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I CARRY THE BLUE BAGS IN MALASAÑA
IN THE WAY TO BUT A RABBIT FOR LUNCH WITH PAULA
BLUE BAGS START THE UNSTABLE INSTALLATION SERIES WITH THE BAGS
THE BLUE BAGS,
MY BODY AND THE CITY, MAKE THE BASIC SET FOR A
NEW TRANSLATORIAL INSTALLATION.
I PACK MY BAGS
AND
I PASS BY BARCELONA, WITH REGINA FIZ,
WHERE WE WORK AT EL PALOMAR, WITH RAFA, MARIO ANS MARTA
THEN
I FLY TO BERLIN,
WHERE I MEET PAUL DOEMAN AND DAVID KRAPOOLA
I WORK AND TALK WITH THEM
FOR TWO WEEKS
UPDTING THEIR ART SERIES FOR LAPIEZA
BOTH ARE ACTIVE ARTIST
AND HAVE PRESENTED MORE THAN 20 ARTWORKS ALREADY.
I START THE NEW SOCIOPLASTIC INSTALLATION,
THE SOCIAL SCULPTURE
WTH THE BAGS,
AN EXTENSION OF
AND
THE LIGHT SCULPTURE DEVELOPED IN PROVENCE,
LAST MAY.
DAVID WALKS THE CITY
AND RELAXES HERE AND THERE
PAUL HAS A NICE APPARTMENT IN KREUZBERG
HE PRODUCES NEW WORKS FOR EXHIBITIONS IN BERLIN
AND NEW FRESH IDEAS FOR LAPIEZA ART SERIES,
IN CONVERSATION,
UPDATING THE POWER OF EACH DREWABLE OBJECT.
I BRING HIM LEAVES
I BRING HIM A TUTU
HE LIKES KNIVES
HE LIKES THE BAGS - HE DRAWS THE BAGS
JOB IS DONE IN BERLIN
I HAVE A NEW APPOINTMENT DOWN SOUTH
IN CÁDIZ WITH MANUEL MAQUEDA
I WILL WORK ON THE BEACH
EXPLORING AND RECORDING NEW INSTALLATIONS AND AUTOMATISMS
I MEET MANUEL MAQUEDA
WHO IS DRAWING LANDSCAPES AND LITTLE ANIMALS
WE GO SIX DAYS TO THE BEACH OF ZAHORA
TO ENJOY THE SUNSET
WIND ARRIVES - LOS VIENTOS DE LEVANTE -
AND I DECIDE FINALLY VISIT THE AMAZING BEACH OF BOLONIA
WHERE I CLIMB THE GIGANTIC DUNE
AND COLLECT SAND IN THE BAGS
BACK IN MADRID
I MEET SOME ARTISTS
AND DISPLAY THE BLUE BAGS AS SCULPTURE AROUND THEM
THS SOCIAL CONCEPT IS NOW EXPANDING
I VISIT MARÍA ENRÍQUEZ AND WE HAVE DRINKS IN A VERY HOT CITY. WE GO TO EL RASTRO, WHERE WE BUY HATS AND MASKS.
I MEET
AND
TO EXPAND THE PLANCTON SERIES
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WE VISIT AN EMPTY BUIDING IN THE CENTER OF MADRID
I TRAVEL NORTH TO VISIT ANOTHER SEA
AND WALK A FEW BEACHES
BACK IN MADRID
I TALK WITH MARISA CAMINOS
ABOUT THE COLUMN SERIES WITH PLATONIC VOLUMES
THAT SHE HAS WORKED THIS YEAR
SHE DRAWS A NEW SERIES
OF HER LADY BIRDS WITH THE BLUE BAGS
ON SUNDAY, AUGUST THE 31ST, I HAVE FRESH SPARKLING WATER
AND MOOTH TALKSAT PRADERA 93 WITH ARTIST POL PARRHESIA.
THIS YEAR SHE UPDATED HER URBAN MINIMAL ACTIONS
AT THE HEART OF THE CITY OF MADRID.
IN ONE SHE WENT BLIND DURING FOR 15 MINUTES AT PUERTA DEL SOL
ANOTHER DAY SHE MIRRORED THE PEOPLE AT A DEMONSTRATION.
