Gastón Lisak
Investigating material transformation and societal critique, Lisak imbues everyday objects with revolutionary potential through art.
About the artist
Gastón Lisak (1989, Barcelona) is a visual artist based in Barcelona. In 2011, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Arts from the Winchester School of Arts, University of Southampton. Between 2012 and 2014, he was a fellow at the FABRICA Research Centre Benetton Group Residency in Treviso, Italy, for two years. In 2018, he completed the Museography course at NODE in Berlin, Germany. In 2020, he completed the Master's Degree in Design, MUDIC, in Barcelona. In the same year, he took the Art Thinking course directed by María Acaso. He is a professor at ELISAVA and is currently pursuing his third year of a PhD in Design at the Faculty of Architecture in Lisbon, where he researches the importance of transformation in objects to generate critical awareness.
Solo exhibitions
2022
- Törless, Groc Projects, exhibition with Bruno Ollé and Guille Caivano, Badalona
- Under the open sky” Ukreate Peace at Elektrohalle Rhomberg, Austria
2021
- Palermo Art Weekend, Curated by Maria Abramenko, L’Ascensore
2020
- Higher Resolution, Tate Exchange at Tate Modern, London,
- Juemai: Objects in Dialogue with Antoni Miralda, FoodCultura Foundation
2018
- 2017.
Collective exhibitions
2022
- You are not Alone, Pentincton Gallery, together with Syria Art, Canada
- Sacred Plastics, Imagin, Fundació La Caixa
- You are not Alone, Salon am Moritzplatz, Berlin
- Lucas Fox Art Lounge curated by Mariella Franzoni, the Art Buro, 2021
- The Wilderness Within, Prior Art Space, curated by Dellarco Collection
2020
- 2019.
2019
- Not-Working, Internet Age Media Weekend, Barcelona
2018
- MNAC, Museu Nacional D’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
- Carcel La Modelo, Ús Barcelona
- El Tercer Paraiso, Foro Re-birth with Michelangelo Pistoletto, La Habana, Cuba, Curated by Laura Salas
2016
- The Funeral, Dia Sense Cotxes, Setmana de la Mobilitat Sostenible, Barcelona
- 2015.
- We never left exhibition, “wifi equal home” at Fabrica Features, Portugal
- The Aram Gallery, “Believe in your feed” part of Unread MessagesLondon
- CCCB, The Influencers Yami-Ichi, Likepad, Barcelona, Curated by Mario Santamaria
- ÚS Barcelona, “Likepad”, Random Happiness, Barcelona
2014
- Manifesti in Forme, Get Up! Exhibition, F A B R I C A, Turin
- El Bulli 1846 and El BulliDNA Challenge, Beijing Design Week
2013
- Gallery Bensimon, Designer’s Days 2013, “Tapis Words”, Paris
- Times Square, United Nations for World Environment Day, “Hidden Beauty”, New York
- Piccadilly Circus, United Nations, “Hidden Beauty”, London
- London Design Week, “Unofficial Report” in collaboration with Six:thirty for V&A Museum, London
- ACE Hotel, “Art room project”, Shoreditch, London
2012
- ILIVETOMORROW Gallery, “Authentic” and “This work was done by,...”, Mobile Museum, Hong Kong
Biennials and festivals
2018
- Bienale de la Luz, Espacio Cavallero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fairs
2021
- Hybrid Art Fair, Cadmium Gallery, Madrid
2013
- Stellwerk, Art Basel 2013, “Unofficial Report”, Switzerland
Awards, grants and residencies
2022
- Haciendo extraño lo familiar y familair lo extraño, Art residency at Galeria 420, Fundación Mustakis, Santiago de Chile