Medidas de emergencia

Category: Exhibition
Year: 1997
Institution: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid
Comment: Medidas de emergencia puts on display Antoni Abad’s (Lleida, 1956) artistic evolution in regards to the use of new media. In this case, the tour passes from sculptural practice to video. Experimentation with media does not mean the abandonment of sculpture; on the contrary, he strikes a balance between both practices, including a combination of the two on many occasions. By introducing new procedures and display resources, the possibilities of analysis are considerably widened, allowing other relationships between the piece and the spectator to form. This turning point in Abbot’s career occurs in the mid-nineties and coincides with his stay in Canada in 1994 at The Banff Centre for the Arts.