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At Galerie Ysebaert in Sint-Martens-Latem near Bruges in Belgium, the group exhibition Nature’s Conversation features recent nature-themed works by Francesca Marti, Steven Peters Caraballo, Arne Quinze, Koen Vanmechelen and Tomas Zemla. Curated by Annelies Ysebaert, the show includes four of Marti’s new works from her series Refugees into Nature, in which groups of small Believers sculptures interact with outsized leaves. Painted in hues of copper, […]

Article about the Resilience performance and video by Francesca Marti and Rohan Marley published by Ultima Hora on October 30, 2024. Text by Marcos Augustus, photos by Alejandro Sepulveda and Johan Danielson

In late October 2024, Francesca Martí and Miami-based businessman and philanthropist Rohan Marley worked together on their Resilience video project in Mallorca. The two originally met by coincidence in New York a year ago, and established an instant bond. The Resilience performance and video is one result of this meeting, filmed in the studios of LADAT at the university campus in

During the days of the Contemporary Istanbul art fair in October, and through mid-November, Francesca Martí’s three Dreamers – Antares, Alpha Virginis and Alpha Tauri in polished aluminium were seen at the Peninsula Hotel on the Bosphorus. Ultima Hora newspaper published a story on November 15, 2024.

In Francesca Martí’s latest works, groups of her small Believers sculptures are gathered together around collaged images of large leaves. Painted in hues of copper, green, gold and brown, some of the figures hide in the shadows, others walk across the filigree paper surface of the leaves and some even seem to be carrying the gigantic leaves and petals in their hands.

New sculptures and installations by Francesca Marti’s will be exhibited from October 17 to 20 at Estampa 2024 in Madrid, in the stand of Gerhardt Braun Gallery.  Estampa contemporary art fair has been held in the autumn in Madrid for 31 years. Its primary scope of focus is the art market in Spain, with the formation and promotion of sustainable

Great Artists of Mallorca is a high-end publication currently being produced by Wiesbaden-based photographer Axel Ruske with editor and copywriter Lizzy Rautenberg. It will feature 40 artists who live and work in Mallorca, highlighting how the island is fast becoming one of the prominent contemporary art centres in Europe. After the book project is finalized in late 2024,

To coincide with the 19th edition of Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey’s premier contemporary art fair, Francesca Martí has been invited to install a series of her large-scale sculptures in the city. Supported by Cristina Latorre Sancho, Spain’s Ambassador to Türkiye, this year’s guest country programme at Contemporary Istanbul is spotlighting Spain, Spanish-speaking nations and Latin America. During the days

The Copper Transmissions exhibition by Francesca Martí at the Gerhardt Braun Gallery in Palma, presents the many facets of her work, including sculpture, photography, installation, performance and video.Standing at more than three metres tall, Martí’s monumental sculpture Venus in Copper (2022-2024) acts as a guardian angel. Cast in aluminium, the artist has tightly bound this large-scale, copper-coloured female figure in cord. Significantly, copper is one

«Face to Face» is a group exhibition with works by 12 contemporary artists at Gerhardt Braun Gallery Madrid, inviting the viewer to explore human connection and facial recognition. In a world where technology often mediates our interactions, this exhibition focuses on the importance of the gaze, expression and direct connection between people. The participating artists use a