Lara Almarcegui

 Lara Almarcegui was born in 1972 in Zaragoza, Spain. She currently lives and works in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The works that Lara Almarcegui has been developing over the course of nearly twenty years are situated at the border between urban renewal and urban decay, and make visible what tends to escape general notice. On the one hand, Almarcegui focuses her attention on abandoned spaces and structures in the process of transformation; on the other, she investigates the different connections that can be established between architecture and the urban order. The work of Lara Almarcegui poses questions about the current state of the construction, development, use, and decay of spaces that are apparently peripheral to the city. In her large- scale projects she provokes a dialogue between the different elements that make up the physical reality of the urban landscape, in its constant transformation through demolitions, excavations, construction materials, and contemporary ruins.

Her work has been the object of numerous solo exhibitions in institutions such as IVAM, Valencia, Spain (2019);  Kunstverein Neuenkirchen (2017); Casino Luxembourg (2016); Kunsthaus Baselland (2015); CREDAC, Ivry sur Seine, France (2013); MUSAC, León, Spain (2013); the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2012); Künstlerhaus Bremen, Germany (2012); TENT, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2011); Palais de la Sécession, Vienna, Austria (2010); Ludlow 38, New York, US (2010); FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, France (2004); Le Grand Café, Saint Nazaire, France (2003); and INDEX, Stockholm, Sweden (2003).

Almarcegui has participated in many collective exhibitions and international events such as the Biennale de Lyon (2017); the 1st Triennale of Aichi, Nagoya, Japan (2013); the national Spanish pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale (2013), Manifesta 9, Genk, Limbourg, Belgium (2012); the Taipei Biennial (2010); the 2nd Athenes Biennial; the 7th Gwanju Biennial (2011); the 8th Sharjah Biennial (2007) and the Liverpool Biennial in 2004.

Lara Almarcegui’s works are in important public and private collections, most notably in those of the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; MACBA, Barcelona; Museo Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; MUSAC, Leon; CAAC, Sevilla; FRAC Pays de la Loire; FRAC Normandie Rouen; Rabo Bank Collection, Utrecht; Sharjah Art Foundation; FRAC Alsace; Les Abattoirs, Toulouse; FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon; and the PhotoMuseum, Winterthur.


Current exhibition

  • The Riddle and Other Circumstances - Liliana Porter - October 12t - December 21

Upcoming fairs

  • FIAC - October 17-20
  • Art Basel Miami - December 5-8