Toni Giró IN RESiDENCE at the School Josep Serrat i Bonastre

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He graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona and is an artist, exhibition designer and museographer. He was awarded the ACCA Prize in 2008 and the GAC Award in 2023.

Some of his work has been shown in Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Prague, Madrid, Montpellier, New York and Valencia, as well as other cities. His most recent exhibitions include “Res és possible, tot es mou” at the Centre de Lectura de Reus (Tarragona), “L'obsolet absolut” at Can Manyé, Espai d'Art i Creació, Alella (Barcelona) and “Revelacions” at the Galeria El quadern robat, Barcelona.

Be it through sculptures, installations or through extensive series of drawings, photographs and video projects, his works reveal a subtle apprehension of reality and a critical reflection that revisits historical crossroads and problematic moments as potential situations in which to imagine alternatives to the dominant reality.

Toni Giró is back to participate in IN RESiDENCE, after having participated in the 8th edition (2016-2017), at the Josep Serrat Bonastre School (Sant Gervasi, Barcelona), with a group of 4th year secondary school students. They presented the final work, #MONU#mentalismes, at the Museu Marès (2017) and, subsequently, at the collective exhibition “Aquí hem trobat un espai per pensar. 10 anys EN RESiDÈNCiA” (2019, Fabra i Coats: Centre d'Art, Barcelona). 

Presentation updated in September 2024

School Josep Serrat i Bonastre

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The school is taking part in the programme for the second time with a group of fourth-year ESO art pupils.

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The Josep Serrat i Bonastre School has a long educational tradition with more than 130 years of history. It has stood in the current building since 1918. Throughout its existence, it has been known by various names, but since 1952 it has been called what it is today, in homage to the mechanical and chemical engineer and great propagator of technical terms, Josep Serrat i Bonastre.

Presentation updated in September 2024

Participants

Students 4th of ESO:
Raquel Alemany Pellicé, Domenica Alexandra Barragan Flores, Aitana Besses Ortiz, Gemma Calero Casadesús, Judit Celaya Quibus, Sara Cendoya Izquierdo, Valentina Duchowney, Karen Yamilet Escoto Duarte, Claudia Gatell Pollán, Jesús Alejandro Hernández Suárez, Luana Hope Pavanetto, Steffanie Selena Leon Carreño, Marvin Orellana Flores, Helena Pujol Flotats, Alaniz Constansa Santos Romero, Florina Alexandra Vijulan, Laura Vila Martínez and Jennifer Mireia Yarleque Montes              

Teachers:
Anna Maria Gálvez (visual and plastic education) and Jaume Olivé (catalan language)

Curation and coordination:
A Bao A Qu Association

Directed by:
Culture Institute of Barcelona
Barcelona Education Consortium