L21 Barcelona

L21 Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that has continued to evolve over the years since it was founded by Óscar Florit in Palma de Mallorca (Spain) in 2012. At that time, the gallery was committed to the representation of emerging artists and the experimentation with new exhibition formats. 

Today, it is an international and hybrid project located in different venues. The main venue, L21 Palma, allows for a wide-ranging programme with a large presence of international artists thanks to its three exhibition rooms. This exhibition programme also takes place in the L21 Barcelona space, which has a  exhibition room in L’Hospitalet. 

The artist residency programme that the gallery has been running since 2018 takes place at L21 Residency (Palma), a space that provides accommodation and studio facilities for its participating artists. In 2023 the gallery opens its third exhibition space:

L21 Home. Based in the centre of Palma de Mallorca, the city that saw the birth of the L21 gallery project more than ten years ago, it will be dedicated exclusively to curated projects and research.

Represented artists:

Fátima de Juan, Alejandro Leonhardt, Daisy Dodd-Noble, Richard Woods, Eunsae Lee, Matthew Feyld, Pixy Liao, Marc Badia, Vera Mota, Jordi Ribes, Ben Edmunds, Geran Knol, Mira Makai, Dasha Shishkin, Hunter Potter, Nat Meade, Gao Hang, Joe Cheetham, Valerie Krause, Edu Carrillo, Erika Hock, Fabio Viscogliosi, Mona Broschár, Sihan Guo

The exhibition 'Grenouille Vagabonde' (hobo frog) by Fabio Viscogliosi (France, 1965) presents a selection of fifteen new works that encapsulate the great topics of this tireless creator. In this show, you can see representations of domestic environments, everyday objects and humanized animals, recurring themes in his trajectory.

The character of the hobo frog is a reflection of the classic figure of the tramp in cinema, evoking iconic characters such as those played by Buster Keaton and Charles Chaplin. At the same time, this figure connects with the animals of traditional fables, those that wander and embark on symbolic adventures. Viscogliosi's hobo frog thus becomes an allegory that combines humor, reflection and social criticism.

The works in this exhibition are a testimony to the artist's ability to transform the everyday into art, and an invitation to explore the multiple layers of meaning that inhabit them.