Luis Vidal

Barcelona, Spain, 1970

Royal Deer - 2022. Glazed ceramic. 64 x 30 x 30 cm.

Salmon Madriguera - 2024. Glazed ceramic. 67 x 39 x 25 cm.

Puchineli Rabbit - 2023. Glazed ceramic. 67 x 22 x 16 cm.

Warren ashtray rabbit - 2023. Glazed ceramic. 65 x 35 x 35 cm.

Self Portrait/ T-Shirt - 2023. Glazed ceramic. 57 x 42 x 28 cm.

Owl - 2023. Glazed ceramic. 62 x 37 x 30 cm.

Yellow Madriguera - 2024. Glazed ceramic. 62 x 30 x 16 cm.

Warren ashtray anteater fried egg - 2023. Glazed ceramic. 43 x 44 x 34 cm.

Gallito - 2023. Glazed ceramic. 60 x 34 x 30 cm.

Warren ashtray rabbit - 2023. Glazed ceramic. 60 x 32 x 32 cm.

Donkey cake puchinelli - 2023. Glazed ceramic. 73 x 55 x 42 cm.

Pink Madriguera - 2024. Glazed ceramic. 58 x 40 x 20 cm 

Puchineli Pig - 2023. Glazed ceramic. 60 × 20 × 25 cm.

Royal Rabbit - 2022. Glazed ceramic. 77 × 30 × 30 cm.

T-shirt portrait "Collecting art makes you younger" - 2022. Chalkboard paint on paper. 143 x 113 cm.

Walrus Brush - 2022. Glazed ceramic. 60 x 39 x 34 cm.

Rabbit red gloves - 2022. Glazed ceramic. 100 x 38 x 43 cm.

About

Lives and works in Barcelona, Spain

Luis Vidal sculpts ceramic figures that are as captivating as they are unsettling, combining a playful aesthetic with a deeply subversive edge. Beneath the apparent naïveté of his work lies a sharp and incisive imagination, fueled by unexpected juxtapositions. His compositions are never accidental and both intrigue and disturb, turning this eccentric universe into a site of provocation and visual destabilization. A self-taught and unclassifiable artist, Vidal moves effortlessly between sculpture, installation, leather engraving, and drawing. His practice is marked by the creation of an anthropomorphic bestiary where humor and unease coexist, while his incursions into cinema, fashion, and design further underline the restless vitality of a body of work in constant evolution.

His resolutely international career has brought him to major institutions such as the Bass Museum of Art (Miami), Fundació La Caixa (Barcelona), the Arp Museum (Germany), the Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium (Norway), and the Havana Biennale. His works are included in prestigious public collections such as Colección La Caixa, the Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art (Istanbul), the Yves Klein Foundation, and the Bass Museum of Art. Regularly featured in leading art fairs such as ARCO Madrid, Art Cologne, Art Miami, Art Paris, and Untitled Miami, Luis Vidal has established himself as one of the singular voices of contemporary Spanish sculpture.

