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PULSE NY 2010 / Christina Ray Gallery// Enviado el 21-02-10
Christina Ray Gallery will present at PULSE a solo exhibition of new work by Roberto Mollá. Roberto Mollá's new work draws inspiration from the ancient Japanese tale of the famous pearl diver Princess Tamatori. Her story gives structure to the artist's drawings, which feature visual references ranging from naturalist Ernst Haeckel's drawings of mollusks to the works of Dada artist Francis Picabia, Russian Suprematist El Lissitsky and the Italian Futurists as well as the modular designs of Manuel Barbadillo. Mollá deftly assembles his cast of characters and icons in a space at once fluid and bound by the geometry of the graph paper, a flatland in shades of red, black and gold where time is flexible and any encounter is possible.
Músculo Insomne (Insomniac Muscle). Graphite, ink and gouache on graph paper. 42 x 100 cm. 2010 PULSE Contemporary Art Fair is the leading US art fair dedicated solely to contemporary art. Held annually in New York and Miami, PULSE bridges the gap between main and alternative fairs and provides participating galleries with a platform to present new works to a strong and growing audience of collectors, art professionals and art lovers. The Fair is divided into two sections and is comprised of a mix of established and emerging galleries vetted by a committee of prominent international dealers. The IMPULSE section presents galleries invited by the Committee to present solo exhibitions of artist's work created in the past two years.
A winter in Moriya. Graphite and ink on graph paper. 59 x 42 cm. 2010 Location: PULSE New York Fair Hours: Thursday, March 4 Friday, March 5 12pm - 8pm
Zine of the month// Enviado el 27-01-10Zine of the Month is a project started in 2009 to release limited edition and hand made artist zines focusing (for the most part) on artists working in Philadelphia. Each month a new zine is printed and produced by Mark Price Is A Factory. Issues are available individually or as part of a year subscription. Various titles can also be found at finer zine outlets the world over. January 2010 issue is dedicated to GLOWLAB artists: CUTUP, Beka Goedde, Emily Henretta, Heather L. Johnson, David Kesting, Alex Lukas, Roberto Mollá, Mark Price, Sal Randolph & Swoon.
Fountain Miami 2009 / Glowlab Gallery// Enviado el 03-12-09
Calibre 1 & 2. Ink, pencil and gouache on graph paper, 20 x 13 cm (each). 2009 Roberto Mollá is showing recent works in Glowlab's 700 square foot installation space during Fountain Miami, the independent art fairs held concurrent with Art Basel Miami Beach. Glowlab presents a lounge, library and installation of multimedia works exploring contemporary psychogeography and the experience of the urban environment. The exhibition features the work of gallery artists in media including drawing, printmaking, painting, sculpture and more. Highlights include new work by legendary street artist Swoon, a wall-drawing installation by Mark Price (whose work was included in this summer's groundbreaking Confines exhibition at IVAM in Valencia, Spain) and new large-scale drawing panels by Beka Goedde. Glowlab also introduces to the Miami audience Emily Henretta and Alex Lukas, two new artists who have had solo exhibitions at the gallery in 2009. New work by Heather L. Johnson, David Kesting, Roberto Mollá and additional artists will also be on display. FOUNTAIN MIAMI EXHIBITION SCHEDULE 

Thursday, December 03 . 11am - 7pm . VIP/Press Preview Day
Friday, December 04 . 11am - 7pm . Open to the public
Friday, December 04 . 7pm - midnight . Opening Reception: G.Love performs
Saturday, December 05 . 11am - 7pm . Open to the public
Saturday, December 05 . 7pm - midnight . WhiteHot Magazine/Filter Magazine party: Chairlift perform
Sunday, December 06 . 11am - 7pm . Open to the public


ABOUT FOUNTAIN In its fourth year held concurrent with Art Basel Miami Beach, Fountain is now widely known as the definitive alternative amongst leading satellite art fairs. Fountain returns to its Wynwood District warehouse at 2505 N. Miami Avenue, a 16,000 square-foot venue where thirteen galleries from New York City and Miami will present large-scale, ambitious installations over the course of four days. As its largest event to date, Fountain Miami 2009 includes several new cutting-edge Brooklyn galleries, as well as a stellar lineup of art performances and live music presented in conjunction with leading arts, culture, and music publications.
