There is something appealing about going to MACBA: the enormous white figure in the middle of downtown Barcelona chaos, surrounded by skaters and lost tourists... it still looks a little bit like a piece in itself.
But it makes you feel something. That's the main reason for me to go exhibits - to unveil a feeling or a thought that was hiding. The exhibition "Pura bellesa" (Pure Beauty) of John Baldessari in MACBA makes you think in so many way. Being an art teacher, many of his pieces seem to have this didactic interest - as of to make you think what are you making (or what do you care for art).
For me it was specially interesting for many straight-forward pieces with "literal information" like the one displayed in this post, and also for the process of the artist. I'll try to make myself clear: you can see Baldessari discovering and using new media to express his ideas. It's possible to perceive the change of shapes of similar reflections along the exhibit. He is so keen on finding new ways that he even decided at a certain point to burn most of his paintings, finding them not faithful to what he wanted to communicate (there is proof if this in the first piece shown in the exhibit).
A not to be missed opportunity. The exhibit will be on @ Macba until April 25th, before traveling back to the California of Baldessari.
Pura Bellesa / Pure Beauty - John Baldessari
MACBA (web)
Plaça dels Ángels, 1
Barcelona.
Tuesdays closed.
Adult full ticket: 7,5€
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