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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS (since 2000)
THIS IS A, Makasiini Contemporary, Turku, Finland (2024)
Madrigueras, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2024)
Kettles, Makasiini Contemporary, Turku, Finland (2024)
Gallito and friends, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2023)
Vidal by ZARA, Limited edition of clothing pieces produced by ZARA in stores around the world (2023)
Animals, T-shirts and more, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2022)
Retrospektive, Fonis Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany (2020)
Tier Garten, My Square Gallery, Pals, Girona, Spain (2020)
Black Portraits, WOCA, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2019)
Satples Paintings, Lotus House and Martin Z. Margulies Collection, Miami, USA (2018)
Satples Paintings, WOCA, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2015)
Eat me Alice- The Digestion, Hamburg Art Week, Hamburg, Germany (2013)
Romanistik und zeitgenössische Kunst, Institut für Romanistik, Hamburg, Germany (2012)
Souvenirs, MITO Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2011)
Little Artist in Pigs ́s Land, Galerie Binz & Krämer, Cologne, Germany (2010)
Pigs ́s Monument, AMP Gallery, Turin, Italy (2010)
Eat me Alice, Mito Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2009)
L ́Arca di Papa Noe, AMP Gallery, Turin, Italy (2009)
Little Artist in Pigs ́s Land, Galeria Six, Milan, Italy (2008)
I.D.E.F.S., Christian Dam Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (2007)
Burned Leathers, Walter Otero Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2007)
EUROAFRICANS, C.C.C.B., Barcelona, Spain (2007)
La Granja de Dios, Centro Cultural de España, Córdoba, Argentina (2006)
Burned Leathers, Christian Dam Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (2006)
La Granja de Dios, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Rosario, Argentina (2006)
Burned Lethers, Galleri Christian Dam, Oslo, Norway (2005)
La Granja de Dios, Spanish Cultural Center of Spain, Miami, USA (2005)
Abuse Garden, Galerie Binz & Krämer, Cologne, Germany (2005)
The Lambs of Good, LUXE Gallery, New York, USA (2004)
La Granja de Dios, Spanish Cultural Center of Spain, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico (2004)
Birds, Scope Art, Miami, USA (2003)
La Granja de Dios, Spanish Cultural Center of Spain, Lima, Peru (2003)
Sharp-Pointed Paintings, Christian Dam Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (2003)
Loboveja, Bass Museum of Art, Miami, USA (2003)
Llorones, ArtMiami, Espai 292 Gallery, Miami, USA (2002)
Blood Llorones, Senda Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2002)
Piss Class y Zancudos, Palau Solleric, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2002)
Yo-Llorones, Galleri Christian Dam, Oslo, Norway (2002)
La casa y Llorones, Spanish Cultural Center of Spain, St Domingo, Republica Dominicana (2002)
Umbilical Meninos, Gallery Baró Senna, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2001)
Utero Room, Fundació Vila Casas, Torroella de Montgrí, Spain (2001)
Casi Lindos, Galería Maior, Pollensa, Spain (2001)
Umbilical Meninos, Christian Dam Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (2001)
Umbilical Meninos, Artcore Gallery, Toronto, Canada (2001)
Lindos dos, Galleri Bouhlou, Bergen, Norway (2000)
Casi Lindos, Galleri Christian Dam, Oslo, Norway (2000)
Casi Lindos, Gallery Fernando Silió, Santander, Spain (2000)
In Körper und Seele, De Miguel Gallery, Munich, Germany (2000)
Casita de Cuento, FIAC 00, Paris, France (2000)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (since 2000)
Tête à Tête: Xevi Solà et Luis Vidal, Alzueta Gallery, Paris, France (2025)
Selfies. Part II, Schönfeld Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (2024)
Selfies. Part I, Schönfeld Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (2024)
Summer Show, Palau de Casavells, Casavells, Spain (2024)
About Art, Turku Art Museum, Turku, Finland (2023)
Myths & Dreams, Arkas Art Center, Izmir, Turkey (2022)
Creation of a moment, Kaviar Factory, Henningsvaer, Norway (2019)
No one knows anything about art, My Square Gallery, Girona, Spain (2019)
Contemporary Chaos, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Oslo, Norway (2018)
Summer Group Show, Palau de Casavells, Casavells, Spain (2018)
The Jacket, Fonis Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany (2017)
Trienal Poligráfica, WOCA, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2016)
1986–2013/An Artist Collecting Art, Vestfossen Kunst Labotatorium, Norway (2013)
Collected, Galerie Binz & Krämer, Cologne, Germany (2012)
The Others, AMP Gallery, Torino, Italy (2012)
Biomorph!, Arp Museum, Rolandseck, Germany (2011)
To-and-Fro, MITO Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2011)
Liaisons, Centre d’Art Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain (2010)
Geheimnisvolle zwischenwelten, Museum Pfalzgalerie, Kaiserslauten, Germany (2010)
Amarcord, MITO Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2010)
Fotofiesta, Galleri S.E., Bergen, Norway (2009)
Pandoras Box, BAC 09, C.C.C.B. Barcelona, Spain (2009)
Every Body Counts, Vestfossen Kunst Labotatorium, Oslo, Norway (2008)
Reveille Toi, BAC 08, C.C.C.B. Barcelona, Spain (2008)
III Certamen Internacional de Pintura, Castellón, Spain (2007)
Catalunya Look, Art Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany (2007)
Garten Eden, Kunsthalle Emden, Emden, Germany (2007)
A Forest II, Space Other, Boston, USA (2006)
A Forest, Filter-Projektraum für Internationale Kunst, Hamburg, Germany (2006)
Certamen Iberoamericano de Pintura, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2004)
Simple Drawn, Luxe Gallery, New York, USA (2004)
Assassins of the Mirror, Walter Otero Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2004)
Fresh, National Gallery of Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (2003)
Paranoia, Galería Cyprus Art, Sant Feliu de Boada, Girona, Spain (2003)
Forr Alle, Kunst Laboratorium, Vestfossen, Norway (2003)
Vida da Vida, Octava Bienal de La Habana, La Habana, Cuba (2003)
Socle du Monde, Herning Kunsmuseum, Herning, Denmark (2002)
Transeat, Miami, USA (2002)
Radiografies, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain (2001)
Almost Warm and Fuzzy: Childhood and Contemporary Art, Fundació La Caixa, Barcelona, Spain (2001)
Sex. Id.: None, De Miguel Gallery, Munich, Germany (2001)
Realidades imaginadas, Galería Senda, Barcelona, Spain (2001)
En Elskelig Mani, Kreditkassen Kunstsamling, Oslo, Norway (2001)
Cutting Edge, Gallery Baró Senna, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2000)
Propios y extraños, Galería Marlborough, Madrid, Spain (2000)

