Avelino Sala
Born in Gijón in 1972, Sala is the editor-in-chief of the periodical “Sublime arte + cultura contemporanea”, and co-director of the curatorial group Commission. For his work he is considered one of the most important artists in the current art scene, questioning cultural and social reality from a late romantic perspective.
His work has been shown in various national and international group exhibitions such as the Virgil de Voldere gallery, New York (Hostil 2009), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (Reencontres Internacionales, 2009), X Avana Biennal (Comunicacionismos, 2009), A Foundation Londra (Off the Street, 2009), Insert Coin, Spanish young Art, October Contemporary (Hong Kong 2009), Praha Biennal (Small Reevolutions 2008), Chelsea Art Museum (The promised Land). In 2010 he has been the recipient of a grant from the Spanish Academy in Rome.
In 2012 he participated in the first edition of DATABASE with the exhibition DISTOPIA: RIGHT NOW, curated by Federica Forti, and displayed at the Marble Museum of Carrara from May 25th to July 29th 2012.