BOTH CLIPS ART THE KICK OFF IN A NEW CHROMATIC SERIES.
FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER THE 5TH
EL INTRUSO GIVES A NEW CONCERT
AS OPENING SEASON
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BLUE BAGS ARE ALREADY
IN CROATIA
IN THE STABLE-UNSTABLE 10 DAY PROCESS SHOW WITH DANINO BOZIC
IN ZUCATTO GALLERY, POREC.
CURATED BY JERCIA ZIHERL, HISTORIAN AND ART CRITIC.
WE GET A WARM WELCOME FROM DIRECTOR OF POREC OPEN UNIVERSITY
AND ARTIST SEBASTIJAN VOJOVDA, ALSO CULTURAL MANAGER IN POREC.
A NEW BRANCH OPENS IN THIS UNSTABLE INSTALLATION - SOCIAL SCULPTURE, TRIP AND NARRATIVES INCLUDEDED.
THE SAND FROM BOLONIA BEACH DUNE WENT DIRECTLY TO PULA,
60 KM SOUTH OF POREC,
AS PART OF THE LEMON KISS EXHIBITION,
WHERE THE YELLOW BAG MAKES THE DEBUT.
LEMON KISS IS A SOLO NO SOLO SHOW, SHOWING 120 ADDS FROM THE ONLINE SERIES OF LAPIEZA, BOTH THE NUMBERED POSTERS FROM 10 EXHIBITIONS, AND A DENSE HORIZON OF TAG-COLLAGES (ALSO NAMED HIPERVÍNCULOS - MAPAS RELACIONALES. ALTOGETHER WITH 100 BRIGHT LEMONS, TWO MEAT CUTS FROM BASEL AND MADRID, STARRING THE SHOW.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 16TH PRESENTATION AND ACTIONS IN PULA.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 19TH PRESENTATION AND ACTIONS IN POREC. 
TWIN BLUE BAGS WILL SHOW IN BOTH SPACES,
THE TWIN SHOWS CROATIA 2014.
DURING THE 5TH DAY OF CONVERSATIONS IN ZUCCATO,
WE GET THE VISIT OF ARTIST PAINTER MILJENKA SEPIC,
WHO IS ALSO PART OF THE LIGHT SCULPTURE IN PROVENCE,
SHE BRINGS ONE OF HER FLOWER PAINTINGS TO THE INSTALLATION,
NOW ABSORBING ARTWORKS FROM ARTISITS.
MILJENKA WILL SOON JOIN LAPIEZA ART SERIES,
WITH HER MINIMAL TREES.
UNSTABLE-STABLE 50% CONVERSATION- INSTALLATION
IN PALAZZO ZUCCATO IN POREC WE GET THE VISIT OF
ARTIST SLAVICA MARIN
THAT WALKS AROUND THE INSTALLATION
WITH HER SELF MADE JUNK DRESSES
AS LIVING SCULPTURE.
SlAVICA RUNS AN ART GALLERY IN UMAG, CROATIA.
I TAKE SOME SWIMS
IN THE NARROW BEACHES OF NOVIGRAD
AND WALK AROUND TOWN WITH FRANCISE ROHMER
DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF ARTISTS IN PROVENCE
WHO CAME TO MAKE PLANNING FOR THE 10TH MEETING THAT WILL TBE HELD IN 2016 AGAIN IN TOURVES
WE VISIT THE EXHIBITION BY ARTIST VLASTA ZANIC
AT GALLERY RIGO http://galerija-rigo.hr/?w=izlozbe&g=21&id=171
WHERE WE JUMP AS ART
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THE SHOWS IN POREC AND PULA ARE OVER.
LOTS OF WORK TO EDIT.
I PACK THE MINIMAL PIECES IN A BOX FULL OF IDEAS.
THE BOX TRAVELS TO FRANCE, WHERE IT WILL BE OPENED AGAIN IN 2016,
FOR THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROVENCE SYMPOSIA.
WE CELEBRATE THE DAYS WITH JOY, MY HOSTS HAVE DONE AN MAZING WORK, IM VERY GRATEFUL.
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SUMMER IS STILL ALIVE. I WALK AND ENJOY THE DAYS.