ART FAIRS
ENTER ART FAIR, Alzueta Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (2024)
CERARTMIC, Alzueta Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2024)
ART PARIS, Alzueta Gallery, Paris, France (2023)
UNTITLED ART, Makasiini Contemporary, Miami, USA (2023)
ART ROTTERDAM, Alzueta Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2023)
UVNT FAIR, Alzueta Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2023)
ART MIAMI, Alzueta Gallery, Miami, USA (2022)
BERLIN LISTE, MITO Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2013)
BERLIN LISTE, MITO Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2012)
SWAB ART FAIR, MITO Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2012)
JUSTMAD, MITO Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2012)
SWAB ART FAIR, Barcelona, Spain (2011)
SWAB ART FAIR, Mito Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2010)
CIRCA 09, Walter Otero Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2009)
SCOPE BASEL, MITO Gallery, Basel, Switzerland (2009)
BERLIN LISTE, MITO Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2009)
CIRCA 08, Walter Otero Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2008)
SWAB ART FAIR, Galerie Binz & Krämer, Barcelona, Spain (2008)
ARTISIMA, Galerie Binz & Krämer, Torino, Italy (2007)
ARTE FIERA, Galerie Binz & Krämer, Bologne, Italy (2007)
SWAB ART FAIR, Galerie Binz & Krämer, Barcelona, Spain (2007)
ARTE FIERA, Galerie Binz & Krämer, Bologne, Italy (2006)
ARTRAI, Galerie Binz & Krämer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006)
BERLIN LISTE, Galerie Binz & Krämer, Berlin, Germany (2006)
SCOPE LONDON, Galerie Binz & Krämer, London, UK (2006)
BERLIN LISTE, Galerie Binz & Krämer, Berlin, Germany (2005)
ART COLOGNE, Galerie Binz & Krämer, Cologne, Germany (2005)
ART MIAMI, Galeria Senda, Miami, USA (2002)
ARCO MADRID, Galeria Senda and Gallery Baró Senna, Madrid, Spain (2001)
ART COLOGNE, Gallery Maior, Cologne, Germany (2001)
ARCO MADRID, Galeria Senda, Madrid, Spain (2000)
ARTFORUM BERLIN, Galeria Senda, Berlin, Germany (2000)

ARTWORKS IN MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Arp Museum, Remagen, Germany
Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Miami, USA
Bergen Kunstforening, Bergen, Norway
Colección La Caixa, Barcelona, Spain
Contemporary Art Museum San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Fundació Vila Casas, Barcelona, Spain
Museo de Arte Moderno de Girona, Girona, Spain
Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslauten, Germany
National Gallery of Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Vestfossen Kunst Labotatorium Collection, Oslo, Norway
Yves Klein Foundation, Arizona, USA

ARTWORKS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Martin Z, Margulies Collection, Miami, USA
Jose B.Andreu Private Collection, Puerto Rico, USA
Adrian Mibus Private Collection, London, UK
M.G.A. Ariola Collection, Madrid, Spain
Hugobono Private Collection, Puerto Rico, USA
Craig Robins Collection, Miami, USA
Rolf Hoff Collection, Oslo, Norway
Holtz Private Collection, Miami, USA
John Belk Private Collection, Puerto Rico, USA
Jack Helgesen Private Collection, Oslo, Norway
Ron Meÿer Collection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Efrain Peña Private Collection, New York, USA
Carlos Trapaga Fonolledas Private Collection, Puerto Rico, USA
Henri Swcegenakers Private Collection, Breda, The Netherlands