Eight bodies play through space forming a meta-performative society to fictitiously parallel that of our own contemporary social positioning. Bringing into light the communicability of the “body”, it is the experience in real time from which we can animate sentiment. In what ways does the body serve as a mode of communication? The skin, gesticulation, and presence of our bodies fall to the wayside of spoken language but nevertheless serve as a complimentary and vital factor of communicability. What can the body say about the body and in what ways is our physicality controlled on and individual and massive level?
Using the capabilities of the body (sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing) can we detect and observe the position of that acting and reacting body we call ours? We perform the performance of everyday life to expose the overlapping compliments and contradictions of our ontology.

Helicoid by Mollie Morrow was performed during Swab days, for those who miss it you can see some pictures in here, enjoy it!!

This new year, Swab Barcelona will have a new space, the Plaza Universo, providing access to the Fair from Avenida Maria Cristina, which will enable the organization of artistic activities in the same fairgrounds. The aim of these activities is to offer the possibility to young emerging artists to present their work in the context of an international art fair. Therefore, we present two projects that we began in this fifth edition in the hope of consolidating for subsequent editions.

Swab Urban

With the participation of emerging urban artists from the ADB project (Barcelona Art District), a creative explosion, curated by Arcadi Poch, Kognitif, that will offer the chance to see the creation and development process of emerging artists interventions  from cities such as Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, New York, San Francisco and Sao Paulo, and art students from schools such as Eina, IDEP, La Llotja, Pau Gargallo and the Faculty of Fine Arts, University Barcelona. The confirmed artists are
Lucas, Spogo, Clara Nadal, Joaquim, Brusco, Jorge Ro, Vinz, Limow, Aryz, Inocuo, Lo siento, Kenor, Zosen, Dixon, Dave, Oriol Moragrega, Aleix Gordo, Difusor, Ivana Flores, Dyox, Misnines, Ainize Txopitea, Xupet, Uri, Mateo Fumero, Xavi Sert, Pablo Marfá, Kike Mestre, Marco Gasser, Alex Gordo&Jalón, Kram, Michael Bevilacqua, Jens-Peter Brask and Ulrik Schiodt.

In collaboration with Tina Zlieger, a U.S. Commissioner, will present ART BOX, an art project consisting of a set of ten boxes of wood about 2×2 m, to be painted by 10 emerging artists and to be installed in the Plaza Universo. The visiting public can view and buy the boxes during the days of the Fair.

Pictures by Rocío Cintrón.

TODAY AT 7.30 PM IS THE SWAB TOYZ AUCTION FOR FLS BY SOTHEBY'S !!! DON'T MISS IT !!! 
Hoy a las 19.30 h se realizará la subasta de los Swab Toyz para FLS por Sotheby's !!! No te lo pierdas !!!
http://swab.es/shop/es/subasta.html

Pictures by Rocío Cintrón.

 Pictures by Rocío Cintrón.

SWAB CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR . BARCELONA 2012 

We are proud to announce that the Opening of Swab Art Fair was a great success. See for yourself!! Thanks to all!!

SWAB FERIA DE ARTE CONTEPORANEO . BARCELONA 2012 
Nos complace anunciar que la inauguración de Swab Art Fair ha sido todo un éxito. Aquí os mostramos un resumen!! Gracias a todos!!

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Pictures by Rocío Cintrón.

Pictures by Rocío Cintrón.