
Lluis Barba
Spanish, b. 1952
Lluis Barba’s epic, digitally manipulated images juxtapose iconic paintings from art history with photographs of modern tourists, celebrities, spectators of varied economic background, and appropriated advertising imagery. They critique the collusion between art, wealth, and glamor, particularly in the context of museum and gallery spaces. “I get elements of a reality out of context in order to put them in another reality,” he has said. “I use irony and implicit messages in the works such as the global integration of our society. I incorporate the bar code tattoo like a symbol of lost identity, alienation, and massive consumerism.”
LLUIS BARBA Biography & Works
Lluís Barba’s striking photographs juxtapose iconic masterpieces with contemporary figures, creating layered compositions that merge past and present. Through a seamless blend of art history, cultural icons, and everyday individuals, his work challenges how we perceive, value, and consume art today. Born in 1952 in Barcelona and educated at the Escola Massana Centre d’Art, Barba is among the most widely collected contemporary artists of his generation. A recurring barcode motif in his work underscores the commodification of art, culture, and identity.
Lluís Barba, Jean-Michel Basquiat , 2026, Diasec, Edition 1/5, 47 × 38 in.
Lluis Barba, David, 2024, Diasec, 24 x 70 In
Lluis Barba, Michelangelo's Adam Creation, 2017, 1/6, 39 x 78 in.
Lluis Barba, Piero di Cosimo Portrait de femme dit de Simonetta Vespucci, Diasec, 44 x 36 in. $28,000
Lluis Barba, Las Hilanderas (after Velázquez), Series: Travelers in Time, 2010, Diasec, 58.5 x 48 inches.
Lluis Barba, Alegoria De La Fe, Vermeer, 2020, Diasec, 40 X 40 in.
Lluis Barba, The Other Garden/El Bosco, Digital Photograph, Dimensions Vary.
Celebrating Lluis Barba's Golden Era – 50 Years in the Art World! 2025 marks a monumental milestone: 50 years since Lluis Barba, one of the most influential contemporary artists in the international art scene, first emerged in his artistic career. Born in Spain and educated at the Escola Massana Centre d’Art in Barcelona, Barba has since become one of the most collected contemporary artists of his generation. In his artwork, Barba critiques modern society and the art world, often juxtaposing iconic masterpieces with contemporary celebrities, who are marked by barcodes. This symbolism reflects his view that both art and people have become commodified. He also explores cultural landmarks and the rise of art tourism. In this new series, Barba contrasts the contributions of Francisco Goya with those of modern icons such as Piet Mondrian, Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and many others. His provocative approach challenges the commodification of art, the worship of celebrities, and consumerism, while offering a critical commentary on modern society. Barba, whose work spans a wide range of mediums including sculpture and digital art, elevates this dialogue through the fusion of classical and contemporary elements. By combining iconic masterpieces with celebrity culture, he invites deeper exploration of how art intersects with modern culture and society. The central figure in this series is Francisco Goya, the renowned Spanish painter and printmaker, known for his dramatic use of light and as a pivotal figure between the Old Masters and modern artists. Goya's work transitioned from Rococo to Neoclassicism and Romanticism, with famous pieces such as The Third of May 1808 , Saturn Devouring His Son , and Los Caprichos , which delve into political turmoil, human suffering, and dark imagery. Goya addressed themes of war, injustice, and the raw human condition. Barba's work provides a modern reinterpretation of Goya’s influence, infusing it with sarcasm, cultural fusion, and a distinct digital and mixed-media approach. Both Goya and Barba are Spanish artists with a shared interest in interpreting classical elements, but Barba's lens is decidedly ironic, offering a fresh and critical perspective on contemporary culture.
LLUÍS BARBA, SERIES "LOS CAPRICHOS" GOYA
Lluis Barba, Y aun no se Van (Still they don't Leave, Goya/Mondrian, 2025, Photograph on Backlit Fabric, 1/5, 40W x 59H x 4D In.
Lluis Barba, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (El Sueño de la Razón produce Monstruos) Goya. 2019-2025, 1/5, Diasec, 59H x 40W In.
LLUÍS BARBA. SERIES "LOS DISPARATES" GOYA
Lluis Barba, "Disparate Pobre" (Poor Folly), Goya, 2020-2025, 1/5, Diasec, 40H x 59W In.
Lluis Barba, Disparate Puntual (Timely Folly), Goya, 2020-2025, 1/5, Diasec, 40H x 59W In.
Lluis Barba, Los Ensacados ( The Sacked Ones ), Goya, 2020, 1/5, Diasec, 59W x 40W In.
Lluis Barba, Modo de Volar (Way of Flying), Goya, 2020-2025, 1/5, Diasec, 40H x 59W In.
Lluis Barba, Hubert Robert Interior of the Temple of Diana at Nîmes, 1/7, 2024, 47H x 38W In.
Lluis Barba, Le Bain Turc. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Diasec, 1/7, 40D Inches.
Lluis Barba, Marie Madeleine Bruges. Anónimo flamenco. (Taylor Swift). 2024, Diasec, 1/5, 47 x 58 In.
Lluis Barba, Warhol, 2023, A.P., Diasec, 58 × 47 in.
