Eva Fàbregas

Born in: 1988
From: Barcelona, Spain
Lives and works: London, United Kingdom
Represented by: Bombon Projects
Website: http://www.evafabregas.com/

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Biography

Eva Fàbregas’ practice explores the erotica of the consumer object and the engineering mechanisms of desire, through sculpture, video, installation and sound. Her interest in affections has led her to produce works that address wellness and relaxation culture, psychodrama and the marketing industry, as well as therapeutic subcultures on social media. Her strong interest in sexuality, especially women’s, shows a commitment to exploring the subject which has far too long been under-studied.

In a similar vein, sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle’s concern for race, gender, reproductive rights, food security, climate change, and other cultural issues of the time translated in her Nanas series. Through voluptuous and colorful figures of women in joyous and dancing poses, she championed diversity and inclusiveness of bodies as sensual entities.

The liberation of feminine perspectives of sexuality is a rather recent one, but we can find exceptions such as Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, which in 1899 depicted the sexual desires of women, separate from a reproductive goal. Now a feminist symbol, the book paved a way for liberation and conversation adopted by artists like Eva Fàbregas.

Career highlights

Solo shows

2023, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany: Devouring Lovers
2021, Kunsthal, Gent, Belgium: Skin-like
2019, Kunstverein München, Munich, Germany: Those things that your fingers can tell
2019, Centrocentro, Madrid, Spain: Gut Feeling
2017, Fundació Miró, Barcelona, Spain: Picture yourself as a block of melting butter

Group shows

2024, MACBA, Barcelona, Spain: Intención Poética
2022, Lyon, France: Lyon Biennale
2022, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK: The London Open
2020, Yokohama, Japan: Yokohama Triennale
2016, Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Scissors cut paper wrap stone