H2O Galleryis an art gallery founded un 1989 by Joaquim Ruiz Millet and Ana Planella ^{[1] [2] [3]}as a space for architecture, design, photography and contemporary art approaches. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

History

The Gallery was inaugurated in 1989 with the Dutch architect Ben van Barkel's exhibition, "Arquitectura de la ambidexteridad", ^{[8] [9]} and it'ls located in a modernist building in Barcelona's Gràcia district, on Verdi Street. ^{[10] [11]}The gallery has exhibited artists like the architects Barba Corsini and Artigues & Sanabria; ^[12] the photographers ^[13] Alberto García-Alix ^{[14] [15]}(Photography National Award in 1999), ^[16]Miguel Trillo and Dona Ann McAdams; ^{[17] [18]}The Gallery was inaugurated in 1989 with the Dutch architect Ben van Barkel's exhibition, "Arquitectura de la ambidexteridad", ^{[19] [20]} and it'ls located in a modernist building in Barcelona's Gràcia district, on Verdi Street. ^{[21] [22]}The gallery has exhibited artists like the architects Barba Corsini and Artigues & Sanabria; ^[23] the photographers ^[24] Alberto García-Alix ^{[25] [26]}(Photography National Award in 1999), ^[27]Miguel Trillo and Dona Ann McAdams; ^{[28] [29]}or the designers Martí Guixé, ^{[30] [31]}Ana Mir ^[32]and Curro Claret. ^{[33] [34] [35]}

An important episode in his trajectory was the recovery of the furniture made by the architect Barba Corsini for the Gaudi’s La Pedrera attics, in 13 apartments. ^{[36] [37]}H2O reissued a few of those and dedicated a catalogue to Corsini’s masterpieces done between 1953 and 1994. ^{[38] [39] [40] [41] [42]}

Publishing house

Since 1995 H2O is an art and literature publisher ^{[43] [44]}and has issued books like architects monographs Artigues & Sanabria or Espinet/Ubach, ^[45]photo-books like Alberto García-Alix’s Autorretratos or Miguel Trillo’s Parejas y Placeres, ^[46]and the Marti Guixe’s design book, Food Design.

In addition, on a narrative area the gallery published the gallery’s owner and writer Ana Planella’s books, La Reina de Cartago and Paula dos Pulgares, ^{[47] [48]}and Joaquim Ruiz Millet’s stories books about the urban periphery teenager’s world, No me rayes (first volume) ^{[49] [50]}and Sabotaje: Arte/Adrenalina (second volume). ^{[51] [52]}

Design

Since its opening, on a design area the gallery has produced objects associated with its activity: lamps, child gadgets, books and jewellery. ^[53]

It began in 1991 with historical design pieces reissued like architect Barba Corisin’s furniture, made for the Gaudi’s La Pedrera attics. The Pedrera Collection consists of a pedestal lamp, a bench, an overlay and a chair ^[54](which is permanently exposed in the Design Museum of Barcelona). ^[55]

The gallery also has produced objects like the H2O chair, ^[56] the Flamp lamp, Marti Guixe’s Autoband child game, Ana Mir’s Hair Disguiser ^[57] or Curro Claret’s Malla fruit bowl. ^[58]

In 2002 the H2O Gallery has won a FAD medal. ^[59]

Publications

"Les idiotes" Collection

• El niño que amaba sus pies de pato (2001
• Confidencias de un maletín de autopsias (2003)
• No me rayes (2003)
• Hablarlo (2004)
• El engaño de dios (2004)
• Crucigrama (2006)
• La reina de Cartago (2006)
• Sabotaje: Arte / Adrenalina (2016)

"La Bruna está contenta"

• Robavientos (2002)
• Paula dos pulgares (2006)

"24 x 17" Collection

• Arquitectures (1993)
• Arquitectura / Architecture (1996)
• Manipulación mecánica de la fantasía (1998)
• Fish Futures (1998)
• Bodas / Weddings 1979-1999 (1999)
• El Proyecto TumbleTruss / The TumbleTruss Project (2000)
• EX MACHINA (2000)
• Autorretratos / Self-Portraits (2001)
• Food design (2003)
• umd/c (2006)
• Parejas y placeres / Couples & pleasures (2008)
• Cants a la natura (2010)

"28 x 23" Collection

• Barba Corsini, Arquitectura Architecture 1953-1994 (1995/2001)

References

Category:Modern art museums in Catalonia