X: The Multiples Exhibition// Enviado el 30-07-09Glowlab announces X: The Multiples Exhibition including works by Lynnette Astaire, Beka Goedde, Emily Henretta, Heather L. Johnson, David Kesting, Brian Leo, Roberto Mollá, Marisa Olson, Lucas Price, Mark Price, Sal Randolph, Matt Small and Lee Walton. Contact: Glowlab Director, Christina Ray Glowlab is pleased to present the group show X: The Multiples Exhibition, bringing together thirteen artists producing works linked via their mode of production. The artists included have published, screen-printed, photographed, performed and sculpted pieces that are identical either in manufacture or concept. The show’s title refers not only to the mathematical function of multiplication, but also to the crossing of aesthetic, commercial and conceptual boundaries when art is made in multiples. Lynnette Astaire, David Kesting and Roberto Mollá present limited edition publications: 25 to Life, Utopia Parkway and Kelly Look at the Stars respectively. Astaire’s work is informed by her childhood experiences and shaped by her background in commercial photography resulting in a provocative mix of symbolism, self-study and cultural reference. David Kesting is a Brooklyn-based artist whose minimal yet intensively expressive line works on paper reflect a keen interest in the tensions and vulnerabilities of human relationships. Mollá’s work draws on a variety of cultures to depict a strange and beautiful “floating” world reminiscent of the ukiyo-e genre of Japanese paintings and prints.
Beka Goedde’s new sculptures of tiny dwellings give the show a different dimension. The pieces are not identical in their final form, rather in the concept and the raw media of their production. Goedde, interested in movement via decay, continuation and perception, describes the sculptures as a drawing that shifts through multiplicity and time. Conversely, Marisa Olson’s sculptures are seemingly identical but rely on the viewer’s interaction to reveal their distinctions. Olson reclaims cassette tapes, paints them gold, and presents them as sculptures that should be valued as Time Capsules rather than discarded as defunct technology. Heather L. Johnson’s constant relocations as a child and current travels inform her work that records memory, distance, and identity by way of intricate mapping. Brooklyn-based Sal Randolph produces independent art projects involving internet-mediated gift economies, social architectures and one-on-one interactions. Lee Walton is a performance artist interested in circumstance and social interaction whose photographic edition Hiding Behind Objects blends humor as it questions the reality of a given scene. Brian Leo, referring to his prolific process as a “garbage parade” of paintings, addresses culture, politics and American identity. Several of the artists in the show will exhibit screen-printed works, a medium defined by its means of multiplication. Mark Price of the Philadelphia collective Space 1026, offers new works manipulated to mirror each other by inversing processes during production. Emily Henretta screen-prints images on garments dealing with the intersection of built and natural environment. By wearing these images a further investigation of the idea of inhabitation takes place. Two artists affiliated with London-based print collective Black Rat Press, Lucas Price and Matt Small, will exhibit with Glowlab for the first time. Lucas Price is a prolific street artist whose paintings and prints are self-reflective and intimate. Matt Small’s portraits of marginalized members of society force the viewer to reconsider prejudices. The long, slow days of summer provide the perfect opportunity to spend time among the subtle distinctions that evidence the artist’s hand in seemingly identical pieces. X: The Multiples Exhibition opens at Glowlab with a reception for the artists on Thursday, July 30th and remains on view through August 30th.
ENCAPSULADOS en Berlín// Enviado el 18-06-09ENCAPSULADOS La Naval Portátil en Berlín
Tazunebito. Impresión digital. 9 x 7 cm. 2009 Una nueva edición de Encapsulados, tras su paso por el Central Park neoyorkino, llega a Berlín. En esta ocasión se expondrán los trabajos de 12 artistas: Antonio Díaz Grande, Raúl Hevia, PSJM, Mikimono, Ana Albero, Amadeo Olmos, Pepe Medina, Teresa Moro, Martín Lejarraga, Juan Olivares, Jorge Tarazona y Roberto Mollá. En esta ocasión Juan Cuéllar se ha trasladado a la capital berlinesa con La Naval Portátil, contenedor hinchable de la galería homónima de Cartagena. Roberto Mollá presenta una impresión digital de la serie Tazunebito. La fotografía forma parte de un proyecto de investigación sobre unas fotografías anónimas adquiridas en el rastro de Tokio. La próxima edición de Encapsulados se realizará en Londres el próximo mes de octubre, en las mismas fechas que la feria de arte Frieze.
