Grup d’Estudi is a collective focused on cataloging and proposing new ways to present artistic productions to the public, advocating for complete mobility—both in terms of joining the group and in relation to its members.
Sala Grup d’Estudi (Summer 2020) – We transformed espai2 at Àngels Barcelona into a laboratory for instant curating. We offered a program of flash residencies with an actual overnight stay inside the gallery. The exhibition space was filled with frenetic activities throughout the summer. ÀNGELS BARCELONA
Exhibition View (July 2020) – We published a book that functions as an exhibition: we collected works by artists that interest us and guided the reader’s interpretation toward a meaning we do not know. Each book presentation became a performative event where one of the works included in the publication was reproduced. BECA PRODUCCIÓ LA CAIXA
PARA K KIERES SABER ESO (May 2021) – We programmed a series of lectures on specific and niche knowledge, reproducing a format typical of Paraiso Conceptual in Mexico. Speakers explained how to make giant soap bubbles, how to fraudulently use a metro ticket, and how to shout in protests. LA VIRREINA
Sala Grup d’Estudi Rosa Magrané – We moved the furniture from the meeting room of the Reus hiking club to the exhibition space of the Centre de Lectura de Reus. The hiking club was forced to hold its meeting in the exhibition space. CENTRE LECTURA REUS
Merchandising Grup d’Estudi (November 2021) – We raffled a unique line of merchandise created for the occasion: there was only one unit of each promotional object about Grup d’Estudi. An apathetic entertainer, dressed as a hermit crab, delivered the prize representing the group’s mascot. MACBA
Exhibition View Control Wars (May 2022) – We proposed a workshop in the form of a role-playing game about the art system. Based on Becoming’s open-source project Control Wars, participants were invited to play as different agents within the art world. INDEX STOCKHOLM
Carpa Grup d’Estudi (December 2022) – We presented the Exhibition View publication replicating the format of the Three Kings’ tent: attendees could sit on the laps of Grup d’Estudi members and request a signed book. A high-quality printed souvenir photograph was sent to each participant. FUNDACIÓ BROSSA
Èxit through the Ale-Hop (July 2023) – We organized a guided tour of the popular MOCO Museum as a benchmarking exercise to understand the keys to the success of this commercial museum and apply its strategies to Fundació Brossa. The guided tour ended by forcing attendees into the Ale-Hop store, which seems physically part of the MOCO. FUNDACIÓ BROSSA i MOCO MUSEUM
The Possibility of Not Having Been. Counter-Narrative (October 2023) – We invited a consultancy specialized in decoloniality to the curatorial table to create a certificate guaranteeing that this institution is not racist. During the press conference, a journalist questioned the exhibition’s narrative. SANTA MÒNICA
INTERFERENCIAS (January 2024) – We intervened in the social networks of the digital magazine Exibart and tested different methods of unfair online marketing: ClickBait, crypto scam, Thirst trap, a giveaway… We ended up buying followers, doubling the magazine’s numbers, and numerically demonstrating the success of our intervention. EXIBART
Boo! Cheer! Fund! (June 2024) – We hired a crowd entertainer to react to the collective’s presentation during the “Professional Days for Presenting Collectives and Emerging Projects.” Attendees were compelled to applaud, laugh, or boo according to our wishes. ART NOU
Surprise Box Grup d’Estudi (November 2025) – We experimented with alternative ways to curate a series of exhibitions based on the idea of a surprise box: neither the institution nor the public knew the content of the exhibition until the opening day. We launched calls that rethink selection methods and programmed mediation activities led by agents outside the art world. LA CAPELLA