Ignasi Aballí's Conceptual Investigations at Reina Sofía Explore Time, Media, and Museology

The exhibition by Ignasi Aballí at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid is scheduled from October 28 to March 27. A recipient of the Joan Miró Prize in 2015, the Barcelona artist employs various mediums, including film, photography, installation, painting, and text, to delve into themes of time, accumulation, and critique of institutions. His 2005 work "Dust (10 years in the studio)" turns studio dirt into artistic expression, while collages from 2012-13 uncover linguistic trends. Aballí's 2015 color thesaurus challenges the concept of meaning through descriptive language. His early resin paintings from the 1980s address absence, and Film Projection (2012) focuses on the light from projectors, avoiding narrative. Additionally, his photographic series echo museum signage, and vitrines featuring self-referential texts emphasize materiality, reflecting a modern inquiry into the nature of art.