Lluis Barba, The Gleaners by Jean François Millet, 2022, Photograph on Backlit Fabric, 60W x 38.75H X 4D In.
Lluis Barba, 1920 Hubert Robert The Old Temple, 2023, Photograph on Backlit Fabric, 23.62 x 28.74 x 2.36 in.
Multidisciplinary artist Lluis Barba.
Barba's artistic contribution to art involves creating intricate works where he merges famous masterpieces with celebrities, elements of popular culture and current events. By juxtaposing these different elements, he generates a visual dialogue about the past and the present, inviting viewers to reconsider traditional artistic narratives and engage with them in new and unexpected ways. His work is skillfully composed aimed to create a cohesive visual experience by him blending classical and contemporary elements that demonstrates a deep understanding of art history and a keen awareness of the cultural shifts occurring in the modern world. Lluís Barba challenges conventional notions of art, time, and identity. His pieces provoke questions about our evolution, the impact of technology on artistic expression, and the fact that we have departed from spiritualty to a more materialistic world - like adoring Chanel or Louis Vuitton branding. Barba's work also explores themes of consumerism, globalization, and the changing nature of human interaction in the digital age. Over the years, Lluís Barba's work has garnered international recognition and has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. His artistic vision and innovative approach to combining the old with the new have earned him a place within the contemporary art scene, where he continues to captivate audiences and spark conversations about the dynamic relationship between art, time, and culture.
Lluis Barba, Study of Jan Brueghel the Younger Kunstkammer with Venus 1/3, 2022, Diasec, 72W x 48.25H In.
A Contemporary Interpretation of The Prado Museum Masterpieces
Renowned digital Photographer Lluis Barba offers us a fresh twist on The Prado Museum’s Spanish and Dutch Art from The Golden Age: The Early Nineteenth Century, with special emphasis on, Diego Velázquez, El Greco, Francisco de Goya, Hieronymus Bosch, and Pieter Brueghel. Barba is inspired by the 200-year-old Prado Museum given its position as a primary depository for Spanish art. This collection of Barba’s photographs focuses particularly on the artistic relationship the artists of the Spanish School maintained with foreign artists. Born in Barcelona, Spain, Lluís Barba is a multidisciplinary artist who works in such media as painting, photography, sculpture, and video art. His representational works include the series “Tourists in Art”, “Travelers in Time” and “Self-portraits,” characterized by his interpretation of the masterpieces of the past. The Museum, “Museo Nacional del Prado” opened to the public on November 19, 1819 as a Royal Museum of Painting and Sculpture. In 2019, the museum celebrated its Bicentennial with a commemoration that revealed its storied history from 1819 to current day.
Lluis Barba merges social criticism into contemporary art. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. Barba offers a contemporary look at The Prado Museum's Spanish and Dutch Masterpieces from The Golden Age. He is a multidisciplinary artist who works in media such as painting, photography, sculpture, and video art. His works include series “Tourists in Art”, “Travellers in Time” and “Self-portraits”. Characterized by his interpretation of the masterpieces of the past and crossing boundaries by the addition of Pop Icons. Barba’s works, also reflects a relationship between characters of the cultural world, artists, curators, filmmakers, thinkers, religious, and political. He creates stereotypes such as military uniforms with floral patterns bearing ice cream instead of guns, in order to demystify the image associated with aggression and control. He incorporates tattoos of barcodes, which symbolize the loss of identity through approval and mass consumption. He criticizes society drama to raise awareness in hopes that the more the atrocity is seen, perhaps it will make an impact. Barba has admiration of art history and respects the old masters. In his contemporary works, he shows a reflection of society and a critique of the problems it generates. “For me, the works by the great masters at the Prado Museum have been a key issue in my inspiration” said Barba. Conceptual Photographer LLUIS BARBA merges social criticism into contemporary art. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. Barba offers a contemporary look at The Prado Museums Spanish and Dutch Masterpieces from The Golden Age He is a multidisciplinary artist who works in media such as painting, photography, sculpture, and video art. His representational works include series “Tourists in Art”, “Travelers in Time” and “Self-portraits”, characterized by his interpretation of the masterpieces of the past and crossing boundaries by the addition of Pop Icons. Barba’s work reflects a relationship between characters of the cultural world, artists, curators, filmmakers, thinkers, religious, and political. He creates stereotypes such as military uniforms with floral patterns bearing ice cream instead of guns, in order to demystify the image associated with aggression and control. He incorporates tattoos of barcodes, which symbolize the loss of identity through approval and mass consumption. He criticizes society drama to raise awareness in hopes that the more the atrocity is seen, perhaps it will make an impact. Barba has admiration of art history and respects the old masters. In his contemporary works, he shows a reflection of society and a critique of the problems it generates. Conceptual Photographer LLUIS BARBA merges social criticism into contemporary art. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. Barba offers a contemporary look at The Prado Museums Spanish and Dutch Masterpieces from The Golden Age He is a multidisciplinary artist who works in media such as painting, photography, sculpture, and video art. His representational works include series “Tourists in Art”, “Travelers in Time” and “Self-portraits”, characterized by his interpretation of the masterpieces of the past and crossing boundaries by the addition of Pop Icons. Barba’s work reflects a relationship between characters of the cultural world, artists, curators, filmmakers, thinkers, religious, and political. He creates stereotypes such as military uniforms with floral patterns bearing ice cream instead of guns, in order to demystify the image associated with aggression and control. He incorporates tattoos of barcodes, which symbolize the loss of identity through approval and mass consumption. He criticizes society drama to raise awareness in hopes that the more the atrocity is seen, perhaps it will make an impact. Barba has admiration of art history and respects the old masters. In his contemporary works, he shows a reflection of society and a critique of the problems it generates.
