PIECE WITH ARTIST WORDS
In The Act
Of Looking
Words by James Payne
For much of its history, art has been presented as something distant, something that is guarded by institutions, explained through dense language, and framed as the domain of specialists. Museums can feel intimidating, textbooks impenetrable, and the wider discourse often assumes a level of prior knowledge that many people simply haven’t been given, leaving behind a persistent idea: that art is not for everyone…
Forbidden
Terms
Words by Suso Barciela
It is certainly strange, that feeling of inhabiting that threshold. I have observed it at fairs, at openings, and in galleries, where the wine is cheap and the looks are expensive. There is a deceptive protection inside there; as long as the author of that work is wearing that little tag, there is an alibi, they are allowed to fail gracefully, they are allowed doubt and hypothesis, and this only happens because this ruthless art ecosystem has not yet fully sunk its claws into their back. It is an invisible refuge that obviously has a very short expiration date…
The Return
of the Matter
Words by Suso Barciela
It’s curious to see that in the AI era, the art world seems to be going in the opposite direction. While screens bombard us with perfect images, generated in seconds, and business strategies disguised as entertainment, artists’ studios are once again filling up with sawdust, clay, and layers of oil paint that take months to dry…
The Rasch Brothers.
Two Tough Guys
Words by Suso Barciela
Two very brave figures of their time, who were not understood in their moment (they did not see any of their buildings realized) and who, to this day, are still difficult to fully grasp. They had a vision…
Art in Spain Shuts
Its Doors This Week
Words by Gonzalo Viedma
this week, galleries across Spain have shut their doors in protest. We stand with them. Here is why this disproportionate VAT is not just a number—it’s a noose around the neck of Spanish culture.
Jean Degottex.
The Forgotten Genius
Words by Suso Barciela
Art history sometimes plays hide and seek with certain names, keeping them in the most complete oblivion. Jean Degottex is one of those artists who deserve to occupy the front lines of any conversation about abstraction, but through the whims of fate and critics, he has remained in an unjust—almost cruel—shadow and invisibility.
– PWA PRINTED MAGAZINE N.03 –