Artículo sobre Encapsulados en Berlín, en la edición de Cantabria de El Mundo, por Irene Sainz.
Emoticones / Sala La Perrera. Valencia// Enviado el 10-06-09EMOTICONES El arrebato de la imagen hasta devorarnos, incluso. Sala La Perrera Valencia.
Zarpa la ciudad. Lápiz y rotulador sobre papel milimetrado. 40 x 30 cm. 2007 Emoticono es un neologismo que proviene de la suma de emoción e icono (una imagen, cuadro o representación). Nacieron como grado cero de la imagen, formados por unos caracteres ASCII que se disponían de modo que representaran una cara humana que expresa una emoción. El famoso Smyles :-) fue el primero de un largo repertorio que crece y se desarrolla en proporción inversa al enfriamiento de los medios. El fracaso del texto en el ciberespacio para lograr empatía le lleva a recurrir a la imagen esencial. Correo electrónico, sms, foros y chats se iluminan con sus sonrisas.
EMOTICONES Inauguración viernes 12 de junio a las 20.00h
C/EN PLOM Nº9.1º · C.P. 46001 · VALENCIA (ESPAÑA)
Hot Art Basel / Galería Nuble// Enviado el 10-06-09Hot Art Basel Basel. Switzerland. June 10/14
Albers en Minowa. Óleo sobre lienzo. 81 x 81 cm. 2009 La santanderina galería Nuble, que dirige José Luis de la Fuente y acaba de cumplir su segundo aniversario, participará en la próxima edición de Hot Art Fair, cita del calendario artístico internacional que tiene lugar en Basilea. Hot Art Fair (antes conocida como Balelatina) es una feria que intenta mostrar el arte latinoamericano con una visión internacional . Hot Art Fair. Basel. Switzerland
Between the lines in Minowa / Glowlab Gallery. NY// Enviado el 07-05-09Glowlab Announces Between the Lines in Minowa a Solo Exhibition by Artist Roberto Mollá
New York, NY (April 25, 2009) – Glowlab is pleased to present Between the Lines in Minowa, a solo exhibition by Spanish artist Roberto Mollá featuring a dozen new works on grid-paper and a large-scale wall-drawing. Glowlab will host a reception for the artist on Thursday, May 7th from 7 to 9pm. Mollá’s captivating new body of work samples from a variety of cultures to depict a strange and beautiful “floating” world reminiscent of the ukiyo-e genre of Japanese paintings and prints. The subject of these traditional scenes was city life, specifically activities from the entertainment district of Minowa. In Mollá’s modern day ukiyo-e, sinewy koi fish mingle with reclining geisha courtesans and manga characters within labyrinths of folding screens, simultaneously inviting and obscuring the viewer’s gaze. Grounding Mollá’s lyrical compositions is a hard-edged, gridded field that undermines our assumptions of space and flattens it out. The artist draws exclusively on graph paper – a formal nod to artists of the 1960’s and 70’s whose work incorporated the grid and revolved around its freedom and limitations. Manuel Barbadillo and Julio Le Parc, Joseph Albers and El Lissitzky, Agnes Martin and Sol Lewitt, are all artists who explored the implications of space and composition through formally rigid work. Mollá’s use of flat, geometric patterning, along with the grid, references his historical predecessors in a sophisticated appeal that combines with his lithe silhouettes to create a rich language that is entirely his own. In this way, Molla finds his place in a long and rich contemporary tradition of artists working with non-perspectival space and the tensions of the surface of their chosen medium. A focal point of the exhibition is a group of emakimono (picture scrolls) with Japanese koi fish swimming between electric wires. The pieces, created in Mollá’s signature palette of sand, crimson, sumi ink and graphite, are inspired by the prints of Hiroshige, the Japanese artist best known for his delicate renderings of fish and sea life, and the kites that populate the skies of Japan in the spring. Shepard Fairey, street artist and creator of the Andre-the-Giant “Obey” icon, adeptly summed this up on his blog in a recent post. He wrote of Molla’s work that “The tension between all these elements is fascinating. At a glance they are graphically powerful, but then they also have this meticulous subtlety which is just beautiful.” Roberto Mollá (b. 1966, Valencia, Spain) first exhibited his work in 1994 in Tokyo. His work has since been presented in Japan in nine group exhibitions and seven solo exhibitions in galleries including Kobo Chika Gallery and Tozai Bunka Center. He