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Mónica Giron


Mónica Giron (San Carlos de Bariloche, 1959). The experience of witnessing the stunning Patagonian horizon –whose human and geopolitical contexts are being rapidly transformed– is at the very heart of the work of Giron. Through her representation of the landscape and the world as a field of metaphors from which to pose unexpected questions of a sensitive, open, ethical and moral nature, Giron creates a body of work that unfolds in her exhibitions and seminars. She anxiously observes the landscape, architecture or art, attentive to the ability of forms –and consequently of humans– to concentrate or misuse information, energy, knowledge and the power of expression. Repeatedly her work is expressed in installations, objects and analyses of forms, drawings, paintings, watercolours and site-specific projects.

Mónica Giron spent her childhood and youth in last century’s Patagonia (Argentina). That vital experience of territory in constant transformation turned out to be essential in her development as an artist and still resonates in her works. Her curiosity takes her to develop her capability of amazement and to keep alive the tension between knowledge and intuition.She likes to think that it is possible to balance the emotional world and at the same time to go deep in the spiritual world and the learning of the other. Giron experiences art more as a performance in constant movement and as endless evolution than as a rational closed certification. Giron researches and broadens horizons in artistic education. She has been working in this field since 1988 form a horizontal, collaborative and relational point of view regarding contemporary art. She has dictated courses in different public institutions such as  Begen’s and Oslo’s National Academy in Norway and takes part since 2009 of the Program for Artists of University Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires. Giron has given seminars in Guayaquil, Ecuador; Porto Alegre, Brasil; Bariloche, Posadas, Resistencia, Río Gallegos, y Buenos Aires in Argentina. Her most recent individual exhibitions are Ajuar para un Conquistador, Solo Show (Frieze New York, The Shed, 2023); Enlaces Querandí (Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, 2022); Zonas Reflejas (BARRO, Buenos Aires, 2018); Ejercicios con el modelo terrestre (Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, 2015); Fronterizo y Traslación, (Galería Zabaleta Lab, Buenos Aires, 2013) y Neocriollo (Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 2007). She lives and works in Buenos Aires.

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exhibitions

Elemental Vortex — BARRO NEW YORK
13.09.2023

Elemental Vortex is not merely an exhibition but a journey to the verycomposition of existence. Mónica Giron’s work guides us in a poetic dance between the visible and the invisible, the tangible and the intangible. This display transcends the boundaries of art, awakening a profound connection between human beings and nature.

publications

Modelos de ejercicios terrestres. Arta Ediciones, Buenos Aires, 2016

Mónica Giron. Zabaleta Lab, Buenos Aires, 2011




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Fluid Boundaries at BARRO NY

28.03.2024 On Thursday, April 4, BARRO New York opening Joaquín Boz’s solo exhibition “Fluid Boundaries”.  This selection of work delves into the issue of contingency through abstract painting. Boz methodically explores materials and technique, each artwork keeping the record of a thoughtful dialogue between artist and matter.

Exhibitions

Fantasía abstracta

21.03.2024 Fantasía abstracta, Nacha Canvas’ first solo show at BARRO as an invited artist. Curated by Carla Barbero and Javier Villa, the show is a soft and sensorial perspective on abstraction presenting a group of paintings and reliefs produced with techniques developed by the artist, combining foam rubber, clay, steel, plaster and pigments.

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Manifesto of Immature Abstraction — BARRO NEW YORK

01.02.2024 With works of Ad Minoliti and Catalina Schliebener Muñoz, this show explores queer approaches to abstraction through the use of colors and shapes that articulate non-binary narratives which counter the coloniality of gender, sexuality, age, and interspecies life.

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Manifesto of Immature Abstraction at BARRO NY

25.01.2024 With works by Ad Minoliti and Catalina Schliebener Muñoz, this show explores queer approaches to abstraction through the use of colors and shapes that articulate non-binary narratives which counter the coloniality of gender, sexuality, age, and interspecies life. At BARRO NEW YORK curated by Nicolás Cuello and Syd Krochmalny. Until march, 2024.

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GREAT 2024

31.12.2023 BARRO wishes you a very happy holiday season and a great start to 2024! Thank you for sharing this year with us.BARRO BUENOS AIRES Closed for vacations between January 13th and 31st.

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ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH 2023

06.12.2023 Miami, Florida USA. BARRO presents a series of works by Joaquín BOZ, Matías DUVILLE, Lucrecia LIONTI and MONDONGO. The selection of pieces proposes questions linked to the power of labor, immigration, consumption vs. production or materials as an available resource. Booth C49, MIAMI BEACH Convention Center, Florida. From 8 to 10, december 2023

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Welcome — BARRO NEW YORK

15.11.2023 The Argentine art collective, Mondongo, comprised of Juliana Laffitte and Manuel Mendanha, is renowned for its innovative use of unconventional materials in its production, such as meat, threads, plasticine, and wax. This approach not only challenges traditional notions of “painting” but also broadens the expressive possibilities of the medium. Until January 6, 2024

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Danza Perfumi — BARRO BUENOS AIRES

10.11.2023 BARRO presents Danza Perfumi, Alejandra Seeber’s third solo exhibition at the gallery. In line with these recent exhibitions and the work that the painter has been carrying out for years in the international scene, Seeber’s proposal deepens a way of understanding painting as an environmental device.

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La Chola at Videobrasil São Paulo

09.11.2023 Under the title Memory is an Editing Station, the exhibition dialogues with the event’s long trajectory, while simultaneously reflecting on the present moment of the world and pointing to future paths, through the works of 60 artists from the Global South. Videobrasil 22ª edition at Sesc, São Paulo.

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MONDONGO at BARRO NEW YORK

09.11.2023 “Welcome” highlights the inherent connections between various urban experiences, emphasizing their relevance in the global south landscape. The exhibition challenges pre-established perceptions and offers a deep insight into the social complexities related to marginality and media power. Opening Nov 15, BARRO NEW YORK

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