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DEPARTURE BOARD

Alicia Framis (ES)

http://aliciaframis.com

Alicia Framis – Departure Board

 

DEPARTURE BOARD

Departure Board transports the visitor to fictitious or imaginary locations from the worlds of philosophy, literature, architecture and science fiction. It lets us think about ways to leave and/or escape this world. As Departure Board presents destinations to non-existent places such as Narnia, Gotham City, Galaxy and Utopia, it may make us wonder if it is even possible to break free from the current world we live in.

Alicia Framis (1967 Barcelona, Spain) is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice blends architecture, design, fashion and performance. Her work is project based and focuses on different aspects of human existence within contemporary urban society. Framis often starts out from actual social dilemmas to develop novel settings and proposed solutions. She develops platforms for creative social interaction, often through interdisciplinary collaboration with other artists and specialists across various fields.

Alicia Framis studied at the Barcelona University and the École de Beaux Arts in Paris. She completed two masters programs, one at the Institut d’Hautes Etudes, Paris and another at Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam. Framis won Prix Lleida Contemporary Art, Spain (2000) and Prix de Rome, Italy (1997). Her recent solo exhibitions include the MUSAC, Castilla y Léon (2014), Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem (2013), La Frac Haute-Normandie, Rouen (2012), Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (2010), Centre d’Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona (2008), Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2002), and many more.

Framis represented The Netherlands in the Dutch Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale (2003) and has had work featured in the 2nd Berlin Biennale (2001), Performa 09 New York (2009), and Manifesta 2 Luxemburg (1998). Her work is included in numerous permanent collections, including those of Collection FRAC Lorraine (France), Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst (Switzerland), Museum Boijmans van Beuningen (Netherlands), MUSAC de Castilla y Léon (Spain), Rabo Art Collection (Netherlands), Stedelijk Museum Collection (Netherlands), among others.

Alicia Framis