ADN Galeria, Barcelona
Abdelkader Benchamma, Nicolas Daubanes, Marcel Duchamps, Gunter Brus, Keith Haring, Eduardo Chillida, Kendell Geers
ADN Galeria proposes a journey through Drawing. The main artists that its stand focus in are Abdelkader Benchamma and Nicolas Daubanes. In addition, there is a small selection of historical works that underlines the curatorial spirit of the booth, setting a dialogue between those artists and some of the subjects that are implicit in their artistic practice. From the sketches by Marcel Duchamp in the late 60s to the works on paper by Kendell Geers, there are works by Günter Brus, Keith Haring and Eduardo Chillida. They are examples of the current good health and formal evolution of drawing in many of its forms: as a representation of the past, but also as advertising, sketching and modeling, as an exercise on fiction, or as a street culture’s manifest.
The galerie’s will is to show how there is a connection between all these artists although they used different procedures: Benchamma is known for his fast method of creation, always using common inks; Daubanes has become one of the most interesting figures in the artistic french scene for his sketches done with iron dust. Both artists are examples of an attempt to produce another dimension of the image, and also a stronger impact on the viewer. Regarding the content, they emphasize their concerns on a world in crisis, and a society that is losing its shape.
Furthermore, the booth that the galerie proposes shows how drawing still being a good media to face the political and social conflicts that define the present days. It reports the violence in society, and the authoritarian regime that Power spreads.