IN THE STUDIO I START A NEW MOVE ON THE BRAIN INSTALLATION,
THE FRAME-CONTENT INSTALLATION WITH HIGH CULTURE TEXTS.
RE.VIEWING AND RE.READING 500 THEORY BOOKS.
IN THE WEEKEND I VISIT ESTAMPA ARTFAIR IN MATADERO,
CULTURE CENTER IN THE SOUTH OF MADRID,
INVITED BY ANAMUSMA. WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER SEVERAL TIMES.
ANAMUSMA IS PRESENTING HER LATEST ARTWORK, A PIECE IN RELATION WITH HER MENSTRUAL PERIOD. THE INSTALLATION IS A WORK-IN-PROCESS, A GROWING INTALLATION, THAT CAMBINES DIFFERENT SIMBOLIC ACTIONS. AS STARTER, SHE EAT A BANANA, THE PLACES A POEM INSIDE THE SKIN, AND THEN STARTS A MUMMYFICATION. WHEN ITS DONE, THE BANANA IS PLACED INSIDE A FRAME, AN UPSIDE-DOWN CHAMPAGNE GLASS.
FROM BASURAMA ART COLLECTIVE
IS ALSO WORKING THIS YEAR IN ESTAMPA.
THEY ARE
PRESENTING LUXO E LIXO, A BIG INFLATED INSTALLATION
IN THE OUTISDE OF THE ARTFAIR.
THEY BROUGHT THE PIECE THIS SUMMER FORM SAO PAULO, BRAZIL.
I VISIT
POET AND CHINESE TRANSLATOR
PILAR GONZÁLEZ ESPAÑA
IN HER ATELIER IN THE SOUTH OF MADRID
I ARRIVE WITH A BOTLLE OF RED WINE FROM NAVARRA
AND A SMALL BOOK OF AN OLD XIX CENTYRY PHOTOGRAPHER AS PRESENT
SHE COOKS GREAT FISH WITH PUMPKIN
SHE TALKS A LOT ABOUT HER NEW PROJECTS
LOTS OF OPEN IDEAS
WE FOCUS ON THE ONLINE DOCUMENTARY
THAT WE WILL SHOOT IN CHINA IN 2015
ABOUT HER NEW RESEARCH-BOOK
I HAVE SOME NEEW MEETINGS
WITH PLANCTON
AT ESPACIO NARANJO
WHERE I MEET
ELEMNT
I FLY TO NORWAY
TO BE GUEST CRITIC AT NTNU
END OF DECEMBER
I FLY BACK TO MADRID WHERE I MEET SOME ARTSITS
AND START ANOTHER SCULPTURE WITH A GREEN NET
HOWEVER,
BLUE BAGS ARE STILL ACTIVE SICE I ALWAYS CARRY THEM WITH ME.
I USE THEM DAILY TO CARRY AROUND OBJECTS, TO DO MY SHOPPING,
PLACE THEM AS TEMPORARY SCULPTURE ON DIFEERENT SCENARIOS,
AND HAVE THEM AROUND NEW BODIES.
