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A series of recent works by Francesca Martí has been installed in the lobby of the Jumeirah Hotel & Spa, including her monumental Humilis sculpture standing guard in a shimmering, circular pool, overlooking the bay of the Port de Sóller. Focusing on aspects of human behavior, Martí’s sculptures are symbols of positive change, unity, action and progress.  As they stand, […]

Francesca Marti interviewing residents from La Soledad district in Palma de Mallorca for her Quondam video (filmed by Ricardo Blazquez) The new Quondam video by Francesca Martí looks at how our personal stories continue to evolve, but how they are always affected by what came before. Plotting change over time in the Soledad neighbourhood of Palma in Mallorca, the video focuses on different generations from

As part of the events celebrating 20 years of its activity, Es Baluard Museu d’Art Modern i Contemporani in Palma is uploading a biography of its collection and the history of the different exhibitions it has held in the 21st Century. This includes the Echoes exhibition of video installations and paintings by Francesca Martí in 2008, which took place in the

In late October in Sóller, Francesca Martí spent a day together with her Swedish friend Alexandra Charles, a former nightclub owner and radio host, now best known for her work in women’s health and charitable organizations. Alexandra was in Mallorca to film a segment for a documentary currently being made about her life, directed by award-winning Swedish

Articles about the Flux exhibition published in La Razón (El arte cambiante de Francesca Martí, written by Concha García, 31.10.2023, Madrid) and in Europa, the in-flight magazine of AirEuropa, (Transformation and balance, page 30, September 2023).The show at Gerhardt Braun Gallery continues through December 9, 2023.

From October 18-22, Francesca Marti’s 208-page hardcover publication «Passage and Presence» is presented at the stand for DCV (Dr. Catz’sche Verlagsgesellschaft, Berlin) as part of the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair. Designed by Book Book in Berlin, «Passage and Presence» focuses on Marti’s sculptures, installations, drawings, videos and performances from the past 10 years, with newly commissioned texts by Mark Gisbourne, Heike Fuhlbrügge, Alia

Francesca Martí’s Flux solo exhibition of large-scale sculptures, recent videos and installations opened in Madrid in mid-September at the Gerhardt Braun Gallery. Her new 208-page book Passage and Presence was launched during the event, in the presence of the artist, plus contributing writers and curators Mark Gisbourne, Marifé Santiago-Bolaños, Pilar Ribal and Jonathan Turner. A transcript of Mark Gisbourne’s introduction speech

Francesca Martí’s large Dreamer – Antares sculpture was featured at the Volkswagen Group Media Night as part of IAA Mobility 2023 (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) in Munich in early September. This was the eve of the first press day of Germany’s International Motor Show, a five-day mega-event spread over the city of Munich, attracting more than 500,000 visitors, with more than