Carles Congost
Olot-based artist questioning contemporary visual stereotypes through video, photography, drawing, and pop music.
Carles Congost, 1970, Olot, Girona
Carles Congost studied Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona. His work is characterised by the re-elaboration of stereotypes belonging to contemporary visual culture in order to question the mechanisms and processes of creation, as well as mechanisms and processes of creation, as well as the artistic field itself, through video, photography, drawing and pop songs. Since the mid-1990s, he has been composing and producing music under the alias The Congosound.
He has had solo exhibitions at MUSAC, León; Espacio Uno/ MNCARS (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía) and La Casa Encendida, Madrid; Espacio 13/ Fundación Miró, Ars Santa Mònica and Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Fabra y Coats, Barcelona. He has also participated in numerous group exhibitions in national and international museums and centres, such as PS1/MOMA, New York; Hamburger Bahnhof; Berlin; Palaces of Tokyo, Paris; IMMA (Irish Museum of Modern Art), Dublin; Museo Carrillo Gil, Mexico DF; X Biennial of Nicaragua, Managua; Manifesta 11, Zurich, etc.
Available works
Smalltown Boy Carles Congost
Wood, natural hide, nylon strings Ed. 1/1 70 cm x 50 cm x 20 cm
This work has been exhibited in the following fairs and exhibitions: Noi de Poble ARCO Madrid 2024
Noi de Poble Carles Congost
HD Video Ed. 1/3 + PA 7m 43s
This work has been exhibited in the following exhibitions: Noi de Poble
Noi de Poble I Carles Congost
Photographic print on Hahnemühle paper Ed. 1/3 + PA 42 cm x 42 cm
This work has been exhibited in the following exhibitions: Noi de Poble
Noi de Poble II Carles Congost
Photographic print on Hahnemühle paper Ed. 1/3 + PA 42 cm x 42 cm
This work has been exhibited in the following exhibitions: Noi de Poble
Noi de Poble III Carles Congost
Photographic print on Hahnemühle paper Ed. 1/3 + PA 42 cm x 42 cm
This work has been exhibited in the following exhibitions: Noi de Poble
Noi de Poble IV Carles Congost
Photographic print on Hahnemühle paper Ed. 1/3 + PA 42 cm x 42 cm
This work has been exhibited in the following exhibitions: Noi de Poble
Black Goliath Carles Congost
Resin, fiberglass, methacrylate. Ed. 1/1 + AP
This work has been exhibited in the following fairs: ARCO Madrid 2024
Black Hole Carles Congost
Giclée print, mat, resin frame Unique piece (2x) 57cm x 57cm
This work has been exhibited in the following fairs and exhibitions: ARCO Madrid 2024 Articulaciones del Deseo
Cosplay Carles Congost
Digital print on wallpaper Ed. 1/3 + AP Variable dimensions Color: green, yellow and blue
This work has been exhibited in the following fairs: ARCO Madrid 2024
I Wish This Moment Would Last Forever! Carles Congost
Digital print on wall paper Ed. 1/3 + PA 300 cm x 330 cm (or proportional measurements).
This work has been exhibited in the following fairs: ARCO Madrid 2024
Lyrics Series Carles Congost
Charcoal, acrylic and varnish on paper Ed. 1/1 (3x) 100 x 100 cm (Price per unit)
This work has been exhibited in the following fairs: ARCO Madrid 2024
We Can Change the World VIII Carles Congost
Giclée print Ed. 1/5 + AP 86 cm x 107 cm
This work has been exhibited in the following fairs: ARCO Madrid 2024
Italodisco Carles Congost
Colour Giclée print 150 cm x 210 cm Ed. 3 P. A
Mambo Carles Congost
Colour Giclée print 150 cm x 210 cm Ed. 3 P. A
The Man from Utopia Carles Congost
Colour Giclée print 150 cm x 210 cm Ed. 3 P. A
Exhibitions
Noi de poble Carles Congost
From September 18 to December 13, 2024