IN JANUARY
2015
2015
AFTER PASSING BY COSTA IBÉRICA
I FLY TO NORWAY AGAIN
TO WORK
IN THE NEW STUDIO
IN THE NEW STUDIO
SNOW
HAS ARRIVED
SO
I FLY BACK
TO COSTA IBÉRICA
BENIDORM IS A VERY DENSE BEACH
I TAKE A ROOM IN FLOOR 17
WITH VIEWS
I USE NIGHT STILLS OF THE BEACH TO EDIT
THE FLYER FOR
THE
THE FLYER FOR
THE
BUTTER FACTORY
NEW ONLINE ARTSHOW BY LAPIEZA
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IN FEBRUARY I FLY TO ROTTERDAM
WHERE I MEET THE GREATEST SHIFT ARCHITECTS OF ALL
OANA AND HARM
HARM AND OANA
AND JULIA OF COURSE, THEIR BABY DAUGHTER
WE HAVE LAUGHS AND TALKS AND WALKS AND DRINKS
WE ENJOY SUNDAY AT MONSTER BEACH
NEW ONLINE ARTSHOW BY LAPIEZA
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IN FEBRUARY I FLY TO ROTTERDAM
WHERE I MEET THE GREATEST SHIFT ARCHITECTS OF ALL
OANA AND HARM
HARM AND OANA
AND JULIA OF COURSE, THEIR BABY DAUGHTER
WE HAVE LAUGHS AND TALKS AND WALKS AND DRINKS
WE ENJOY SUNDAY AT MONSTER BEACH
AFTER SOME DAYS OF FATASTIC WALKS AND SOME SERIOUS AFTERNOON STRETCHINGS IN ROTTERDAM
I FLY TO LONDON
POPLAR EAST
WHERE I WILL WORK WITH PAUL DOEMAN
GETTING HIS NEW SHOW OF CUTOUTS READY FOR THE END OF APRIL
I WALK AROUD OLD STREET, SHOREDITCH AND BARBICAN
VISIT GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
UPDATING THE MOOD FROM PREVIOUS VISITS
I CALL ARTIST AND CRITIC JESÚS ANDRÉS
AND WE GO TO SERPENTINE GALLERY
WE CHECK OUT THE WORKS BY MASTER LEON GOLUB
GREAT SHOW INDEED
WE MOVE TO ICA
TO HAVE SOME COFEE AND ENJOY THE ONGOING PERFORMANCE
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SATURDAY
APRIL THE 5H
BLUE BAGS MEET BLUE BAGS
AT
AFTER VISITING MOST OF POPLAR´S ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPES
I ORGANICE A NEW PHOTOHOOT WITH PAUL DOEMAN
TO INCORPORATE THE BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE
IN THE ANIMATE OBJECTS CONTEXT
WE ALSO VISIT THE FISH MARKET AT 6M
IN THE ISLE OF DOGS
THE SERIES ARE A PREVIOUS ONLINE SHOW
BEFORE THE INSTALLATION AT 5TH BASE
LOTS OF CONTEXT WORK
I KEEP ON RECORDING
THE EAST PART OF LONDON
AS PART OF THE MEMORY-CONTEXT VIDEOART
FOR MY LATEST EXHIBITON
TAXIDERMY / THE CITY IS AN ANIMAL
A NEW EXTENSION
OF PREVIOUS WORKS IN BIG CITIES
I MEET JAPANESE ARTIST GORO SHIMANO AGAIN
TO WALK AROUND DALSTON AND UPDATE
THE PORTRAIT SERIES
THE DAY IS BRIGHT
SATURDAY APRIL THE 11TH
WE VISIT DAVE BULL IN WEST LONDON
DESIGNER AND ARTIST
DAVE
HAS BUILT A FORMIDABLE INTERIOR PIECE IN HIS HOUSE
OBJECTS COLLECTED IN 50 YEARS
THE GRAPHICS AND THE OBJECTS COMBINE
IN DELICATE BALANCE IN EVERY WALL
AS A
MEMORY POP MINIMALIST CONTINUOUS INSTALLATION
WE EAT HAM AND CHEESE
HAVE GOOD WINE AND COFFE
WHILE
DAVE EATS JUST A SMALL SLICE OF PIZZA
AND RECALLS FANTASTIC STORIES OF THE EARLY 60´S IN MANCHESTER
WHEN BOB DYLAN CARRIED LIONS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR
THE CAT JUPMS AROUND
WHILE WE DRINK WINE AND CELEBRATE FRIENDSHIP
WHILE HELICOPTERS FLY ON THE ANNUAL ROWING RACE IN THE RIVER
PLANES COME DOWN EVERY MINUTE
BILL LIGHTS THE FIRE
IN PARALLEL, DURING
LAST WEEK OF APRIL
I CURATE
THE DIARY OF OBJECT DRAWINGS EXHIBITION
AT BRICK LANE
BY PAUL DOEMAN
AND AFTER
I HAVE SHOW MY LATEST UNSTABLE INSTALLATION
TAXIDERMY / THE CITY IS AN ANIMAL - EAST LONDON 2015
WITH THE CUTS HUNTED DURING THE LAST 6 WEEKS
THE URBAN VIDEOART AND THE OBJECT SPREADS
THE EAST PART OF LONDON IS ALIVE 24 H
LOVE TO COME BACK LATE AT NIGHT
EXTENDED ONGOING SERIES
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