Biblioteca intervenida

“The intervened library” is a range of publications that have been altered and modified by artists. The exhibition has been curated by Ingráfica and managed by Hablar en Arte for its exhibition / consultation.

“The intervened library” poses a challenge to the participating artists. They have to deal not only with the “blank” paper, page or canvas, but have to work with a medium that itself holds content. The publication thus conditions the artist’s idea of the intervention and will determine to a certain degree the final result. “The intervened library” accepts all types of interventions (drawing, collage, cutting, inserts, etc. etc.), with the sole condition that the publication that is used as a canvas should be an existing and published book.

As in every library, any kind of “literature”, aimed to all audiences, will be necessary. Hence the heterogeneity of the selection of artists that have been invited to the first stage of “The intervened library”. For the first phase of “The intervened library”, Ingráfica invited 40 artists to produce the first 40 works of the library, which will grow and become bigger with the time passing.

The library with the unique works of the archive can be touched and read on its itinerancy to different national and international venues throughout 2012 and 2013.

Venues:

- Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo de Santander y Cantabria (MAS), Festival Desvelarte, from Monday 5 to Sunday 11 of September, 2011.

- Galeria D’art Dolors Ventós, Festival Ingràvid de Figueras, from 9 to 19 of November, 2011.

- Espacio F, Mercado de Fuencarral de Madrid, from December 20, 2011 to January 9, 2012.

 

The library is also available online and can be revised and studied at this website: