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Entrava llum per les esquerdes — Video, community, and counter-information

From community video to collective practice. Light where no one looked.

EXHIBITIONCULTUREMUSEUM
  • 12€
  • Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona

A survey of collective creation forms through video, from the seventies to today. The exhibition explores video as a political and social tool, centering on Vídeo-Nou / Servei de Vídeo Comunitari. This Catalan collective from the Transition period used images for self-organization, neighborhood empowerment, and counter-information.

The proposal branches into thematic zones, linking archives, practices, and strategies from national and international collectives, both historical and contemporary. A constellation blurring the lines between art and activism, document and fiction, aesthetics and ethics. The show questions authorship, intellectual property, and individual genius.

The exhibition alludes to the faint yet persistent light emerging from the margins. The screen is presented as a vehicle for narration, presence, and denunciation. A focus on the hidden, on alternative ways of saying and being. Here, information is not a closed product, but a process in motion: conveying experiences, opening questions, sharing knowledge, and building relationships.

The Planns tip

The 11 AM slot offers quieter rooms before midday at MACBA.

Practical info

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: from 11:00 h to 19:30 h · General admission: 12 € (allows access to all current exhibitions and the Collection display as many times as you wish for one month from the purchase date) Online ticket: 10.80 € Reduced admission: 9.60 € - Students - Over 65 years old without Targeta Rosa - Groups (+ 15 people) Reduced admission: 6 € - Carnet Jove - Library Network Card - Ateneu Barcelonès Free admission: - Under 14 years old - Targeta rosa - Over 65 years old with Targeta Rosa - Saturdays from 16:00 h to 20:00 h - Amics del MACBA - AAVC members - ICOM members - Unemployed - Large or single-parent family card - February 12 (Santa Eulàlia) - April 18 and 19 (Món Llibre) - May 18 (International Museum Day) - September 24 (La Mercè) Off-peak admission: 10.20 € Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 13:30 h to 15:00 h Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 h to 11:00 h. MACBA Friend Card : 18 € Unlimited admission for one year. Articket : 38 € Saturday: from 10:00 h to 20:00 h Sunday and holidays: from 10:00 h to 15:00 h

The venue

Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona

Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona

White geometry: contemporary art in Raval

Set in Plaça dels Àngels, MACBA is a vibrant hub for contemporary art, mirroring Barcelona's energy and critical thought. Its architecture and program spark reflection on current culture and its complexities.

Plaça dels Àngels 1, Barcelona
Neighbourhood:El Raval
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