LLUÍS BARBA EXHIBITIONS 2017 57th Venice Biennial. ‘Personal Structures: Open Borders’. Curators by Alesia Varnaeva, Valeria Romagnini and Helena Volpato. Palazzo Mora. Giardini Marinaressa. GGA Foundation. European Cultural Centre. Venice. Colección Bassat Arte Contemporáneo. Centro Exposiciones Lienzo Norte Ávila. Ávila (group). ART KUWAIT. Sultan Gallery: ‘Blue Nights’ by Dean Projects New York. Curated by Mark Dean. Title takes its name from Joan Didion’s memoir -a writer known for exploring the cultural values and experiences of American life-, the works in this group show comment on contemporary pop culture and the current global mood. Kuwait City. Kuwait (group). Fundación Cultural Providencia. Directora AAL Ana María Matthei. Curator Marisa Caichiolo. Chile. Colección al límite. Sin límites. Fundación Telefónica. Chile (group). Young Masters Art Prize Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Reus Urban Art. Reus. Tarragona (group). London Art Fair. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Art New York. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Art Palm Springs. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. California (group). Affordable Art Fair. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Art Southampton NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Scope Basel. Galeria Contrast. Switzerland (group). Art Marbella. Galeria Contrast. Málaga (group). BAphoto. Galeria DC Arte. Buenos Aires (group). ARTMED Medellín. Galeria DC Arte. Bogotá (group). 25th Anniversary Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Reus. Tarragona (group). 2016 LA Art Show. ‘A New Focus’. Solo position. Invited artist the 21st Fair. Convention Center. Curators: Kim Martindale, Allison Starcher, Marisa Caichiolo and Evelyn Pener. Los Angeles. Biennale Internationale de l’Art Contemporain Casablanca 2016. ‘We the People’ Curated by Marisa Caichiolo. Director Mostafa Romli. Maroc. Realisme Art Fair Amsterdam. Solo position. Garden of Earthy Delights at the 500th anniversary El Bosco. Galeria Contrast. Amsterdam. Signature Book artist Lluís Barba. Art by Contrast. Diada Sant Jordi. Barcelona. Casa Gracia. Garden of Earthy Delights. 500 century El Bosco. Galeria Contrast. Barcelona. Royal Opera Arcade Gallery & Cynthia Corbett Galery. Young Masters. London. Valoarte. Charity art. Curated by Karen Clachar. San José. Costa Rica. Museo de Arte Costarricense. Collaboration Valoarte & Fundación Ortiz-Guardián. San José. Costa Rica. MAD Antequera. Museo Arte Diputación. Maid in Spain. Curator by Fernando Francés. Málaga (group). Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Gallery artists. London. (group). Sultan Gallery. Curator Mark Dean. Kuwait City. Kuwait. (group). Rarity Gallery. Spring exhibition. Mykonos. Grece. (group). Art New York. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York. (group). Art Central Hong Kong. Central Harbourfront. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Hong Kong. China (group). Pop Up. Ronnette Riley Architect. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Empire State Building. New York (group). London Art Fair. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Art Palm Springs. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. California (group). Pulse New York. The Metropolitan Pavilion. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Art Southampton NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Art Southampton NY. Dean Project. New York (group). Art Miami. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Miami (group). Dean Project Gallery. Exhibition. Miami. (group). 2015 Travel in time. Solo show. Foundation Vila Casas Museum. Curator by Glòria Bosch. Barcelona. Travel in time. Galeria Contrast. Curator by Victor Castañeda. Barcelona. Solo exhibition. Dean Project Gallery. Miami. Focus on Photography. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London. Review. Sultan Gallery. Curator by Mark Dean. Kuwait city. Lluís Barba. Travellers in time. Site 109 Art Gallery. New York. Young Masters: Focus on New Work. Site 109 Art Gallery. New York. Sotheby’s London. British Museum Friends of The Art Museums of Israel. London. Made in Spain: Periplo por el arte español de hoy. CAC Málaga. Centro de Arte Contemporáneo. Collaboration Fondazione Benetton. Málaga-Trieste (group). Imago Mundi. Spain Identity/Modernity. Palazzo Cini. Venice 2015. Fondazione Giorgio Cini. Luciano Benetton Collection. Collaboration CAC Málaga. Venice (group). Summer Exhibition Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Exhibition. Dean Project Gallery. Miami (group). Texas Contemporary. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Houston (group). Art Silicon Valley. Sponder Gallery. San Francisco (group). Art Aspen. Sponder Gallery. Colorado (group). Scope Basel. Galería Contrast. Switzerland (group). London Art. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Kölner Liste Fair. Galería Contrast. Köln. Art Palm Springs. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. California (group). ArtPalmbeach. Dean Project Gallery. County Convention Center. Florida (group). Art Wynwood. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Miami (group). Art Wynwood. Dean Project Gallery. Miami (group). Art Miami NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York. Art Hamptons NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Art Southampton NY. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). Art Southampton NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Art Miami. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Miami (group). Art Miami. Dean Project. Miami (group). 2014 10 Year Anniversary. Cynthia Corbett Gallery 27 Cork Street. London. Gallery artist. Cynthia Corbett Gallery and Sphinx Fine Art. London. Sultan Gallery. Curator Mark Dean. Kuwait City. Pop Up. Ronnette Riley Architect. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Empire State Building. New York (group). Gallery artists. Dean Project Gallery. Miami (group). Downtown Fair Modern+Contemporary. Dean Project and Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). London Art Fair. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Art Wynwood. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Miami (group). Art Wynwood. Dean Project Gallery. Miami (group). Art Palm Springs. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. California (group). AAF Affordable Art Fair Hampstead. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). (e)merge. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Washington DC (group). Scope NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Art Hamptons. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). Art Hamptons. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Art Southampton NY. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). Art Southampton NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Art Silicon Valley. Dean Project Gallery. San Francisco (group). Art Silicon Valley. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. San Francisco (group). Art Lima. Galeria Sicart. Lima (group). Scope Basel. Galería Contrast. Basel. Switzerland (group). Art Fair Toronto. Galería Contrast. Toronto (group). ArtMRKT SF. Dean Project Gallery. San Francisco (group). Houston Fine Art. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Texas (group). Art Miami. Cynthia Corbett Gallery Miami (group). Art Miami. Dean Project Gallery. Miami (group). ArtPalmbeach. County Convention Center. Florida (group). 2013 Lluís Barba Photographs. Solo exhibition. Baker Sponder Gallery. Miami. Project In Memory Guernica. Design mural. Related Group. Baltus House. Miami. Cloud 9. Sultan Gallery. Curator Dean Project Gallery. Kuwait City. Photographic Project LA. Wendy Fisher Collection. Los Angeles. Retrats. Galeria Sicart. Vilafranca Penedés. Barcelona. La Vicaría. Homage to Fortuny. Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Reus. Tarragona. Photographies. Ninoska Huerta Gallery. Biscayne art House. Miami. Art Within Reach. C.A.M Galeri. Istanbul (group). Young Masters. Spring Tour. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Gallery artists. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). Composición VIII. Beneficent work T.J. Martell Foundation. New York (group). Artworks for the cure. The Barker Hangar. Santa Monica. California (group). Figure in Art. Henley Festival Visual Arts. Henley-on-Thames and Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Travellers in time. Baker Sponder Gallery. Miami (group). Summer time show. C.A.M Galeri. Istambul (group). Group show. Galería Vértice. Oviedo. The House of St Barnabas. London (group). Istanbul Art Fair. C.A.M Galeri. Istanbul (group). Arteamericas. Dean Project Gallery. Miami (group). (e)merge. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Washington DC (group). Houston Fine Art. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Texas (group). Art Toronto. A benefit for the Art Gallery of Ontario (group). London Art. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Art Wynwood Miami. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Miami (group). Art Palm Springs. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. California (group). ArtMRKT SF. Dean Project Gallery. San Francisco (group). Art Southampton. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Art Southampton. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). Art Hamptons. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Art Miami. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Miami (group). Art Miami. Dean Project Gallery. Miami (group). Galerie Massoud. Barbizon. France (group). Art Context Miami. Galeria Sicart. Miami (group). 2012 Travellers in time. Solo exhibition. Gallery 27 Cork Street Cynthia Corbett. London. Self-portraits. Video installation. Dean Project Gallery. New York. Sotheby’s London. British Museum Friends of The Art Museums of Israel. London. Young Masters. Lluís Barba Art Prize. Courtesy Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London. Center for Visual Communication. Photography. Galerie Bernd Lausberg. Miami. Pinta London. Solo position. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London. Art PalmBeach. Solo position. Besharat Contemporary. Florida. New Season. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). Mediamuseum. Instituto Scrritura e Immagine. Pescara (group). Pop Up. Ronnette Riley Architect. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Young Masters. Sphinx Fine Art. Cynthia Corbett Gallery 27 Cork Street, curator by Constance Slaughter and Beth Colocci. London (group). The Lyric Hammersmith Fundraising. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). London Art. