- TOURIST ! : a group show curated by my friend and curator Marie Deparis-Yafil (please find enclosed Marie's CV).
Tourism was already heavily critisized for obvious post-colonial and global warming reasons. Chinese mass tourism, a
powerfull economic and diplomatic tool, was also already under scrutiny. With today's pandemic situation, tourism seems
to be an even more interesting political topic for artists and curators. Marie has already curated a small 3 dimensional
version of this show in an art center near Paris Charles de Gaule Airport. But, some of the works were censored by the
mayor of the city, and the exhibition had to close 3 days after the opening because of the lock down. This blue print
exhibition was showing both sculptures, installations, paintings and photographs. The exhibition at Babel would only
show photographs pasted on the walls of the place. Marie's artworks selection will evolve because of this, but also because of two other things:
- we wish to open the exhibition to local artists: there are excellent international artists living in Mallorca, and some art
galleries too,
- we want to also exhibit some new works that will tackle the subject thru a Covid 19 perspective.