has received grants from both the Japanese and Spanish governments which have allowed him to spend time creating work in Japan. Mollá has participated in group exhibitions in the US organized by Glowlab (New York), POST Gallery and Roberts & Tilton Gallery (Los Angeles) and Geoffrey Young Gallery (Massachusetts). In Spain, he has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions including Gallery Nuble (Santander), the Universidad Politécnica (Valencia), Club Diario Levante (Valencia), Sala Naranja (Valencia), Galería Moriarty (Madrid), Galería Sala de eStar (Seville), Galería Bacelos (Vigo), Galería Cánem (Castellón), Galería Muelle27 (Madrid) and Galería Tercer Espacio (Madrid) and he has participated in art fairs such as Foro Sur, Arte Santander and the Lisbon Art Fair. His work has been exhibited at Observatori 2005–Valencia Science Museum, Oviedo Biennale and in the travel-ing show Pieza a Pieza organised by the Instituto Cervantes. Mollá’s work is included in private and public collections including the DKV (Deutsche Krankenversi-cherung AG) Collection (Germany), Club Diario Levante (Valencia), the Embassy of Spain in Tokyo, Jiménez-Arellano Foundation (Valladolid), AG Rosen Collection (Massachusetts), UNED (Madrid), Marunuma Founda-tion (Asaka) and the Miró Foundation (Palma de Mallorca). Glowlab is an innovative art gallery and creative catalyst located in New York, collaborating with and presenting the work of artists exploring the convergence of art, technology and the urban environment. For further information please contact gallery Director Christina Ray: 718.388.5911 or info@glowlab.com. Contact: Glowlab Director Christina Ray
Interlineado en Minowa / Galería Nuble// Enviado el 31-03-09Interlineado en Minowa es el título de la nueva serie de trabajos que presenta Roberto Mollá (Valencia, 1966) en la galería Nuble de Santander.
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Galería Nuble Daoiz y Velarde, 26 39003 Santander Horarios: Martes a Sábados 18 a 21. Otros horarios previa cita Inauguración: miércoles 8 de abril a las 20:00
.jpg) Cortesana de Minowa. Lápiz, gouache y tinta sobre papael milimetrado. 42 x 60 cm. 2009
Barbadillo en Minowa 3. Óleo sobre lienzo. 81 x 81 cm. 2009
Plenoptic Spyro 3. Lápiz, gouache y tinta sobre papael milimetrado. 30 x 40 cm. 2009
SCOPE Miami 08// Enviado el 04-12-08
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Exhibition dates: Thursday, Dec.04 – Sunday, Dec. 07 Thursday, Dec. 04 . 10am-7pm SCOPE Miami is the original emerging contemporary art fair, returning for its seventh year to Miami this December. Expanded in size and global in reach, SCOPE will host 88 exhibitors from 22 countries in a new 60,000-square-foot pavilion. SCOPE’s central new location in the Wynwood Art District is convenient to both the Rubell Family Collection and the Margulies Collection, as well as Miami’s top galleries. Glowlab is proud and delighted to continue our collaboration with one of the most well-respected and exciting fairs in the global art market, fresh off of the wildly successful SCOPE Hamptons last summer. Glowlab is excited to present a solo exhibition by Valencia-based artist Roberto Mollá, New Works, at SCOPE Miami, with generous support from the Spain-based ARS FUNDUM Collection. SCOPE represents the first breakthrough opportunity to showcase Mollá’s powerful work in the U.S. The exhibition highlights paintings and drawings from his recent series, “32 Cortesanas de Minowa” (32 courtesans of Minowa). Mollá’s work is rooted in the Spanish tradition of painting, but is strongly influenced by Japanese anime and culture. His fantastic and magical hybrid animated characters come alive in love-hotel environments composed of muted tones within colorful geometric worlds. The Glowlab booth will feature his works on paper in the interior of an on-site installation designed to envelop the visitor within Mollá’s imaginary world. The intimacy of the small drawings conjures up stories influenced by manga and complex relationships at play within social constraints. Come discover Mollá’s “floating world” settings and see the work of one of the most important up-and-coming international artists of this year’s SCOPE Miami.
From the series: 36 Cortesanas de Minowa. Graphite, gouache and ink on graph paper. 40 x 57 cm (fragment). Roberto Mollá 2008
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