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Group exhibition. Biba Gallery. Palm Beach. Florida HFAF Houston Fine Art fair. Dean Project Gallery. Texas (group). Art Miami. Dean Project Gallery. Miami (group). ArtHamptons. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). ArtSouthampton. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). ArtSouthampton. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). artMRKT Hamptons. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). Art Palmbeach. Dean Project Gallery. Florida (group). SF Fine Art Fair. Dean Project Gallery. San Francisco (group). SF Fine Art Fair. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Fort Mason Center. San Francisco (group). Slick Paris. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Paris (group). Slick Brussels. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Brussels (group). Art Palmbeach. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Florida (group). AAF Affordable NY. Cynthia Corbett. New York (group). Swab. Galeria Sicart (group). Vilafranca del Penedès. Barcelona (group). What do you want to be when you grow up?. Galeria Sicart. Vilafranca Penedès. Barcelona (group). Gráfica y dibujo contemporáneos. Galería Vértice. Oviedo (group). 2011 Travellers in time. Solo exhibition. Galerie Lausberg. Toronto. LA Art Experence. San Marino Gallery. Los Angeles. Contact. Photography Festival Toronto. Humanitarian Aids Sahara. Poetry solidarity book. Area Generals Hospitals of Catalunya. Barcelona. De Polaroid a Photoshop. Besharat Contemporary Art. Atlanta. Pop Up. Ronnette Riley Architect. Empire State Building. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Gallery artists. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). Young Masters. Cynthia Corbett Gallery and Sphinx Fine Art. London (group). The Lyric Hammersmith Auction. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Slick Paris. Cynthia Corbett Gallery (group). Volta NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Art London. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). AAF Affordable. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London and New York (group). Arte Fiera. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Bologna (group). Scope NY. Dean Project Gallery and Besharat Contemporary. New York (group). SF Fine Art Fair. Dean Project Gallery. San Francisco (group). artMRKT Hamptoms. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). Pulse LA. Dean Project Gallery. Los Angeles (group). Dallas Art Fair. Dean Project Gallery. Texas (group). Art Palmbeach. Dean Project Gallery. Florida (group). Mia. Dean Project Gallery. Miami (group). Art Toronto. Dean Project Gallery. Toronto (group). Art Toronto. Galerie Lausberg. Toronto (group). Texas Contemporary. Dean Project Gallery. Houston (group). ArteBA. Galeria Sicart. Buenos Aires (group). Art Madrid. Galeria Sicart. Madrid (group). Swab. Galeria Sicart. Barcelona (group). 2010 The Holly. The Old Truman Brewery. Courtesy Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London. Exhibitionism. The Courtauld Institute of Art. Somerset House, curator by Matthew Reeves. London. Pop Art Space. Cynthia Corbett Gallery, curator by Matthew Reeves. London. Photomonth. East London Photography Festival. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). AAF NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). London Art. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Arte Fiera. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Bologna (group). ArtHamptons. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York (group). Art Miami. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Miami (group). Art Chicago. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Illinois (group). Pinta NY. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). ArtHamptons. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). Pulse NY. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). Zona Maco. Dean Project Gallery. Mexico DF (group). Next Chicago. Dean Project Gallery. Illinois (group). SF Fine Art Fair. Dean Project Gallery. San Francisco (group). ArtPalmbeach. Dean Project Gallery. Florida (group). Scope NY. Jacob Karpio Gallery. New York (group). Ch.ACO. Sicart Gallery. Santiago de Chile (group). ArtBo. Sicart Gallery. Bogotá (group). Madrid Photo. Sicart Gallery. Madrid (group). Olympia. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London (group). Fia. Dean Project Gallery. Caracas (group). Circa10. Sicart Gallery.. San Juan. Puerto Rico (group). ArteBA. Sicart Gallery. Buenos Aires (group). PhotoLA. Sicart Gallery. Los Angeles (group). Swabb. Sicart Gallery. Barcelona (group). Photo Miami. Sicart Gallery. Miami (group). 2009 10th Havana Biennial. Garden of Delights. Integración y resistencia en la era global. Wifredo Lam Center Art Contemporary, curator by Margarita González Lorente and Octavio Zaya. Cuba. Humanitarian Aids Sahara. Poetry solidarity book. Area Generals Hospitals of Catalunya. Barcelona. De Lichtenstein a Marat. Arte AlLímite. Santiago de Chile. Travellers in time. Optical fiber. Sicart Gallery. Vilafranca Penedès. Barcelona. Pop Up. Art and the Top. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Empire State Building. New York (group). 7th Edition Valoarte. Social work project Galería Nacional. San José. Costa Rica (group). Young Masters. Cynthia Corbett & Sphinx, curators by Constance Slaughter and Beth Colocci. London (group). Vilafranca Contemporània. Sicart Gallery. Vilafranca Penedès. Barcelona (group). Del jo i els altres. Sicart Gallery. Vilafranca Penedès. Barcelona (group). PalmBeach 3. Biba Gallery. Florida (group). Group show. Vértice Gallery. Oviedo. Scope NY. Jacob Karpio Gallery. New York (group). LA Art Show. