Antonio Ballester Moreno
Biography
1977 Born in Madrid, Spain
Lives and works in Madrid, Spain
Antonio Ballester Moreno is a creator with a recognisable personality in the current artistic context, both in this country and abroad. His work process investigates the ability of art to transcend limits, both those of the artistic environment itself and those of the educational environment, in the direction of what he has described as a practice of ‘lowercase art’, in which all of the strata can be received and understood as a common ground. Drawing as it does on popular wisdom, experiential learning and non-regulated educational processes with very different levels of intensity, the work of Antonio Ballester Moreno has put down roots in different fields and directions – from landscapes on canvas to play areas in museums – in pursuit of a permanent questioning of the role of the cultural institution in our society, which it conceives above all as a place of encounter.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023
Nubes (Verde). Galería MaisterraValbuena. Madrid
2022
Qué Se Ve Desde Aquí. Fundación Cerezales. León. Curated by Alfredo Puente.
Another Day. Tanya Leighton. Los Angeles
10H. Galería Pedro Cera. Lisbon
2021
Autoconstrucción. Piezas Sueltas. Juego Y Experiencia. Museo Artium Vitoria. Curated by Ángel Calvo Ulloa
Day. Tanya Leighton. Berlin
2020
Encuentro V. Galería MaisterraValbuena. Madrid
2019
Planetas. Galería Pedro Cera. Lisbon
Ánfora. Grotesco. Armazón. Maniquí. Museo Patio Herreriano. Valladolid. Curated by Javier Hontoria
2018
El Tomillo Y La Hierba En El Techo De Mi Habitación. Maisterravalbuena. Madrid
2017
Sin Intención, Proposito O Finalidad. Maz. Guadalajara. México
¡Vivan Los Campos Libres De España!. La Casa Encendida. Madrid. Curated by Tania Pardo
2016
Everything Cycles. Galería Pedro Cera. Lisbon
One Day After Another. Christopher Grimes Gallery. Santa Monica
Downloads
2015
Recto, Rectangular, Grande. Maisterravalbuena. Madrid
2014
Hierro. L21. Palma de Mallorca
Azul E Amarelo. Galería Pedro Cera. Lisbon
2013
Cobre, Cobalto Y Plomo. Maisterravalbuena. Madrid
2012
Antonio Ballester Moreno. Galería Loewe. Madrid / Barcelona
2011
No School. La Casa Encendida. Madrid. Curated by Tania Pardo
No Future. Maisterravalbuena. Madrid
2010
Anti. Peres Projects. Berlin
2009
Antonio Ballester Moreno. RMK. Seoul
Antonio Ballester Moreno. Maisterravalbuena. Madrid
2008 Gallo Rojo, Gallo Negro. Laboratorio 987 MUSAC. León. Curated by Tania Pardo
Hunter House & Bear Suit Number Two. Peres Projects. Los Angeles
Bärkostum. Peres Projects Berlin
2005
Stay High. Espacio Abisal. Bilbao
Greens. Galería DF. Santiago de Compostela
2004
Just A Little Crime. New Dominions. Los 29enchufes. Madrid
2003 Clean Sponsors. Centro de ARTe joven de la Comunidad de Madrid
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
Exotermia. MUSAC. León. Curated by Álvaro Rodríguez Fominaya
2022
La Guerra Del Tiempo. Centro Párraga, Murcia
2021
Dialecto. Ca2m. Madrid. Curated by Tania Pardo y Manuel Segade
Una Historia Del Arte Reciente (1960 – 2020) Museo Arte Abstracto. Cuenca
Pintura: Renovación Permanente. Museo Patio Herreriano. Valladolid. Curated by Mariano Navarro
Seeds Of Resistence. MSU Broad Museum. Michigan. Curated by Steven Bridges
2020
Sujetando La Historia. Centro de Arte Maristany. Barcelona. Curated by Jordi Antas
2019
La Cuestión Es Ir Tirando. Centro Cultural de España en México. Curated by Ángel Calvo Ulloa Fabula Rasa. Tanya Leighton Gallery. Berlin
2018
Querer Parecer Noche. Ca2m. Madrid. Curated by Beatriz Alonso y Carlos Fernández-Pello
Affective Affinities. 33 Bienal Sao Paulo. Curated by Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro
Veronika Kelndorfer & Antonio Ballester Moreno. Christopher Grimes Gallery. Santa Monica
Consecuencias. Didac. Curated by David Barro y Alicia Ventura. Santiago de Compostela
2017
A 20cm Del Suelo. L21. Palma de Mallorca
2015
Open Corner. Listados poéticos de una colección. Biblioteca Central de Cantabria. Santander
2014
Campo Adentro. Una Revisiön 2010/2013. Centro de arte La Panera. Lleida.
Una Pausa Para Reflexionar. MUSAC. León. Curated by Manuel Olveira y Kristine Guzmán
2013
Playtime. Arqua Cartagena. Murcia
Chicken Or Beef? The Hole. New York. Curated by Jesper Elg
Colección Dkv Dibujos. Centro de Arte y Naturaleza. Huesca. Curated by Alicia Ventura
Nunca Jamás. Fundación Valentín de Madariaga. Sevilla. Curated by Sema D´Acosta
Din A33. Louis 21 “The Gallery”. Palma de Mallorca
2012
Überall Und Nirgends. Werke aus der Sammlung Reydan Weiss. Villa Jauss. Obersdorf. Germany. Curated by Karin Pernegger.
Colección V. Ca2m. Madrid. Curated by Pablo Martínez Fernández
11ª Bienal Martínez Gurricabeitia. Valencia. Curated by Rosina Gómez Baeza
2011
Colección Iii. CA2M. Madrid. Curated by Ferran Barenblit
2010
Antes Que Todo. CA2M. Madrid. Curated by Manuela Moscoso y Aimar Arriola
Vivere Country Group. Grimmuseum. Berlin. Curated by Nona Bruna
Narraciones Extraordinarias. Off Loop 10. Barcelona. Curated by Juan Canela
Get Behind Me Satan And Push. Peres Projects Berlin. Curated by Margherita Belaief
2009
La Liberación Cómica. Mas Art. Barcelona. Curated by David Armengol
Minneapolis. Peres Projects. Los Angeles
2008
Creador De Dueños. Offlimits. Madrid. Curated by Pablo España
2007
Existencias. MUSAC León. Curated by Rafa Doctor
No Futuro. Organización Nelson Garrido. Caracas. Venezuela. Curated by Pablo España
Entresijos Y Gallinejas. Centro de Arte Santa Mónica. Barcelona
2006
XLIII Certamen Internacional de Artes Plásticas de Pollença. Mallorca
2005
Video A La Carta. Galería DF. Santiago de Compostela
2004
Off Loop Video Festival. Barcelona
2003
Circuitos Xv Edición. Centro de ARTe joven de la Comunidad de Madrid. Curated by Alicia Murría