possibilities of our actions, words and daily belongings. The work Mitj\u00f3<\/em>, conceived in 1991 and produced and installed in 2010 on the terrace of the Museu T\u00e0pies, is truly a summary of these attitudes of \u201cliberation\u201d\u2014citing T\u00e0pies\u2014that come about through collectivised discomfort and disobedience. What happens when we carry out gestures that are unexpected and unusual, when we impact contexts we \u201cshould not\u201d?<\/p>\n From the understanding of Mitj\u00f3<\/em> as an effigy and symbol of marginalisation, this series is conceived as a pagan ritual, inviting nine artists to venerate this object and activate it with new narratives that pertain to creators\u2019 realities. How does the queer body influence society, in visual and positional terms? Why are certain bodies considered disruptive, provocative, polemical or inferior? How might we learn to find greater enjoyment from what is extravagant and ignored?<\/p>\n Following the Sun <\/em>is an extended solstice, a celebratory menstrual cycle, an offering to the Museu T\u00e0pies as a place of encounter, friction and action. The series seeks to bring together various voices that create by speaking from marginalisation, struggle and resistance, yet also in a celebratory way, with a playful spirit. With a clear idea that avant-garde approaches are as alive as ever, these performance and sound activations are drawn from queer, decolonial, dissident and anti-authoritarian realities, all of which are resonant in the philosophy of T\u00e0pies regarding the flight from the West and the creativity unfolding in the gesture of Mitj\u00f3<\/em>, which continues to unsettle and shake the normativity.<\/p>\n The programme of the second edition of Following the Sun<\/em> has been curated by Gabriel Virgilio Luciani. The graphic design of the programme and solar navigation calendar were created by designers Ignasi Ayats and Ana Habash. The illustrations are by Eduard Sales.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gabriel Virgilio Luciani is a curator and professor of Art History based in Barcelona. Their research revolves around the intersection of queer theory, magic, decoloniality, poetry and objectual affectivity. From 2017 to 2019, alongside their studies in Fine Arts at Escola Massana, they were the curator of the self-run space, CERA 13; a radical experimental laboratory in Barcelona\u2019s Raval neighbourhood. In 2020, they obtained their Masters Degree in Digital Art Curatorship at the Universitat Ramon Llull \u2013 ESDi, in Barcelona, during which they collaborated with the gallery Dilalica. From 2021 to 2024, they were editor-in-chief of exibart.es<\/a>, a contemporary culture magazine covering art exhibitions, biennials, fairs and festivals that also features interviews with artists, curators and institutional directors. Currently, they are Head of Programs and Academia of Met\u00e0fora Studio Arts, an international contemporary art education platform located in Barcelona.<\/p>\n Over the last nine years their curated exhibitions have been presented in programmes such as Art Nou and Loop Barcelona videoart festival. They have also curated and co-curated projects at THEFLOOR, CERA 13, TKM Room, Escola Massana, \u00e0ngels barcelona \u2013 espai 2, Tangent Projects, L&B gallery, Galeria H2O, Reial Cercle Art\u00edstic (as a guest curator for the 1+1+1 Loop curated edition), Espai Souvenir and M\u00e8dol \u2013 Centre d\u2019Arts Contempor\u00e0nies de Tarragona, amongst others.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Programmed Sessions<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday 22 March, at 1 pm: Amaru \u201cPersonaje Personaje\u201d Pe\u00f1a<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday 12 April, at 1 pm: Agnes Essonti Luque<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday 17 May, at 1 pm: feyfeyfey<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday 14 June, at 7 pm: Adrasha<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday 20 September, at 6 pm: laSADCUM Guillem Jim\u00e9nez<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday 20 September, at 7 pm: Sejal Parekh<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday 18 October, at 1 pm: Venus Jasper<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday 15 November, at 1 pm: Bella B\u00e1guena<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday 13 December, at 1 pm: Silvia Albert Sopale<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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