{"id":4782,"date":"2017-09-20T14:59:19","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T13:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artbarcelona.es\/?p=4782"},"modified":"2017-09-27T14:32:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T13:32:47","slug":"countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artbarcelona.es\/en\/countdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to Barcelona Gallery Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

From September 28 to October 1<\/strong>, Barcelona celebrates the third edition of the annual artistic event for\u00a0professionals<\/strong>,\u00a0art lovers<\/strong>,\u00a0collectors<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0artists<\/strong>, which turns the city into the\u00a0hub of the contemporary art sector.<\/strong><\/p>\n

23 galleries<\/strong>\u00a0will participate in the BGW 2017 with an extensive program of exhibitions ranging from\u00a0painting<\/strong>,\u00a0sculpture<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0installation<\/strong>\u00a0from the most outstanding contemporary national and international artists of the last decades, as well as\u00a0historical avant-gardes<\/strong>, with collective exhibitions with some of the most important artists of the early 20th century. The galleries also organize an extensive agenda of activities scheduled during the event.<\/p>\n

In addition, the BGW 2017 will offer a large set of\u00a0parallel activities<\/strong>; theCompositions<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0programme, specially designed at Barcelona’s\u00a0unique and little known spaces<\/strong>\u00a0by artists represented by the selected galleries, curated by\u00a0Gl\u00f2ria Picazo<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Alexandra Laudo<\/strong>; The exhibition\u00a0D’esquena a la galeria. Under suspicion<\/strong><\/em>, in which curator\u00a0Joana Hurtado\u00a0<\/strong>gives a look on the private collections of gallerists participating in the BGW; Besides\u00a0guided tours<\/strong>and\u00a0special activities<\/strong>\u00a0for professionals and all citizens.<\/p>\n

Great news for this third edition of the BGW is the\u00a0Acquisitions Programme<\/strong>aimed at foundations and \/ or private companies that commit themselves to acquire at least one of the works exhibited during the four days of the event. The partners of this edition are the\u00a0Blueproject Foundation<\/strong>,\u00a0Fundaci\u00f3 Vila Casas\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Cuatrecasas<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the third consecutive year, the BGW offers the\u00a0Friendship Programme<\/strong>created for individuals who would like to join the event receiving in return a series of advantages. On this occasion, the artist\u00a0\u00c0ngels Rib\u00e9<\/strong>, winner of the National Award for Culture 2012, has made a limited edition work for the Friendship Programme. Her artwork will be exhibited during the days of the event in the hall of the El Palace Hotel.<\/p>\n

Apart from the activities open to general public, the BGW 2017 also proposes aprofessional programme<\/strong>\u00a0addressed to collectors, curators, journalists and directors of national and international museums. The professional, selected jointly by the participating galleries and the organization, benefit from a program of guided tours and private visits. For international institutional guests, the BGW 2017 has the benefit from Program of Internationalization of Spanish Culture (PICE) of Spanish Cultural Action (AC\/E) in its modality of visitors.<\/p>\n

The BGW is an initiative organized by\u00a0Art Barcelona<\/strong>, \u200b\u200bthe Contemporary Art Galleries Association in Barcelona, and in this third edition is positioned as one of the\u00a0reference dates in the European artistic calendar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The BGW 2017 will be\u00a0attended by 23 galleries, 21 from Barcelona and 2 from L’Hospitalet de Llobregat<\/strong>, each one will host an exhibition of contemporary or avant-garde art conceived for the celebration of the event, as well as special complementary activities.<\/p>\n

The selection committee of BGW 2017, made up of critics and curators\u00a0Juanjo Lahuerta<\/strong>,Frederic Montorn\u00e9s<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Imma Prieto<\/strong>, have chosen the 22 galleries that will be part of the third edition of the BGW, while paying homage to Galeria Estrany-de la Mota for the recently deceased gallery owner Antoni Estrany. In total, 23 galleries will participate with works by more than 50 artists.<\/strong><\/p>\n