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Los Angeles (group). Zona Maco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. México DF (group). Arteaméricas. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami (group). Circa. Jacob Karpio Gallery. San Juan. Puerto Rico. Art Miami. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Miami (group). ArtSantander. Sicart Gallery. Santander (group). Photo Miami. Sicart Gallery. Miami (group). BA Photo. Sicart Gallery. Buenos Aires (group). ArteBA. Sicart Gallery. Buenos Aires (group). ArtBo. Sicart Gallery. Bogotá (group). ChACO. Sicart Gallery. Santiago de Chile. Scope Miami. Dean Project Gallery. Miami (group). Pinta NY. Dean Project Gallery. New York (group). Pulse Miami. Dean Project Gallery. Miami (group). 2008 Avant Garde. 20 Anniversary Jacob Karpio Gallery. San José. Costa Rica. Only the brave. Project Diesel. Arte AlLímite, curators Ernesto Muñoz&Carolina Herrera. Santiago Chile. Expoarte. Arte AlLimite, curators Ernesto Múñoz, Julio Sapollnik and Alex Slato. Santiago de Chile. Group Exhibition. Biba Gallery. Palm Beach. Florida. DC Düsseldorf Contemporary Art. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Düsseldorf (group). Scope Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami (group). Arteaméricas. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami (group). ArteBA. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Buenos Aires (group). Circa Art Fair. Jacob Karpio Gallery. San Juan. Puerto Rico (group). Femaco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Mexico DF (group). Art Brussels. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Brussels (group). 2007 Photo september. Jacob Karpio Gallery, curator by David Tischler. San José. Costa Rica. Tourist in art. La Galería. Sevilla. Polvasal. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Escazú. Costa Rica. Art Basel. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami (group). ArtLA. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Los Angeles (group). ArteAmericas. Karpio+Facchini. Miami (group). Circa. Jacob Karpio Gallery. San Juan. Puerto Rico (group). Balelatina. Jacobo Karpio Gallery. Basel (group). Scope Basel. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Basel (group). Art Brussels. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Brussels (group). DC Düsseldorf Contemporary Art. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Düsseldorf (group). ArteBA. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Buenos Aires (group). 2006 Homage Ernest Lluch. CaixaForum. Barcelona. Tourists in art. Jacob Karpio Gallery, curator by John Nadador. San José. Costa Rica Realities. Galeria Vértice. Oviedo. Spain Art Basel. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami (group). ArteBA. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Buenos Aires (group). ArtLA. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Los Angeles (group). Scope Basel. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Basel (group). Art Brussels. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Brussels (group). DC Düsseldorf. Karpio+Facchini Gallery (group). Balelatina. Jacobo Karpio Gallery. Basel (group). Arteaméricas. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Miami (group). Circa. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Juan. Puerto Rico (group). 2005 Collection Sofía Imber Museum. MACCSI, curator by María Luz Cárdenas. Caracas. PAZ The line between life and death. Silvana Facchini Gallery. Miami. Unsustainability. Antoni Pinyol Gallery, curator by Iván de la Nuez. Reus. Tarragona. European Congress Green City. La Pedrera. Barcelona Sofía Imber Museum. MACCSI, in collaboration with Art Coro Museum. Caracas (group). Unsustainability. Videoproyection black box. ADN Gallery. Barcelona (group). ArtPalmbeach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Palm Beach (group). 2004 Photographic spring. Roman empire. Sala Icart. Area de Cultura Torredembarra. Tarragona. Virtuals realities. King’s Fine Art. New York. De construcciones pictóricas. Museum Contemporary Art and Design. MADC. San José. Costa Rica (group). Gallery artists. Silvana Facchini Gallery. Miami (group). QCC Art Gallery Cuny. The City University of New York (group). The Armory Show. Jacob Karpio Gallery. New York (group). 2003 8th Havana Biennial. Daily menu. El arte con la vida. Wifredo Lam Center Contemporary Art, curators by Antonio Zaya, Nelson Herrera and Manuel Noceda. Other realities. Silvana Facchini Gallery. Miami. De l’evident i de l’improbable. Centre Jujol Can Negre, curator Laura Rossignani. S. Joan Despí. Barcelona. The other face of war. Centre Torre Vella, curator by Josep Guinovart. Salou. Tarragona. Secreciones. Buschlen-Mowatt Fine Arts. Vancouver (group). The Armory Show. Jacob Karpio Gallery. New York (group). 2002 Virtual identity. Jacob Karpio Gallery. San José. Costa Rica Secreciones. Galería Vértice. Oviedo. Spain Solidarity Havana. Humanitarian Aids. Poetry book collection. Public health program of the Barcelona. Others realities. Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Reus. Tarragona. Coleccionismos contemporáneos. Museo Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo MADC, curators by Ernesto Calvo and Rolando Barahona. San José. Costa Rica (group). Matriz. Jacob Karpio Gallery. San José. Costa Rica (group). En centímetros. Galería Fernando Pradilla. Madrid (group). Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid (group). Art Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago (group). Art Cologne. Poligrafa. Cologne (group). 2001 Homologation. Buschlen Mowatt Gallery. Vancouver. Identitat 0. Galería Der Reiter. Valencia. Secretions. Jacob Karpio Gallery. San José. Costa Rica. Migraciones installation. Galería Vértice. Oviedo. Gallery artists. Der Reiter. Valencia (group). Arco. Poligrafa. Madrid (group). Art Basel. Poligrafa. Basel (group). 90Kunst Köln. Poligrafa. Cologne (group). 52 Frankfurter Buchmesser. Poligrafa (group). Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami (group). ArtPalmbeach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami (group). 2000 Urban memory. Galería Vértice. Oviedo. Ecosystem. Col.lecció d’escultures. Fundació Futbol Club Barcelona. Barcelona. Migrations. Buschlen Mowatt Gallery. Vancouver. AIDS. Daniela Chappard Foundation. Caracas. Emissions. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Escazú. Costa Rica Art Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery (group). Art Cologne. Poligrafa. Cologne (group). Art Fair Basel. Poligrafa. Basel (group) 52 Frankfurter Buchmesser. Poligrafa. Frankfurt (group). Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami (group). ArtPalmbeach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami (group). 1999 In suspension: emissions and particles. Jacob Karpio Gallery solo show. San José. Costa Rica. AIDS. Sculptures. Daniela Chappard Foundation. Caracas. Homologation. Contemporary Art Museum Amman, curator by Manuel Romero. Jordan (group). Emissions. Sofía Imber Museum. MACCSI. Caracas (group). Group exhibition. Museu d’Art de L’Hospitalet, curator Puri Loscos Barcelona (group). Gallery Artists. Vértice Gallery. Oviedo (group). Referències. Bach Quatre Gallery. Barcelona (group). Memoria digital. Kings Fine Art with Art Notes, curator Paco Barragán. Madrid (group). Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami (group). ArtPalmbeach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Costa Rica (group). Art Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Illinois (group). Fia. Karpio-Auerbach Gallery. Caracas (group). Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid (group). Art conference Jacob Karpio Gallery, Celia Sredni de Birbragher and Lluís Barba. Escazú. Costa Rica. 1998 The International Cairo Biennial, curator by Manuel Romero. El Cairo. Homologation. Salvador Díaz Gallery. Madrid. Digital memory. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Escazú. Costa Rica. Homologated memory. Espai Miquel Gaspar Gallery. Barcelona. References. Transit Fabbrica Gallery. Milano. Mesótica II Centroamérica-Regeneración. Museum Contemporary Art and Design. S.Jo. Costa Rica (group). Processes. QCC Art Gallery Cuny. The City University of New York (group). Marugame Hirai Museum. Marugame. Tokyo (group). Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery (group). Art Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Illinois (group). Fia. Jacob Karpio Gallery and Espai Miquel Gaspar. Caracas (group). New Technologies. ll Fòrum d’Arts Plàstiques. Roundtable on Art Center Santa Mònica. Barcelona. 1997 Codes. Jacobo Borges Museum. MUJABO, curator by Adriana Meneses Imber. Caracas. Procesos. I Bienal de Lima. Palacio Asamblea, curator by Menene Gras Balaguer. Lima. Pressure. Jacob Karpio Gallery. San José. Costa Rica. Isolated. Antoni Pinyol Gallery. Reus. Tarragona. New Technologies. I Fòrum d’Arts Plàstiques. Roundtable on Art Center Santa Mònica. Barcelona. References. Transit Fabbrica Gallery. Bergamo (group). Art Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Illinois (group). Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery and Espai Miquel Gaspar. Madrid (group). Fia. Karpio-Auerbach Gallery. Caracas (group). Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami (group). Expoarte Guadalajara. Jacob Karpio Gallery (group). 1996 Biogenètic. Multimèdia Jabs. Lleida. Clonation. Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Reus. Tarragona. Pressure. Galleria Transit Fabbrica. Bergamo. References. Ralleigh Gallery. Boca Raton. Palm Beach (group). Art solidari. Palau Robert. Unicef Art Catalunya. Barcelona (group). Art Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery (group). Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid (group). Expoarte Guadalajara. Jacob Karpio (group). Fia. Karpio-Auerbach. Caracas (group). 1995 In suspension. Jacob Karpio Gallery. San José. Costa Rica. Clonation. Gris Gris Gallery. Utrecht. Holland Transatlantica: the America-Europa non representativa. Museo de Artes Visuales Alejandro Otero. MAVAO, curators by Ruth Auerbach and Jacob Karpio. Caracas (group). Homage to Miró. Showroom of the Government of Andorra (group). Art Catalan Contemporain. Palais des Congrés Montpellier (group) Art Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Illinois (group). Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid (group). Expoarte Guadalajara. Jacob Karpio Gallery. México (group). Siac. Galeria Estela Casas. Strasbourg (group). Fia. Karpio-Auerbach Gallery. Caracas (group). 