THE CIRCULAR DESK
Guillermo Mora and Teresa Solar
2016Catalog for the exhibition “The Circular Desk,” featuring artists Guillermo Mora and Teresa Solar at La Panera, Lleida. The artists selected this unique desk as a basis for dialogue, merging their different practices and perspectives.
This piece of furniture serves as a constant point of negotiation between two artists who come from distinct areas of the visual arts.
Edit: Ajuntament de Lleida, Centre d’art La Panera
Year: 2016
Texts: Marti Manen
Pages: 32
Photographs: 49 stickers
Size: 32 x 20 cm
Language: Catalan, Spanish, English
ISBN: 978-84-96855-83-0
Historically, circular desks have been unique pieces of furniture that, due to their distinctive shape, offer advantages over traditional rectangular desks. Found in large libraries and the offices of some of history’s most distinguished figures, the circular desk has facilitated the gathering of vast amounts of information and has provided new ways to access knowledge.
Both artists have chosen this unusual desk as a foundation for dialogue and the blending of their practices and attitudes. This piece of furniture serves as a constant point of negotiation between two artists who come from very different artistic backgrounds.
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