1994 Clonation. Namia Mandolfi. Caracas. II Painting procedures, course shared by Lluís Barba. Col·legi Oficial de Doctors Belles Arts de Barcelona. Cementiri ecològic. Centre d’Art Contemporani. Montornès del Vallès. Barcelona. Art Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Illinois (group). Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid (group). Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami (group). Fia. Karpio-Auerbach Gallery. Caracas (group) 1993 Homage Miró. Estela Casas Gallery. Barcelona. La Terre. Salon d’octubre, curator by Lourdes Cirlot. Brive. France. I Painting procedures, course shared by Lluís Barba. Col·legi Oficial Doctors Belles Arts de Barcelona. Figuración Adversa. Museum Contemporary Art and Design. MADC. San José. Costa Rica (group). Abstracción americana. Jacob Karpio Gallery. San José. Costa Rica (group). Fiac. Galería Estela Casas Gallery. Paris (group). Art Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Illinois (group) Fia. Karpio-Auerbach Gallery. Caracas (group). 1992 Agressions. Galeria Arteunido, curator by Antoni Sabatés. Barcelona. Revisioning. Jacob Karpio Gallery. San José. Costa Rica. CO2 Installation. Centre de Cultura Montornès del Vallès. Barcelona. Agression. Christiane De Smedt-Zedes Art Gallery. Antwerpen. Art solidari. Casa Elizalde. Barcelona (group). 1991 Essences. Christian De Smedt-Zedes Art Gallery. Brussels Terre. Artothèque d’Art Anekdota. París. Vídeo-Instal.lació. Arcs Fundació La Caixa, curator by J. Miquel Garcia. Barcelona. Arco. Video instalación. Talens. Madrid (group). 1990 Vestigis. Galeria Arteunido. Barcelona. Territories. Jacob Karpio Gallery. San José. Costa Rica (group). Vestigis Series. Workshop conducted in l'Espai Tecla Sala, sharing space with artist Josep Guinovart and La Fura dels Baus. L’Hospitalet Llobregat. Barcelona. Arco. Galeria Arteunido. Madrid (group). Arteleku. Donosita-San Sebastián (group). 1987 Territory’s. Bruno Facchetti Gallery. New York. 1989 Textures paral.linials. Galeria Fotografía LNS. Barcelona. Homo classificat. Galeria Estol. Barcelona. Roundtable New Technologies. Centre d’Art Santa Mònica. Barcelona. Vestiges et agressions. Christian De Smedt-Zedes Art Gallery. Brussels (group). Lineart. Christian De Smedt-Zedes Art Gallery Ghent (group). Sellection Museum, Public and Private Collections The Courtauld Institute of Art. Somerset House. London The Old Truman Brewery. London British Friends Art Museums of Israel. London Centre Georges Pompidou. Fundation Nationale d’Art Contemporain. Paris Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Sofía Imber. MACC. Caracas Museo de Artes Visuales Alejandro Otero. MAVAO. Caracas Museo de Diseño y Arte Contemporáneo de Costa Rica. MDACR. San José Museo Jacobo Borges. MUJABO. Caracas Museo Marugame Hirai de Arte Español Contemporáneo de Japón. Marugame Museu d’Art Contemporàni de Barcelona. MACBA. Fundació d’Art Generalitat de Catalunya Museo Nacional de Amman. Jordan Museo de Arte Contemporáneo del Zulia. MACZUL. Maracaibo Museo Municipal de Requena. Valencia Museo Internacional de El Cairo. Egypt Center Contemporary of Art Wifredo Lam. Havana Centro Cultural Tecla. L’Hospitalet Llobregat. Barcelona Foundation Daniela Chappard. Caracas and New York Fundació La Caixa. Barcelona Fundació Lluís Carulla. Barcelona Stuart Rothenberg Foundation. New York Wendy Fisher Collection. London Rick Hilton Collection. New York Jorge Pérez Collection. Miami Juan Ramírez Collection. Barcelona Donna Bloomberg. New York Dominique Foubert. Paris Mark Giebels Van Bekenstein. London Evangeline Hersaint. Paris Estée Lauder Companies. John Demsey. New York Lipinski Pates Architects. London Carol Low. London Kate Moss. London Patersons Securities Ltd. London Federico Stubbe. San Juan. Puerto Rico Untitled Art Ltd. London Enrico Wallner. Milan Espacio 1414. San Juan. Puerto Rico Unicef Art Catalunya. Barcelona France-Secours International. Paris University of Psychiatry Heidelberg. Germany The Cervantes Institute. Tanger
Artist statement
My work weaves art historical references and Old Master paintings seamlessly into scenes that critique art-world commodification and celebrity culture.
Works

Lluis Barba
Y aun no se Van (Still they don't Leave) Goya Mondrian
2025, Photograph on Backlit Fabric, 59 × 40 × 4 in
$32,000

Lluis Barba
Warhol
2023, Glass, 60 × 48 in
$35,000

Lluis Barba
Vasarely and Hubert Robert Architectural Scene with Women Washing Clothes at a Pool Diasec
2023, Diasec, 47 × 38 in
$28,000

Lluis Barba
Van Gogh
2011, Diasec, Metallic Print on Fiberglass, 36 × 44 × 1 1/4 in
$28,000

Lluis Barba
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (El Sueño de la Razón produce Monstruos) Goya
2019-2025, Diasec, 59 × 40 × 2 in
$35,000

Lluis Barba
Study of Jan Brueghel the Younger Kunstkammer with Venus
2022, Diasec, 47 1/2 × 71 1/2 × 2 in
$35,000

Lluis Barba
Ruins with an obelisk in the distance, Hubert Robert
2015, Photograph on Backlit Fabric, Light Box, 72 × 48 × 1 1/4 in
$32,000

Lluis Barba
Ruins of a Roman Bath
2023, Diasec (photograph on plexiglass), 60 × 48 in
$35,000

Lluis Barba
Marie Madeleine Bruges. Anónimo flamenco. (Taylor Swift)
2024, Diasec, 47 × 58 × 3 in
$35,000

Lluis Barba
Lluis Barba, Las Hilanderas, Velázquez
2010, Diasec - Photo on Plexiglass, 39 3/8 × 47 1/4 in
$23,500

Lluis Barba
Jean-Michel Basquiat
2026, Diasec, 47 × 38 in
$28,000

Lluis Barba
Disparate Pobre (Poor Folly), Goya
2020 -2025, Diasec, 40 × 59 × 2 in
$37,000

Lluis Barba
David
2026, Diasec, 70 × 24 in
$28,000