In the works of Lluis Barba, tourists not only attend museums, they are also metaphorically Involved as they extablish a dialogue between the viewer and subject. Using black and white for the past, and color for the present they force us to consider how our brain has the ability to receive external references. Barba says of his work, "I get elements of a reality out of context in order to put them in another reality. 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." SOLO Exhibitions 2011 Pop Up. Art at the Top. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. The Empire State Building. New York Contact. Photography Festival. Toronto. Canada (cat.) Travellers in time. Lausberg Gallery. Toronto. Canada Col.lecció poesia solidària. Àrea hospitals generals de Catalunya. Programa salut pública Sàhara. Barcelona-Sàhara 2010 Lluís Barba. Pop art Space. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London. Comissariada per Matthew Reeves The old Truman Brewery. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London The Courtauld Institute of Art. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London. Comissariada per Matthew Reeves Travellers in time: photo-installation. Salàs de Pallars. Lleida 2009 Travellers in the time. Galeria Sicart. Vilafranca Penedés, Barcelona The 2009 Biennial Exhibition La Habana, curator Margarita González. Cuba Only the brave-Diesel, curators Ernesto Muñoz, Carolina Herrera. Arte AlLimite. Santiago de Chile De Lichtenstein a Marat. Diesel. Arte AlLimite. Santiago de Chile 2008 Galeria Biba. Palmbeach, Florida Diesel. Photographic Project. Arte AlLímite. Santiago de Chile 20 years Avant Garde. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica 2007 Photo September. Jacob Karpio Gallery, curator David Tischler. S.Jo. Costa Rica Tourists in Art. La Galeria. Sevilla 2006 Homage Fundation Ernest Lluch. CaixaForum. Barcelona Photo December. Town Hall Torredembarra, Tarragona Tourists in Art. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica 2005 Unsustainability. Galeria Antoni Pinyol, curator Iván de la Nuez. Reus, Tarragona 2004 Virtual Realities. King's Fine Arts Gallery. New York (catalogue.) Roman Empire. Town Hall Torredembarra, Tarragona (catalogue.) Realities. Bach Quatre Art Contemporani. Barcelona 2003 The 2003 Biennial Exhibition La Habana, curator Nelson Herrera. Cuba (catalogue.) Other Realities. Silvana Facchini Gallery. Miami The Other Face of War. Centre Torre Vella. Salou, Tarragona (catalogue.) 2002 Realities. Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Reus, Tarragona Virtual identity. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica 2001 Urban Memory. Buschlen-Mowatt Fine Arts. Vancouver, Canadá Identitat 0. Galería Der Reiter. Valencia Unsustainability. Sculptures. Foundation Futbol C.Barcelona 2000 Memoria Urbana. Galeria Vértice. Oviedo Identities. Foundation Daniella Chappard. Caracas Collection. Futbol C.Barcelona. Barcelona Identitats. Bach Quatre Art Contemporani. Barcelona 1999 Memory. King's Fine Arts Gallery, curator Paco Barragán. Madrid (catalogue.) Digital Memory. Jacob Karpio Gallery, curator Vivianne Loría. S.Jo. Costa Rica (catalogue.) 1998 Memòria homologada. Espai Miquel Gaspar. Barcelona (catalogue.) Homologación. Galeria Salvador Díaz. Madrid 1997 Codes. Museo Jacobo Borges, curator Adriana Meneses Imber. Caracas (catalogue.) Pressures. Jacob Karpio Gallery. San José. Costa Rica Isolation. Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Reus. Tarragona (catalogue.) 1996 Biogenética. Multimèdia Jabs. Lleida Clonació. Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Reus. Tarragona 1995 In suspension. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica, curator Castro Flórez (catalogue.) Genetic. Gris Gris Gallery. Utrech 1994 Namia Mandolfi Gallery. Caracas Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica 1993 Vestigis. Galeria Estela Casas. Barcelona Clonation. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica 1992 Aggressions. Galeria Arteunido. Barcelona Revisioning. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica CO2 Installation. Town Hall Montornés Vallés, Barcelona 1991 Essences. Zedes Art Gallery. Bruxelles Terre. Anekdota Gallery. Paris (catalogue.) Video Installation. Galeria Arcs. Barcelona (catalogue.) 1990 Vestigis. Galeria Arteunido. Barcelona (catalogue.) Territories. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica Espai Tecla Sala. Barcelona. 1989 Vestiges. Zedes Art Gallery. Bruxelles Aggressions. Bruno Facchetti Gallery. New York Lineart. Zedes Art Gallery. Ghent, Belgium Galeria Estilo. Barcelona Photography II Barcelona International Art Forum. Barcelona 1987 Homo classificat. Galeria Estol. Barcelona Parafrènies. Galeria Arcs, curator Miquel Garcia. Barcelona (catalogue.) 1984 Textures. Photo. Galeria LNS. Barcelona 1983 Parafrènies. Internacional d'Arts Plàstiques. Barcelona (catalogue.) 1982 Antropomorfs. Galería Melnikow. Heidelberg, Germany University of Psychiatry. Heidelberg, Germany GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2011 De Polaroid a Photoshop. Besharat Contemporary Art. Atlanta. Georgia ArteBA. Galeria Sicart. Buenos Aires. Argentina Art Madrid. Galeria Sicart. Madrid Swabb. Galeria Sicart. Barcelona AAF NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York AAF London. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London Volta NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York London Art Fair. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London Arte Fiera Bologna. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Italy Mia. Dean Project Gallery. Miami. Florida Mia. Besharat Contemporary Art. Miami. Florida Scope NY. Dean Project Gallery. New York Scope NY. Besharat Contemporary Art. New York 2010 Exhibitionism. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. The Courtauld Institute of Art Somerset House. London Olympia. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London AAF NY. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York London Art Fair. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. London Arte Fiera Bologna. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Italy ArtHamptons. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. New York Art Miami. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Miami Art Chicago. Cynthia Corbett Gallery. Chicago ArtHamptons. Dean Project Gallery. New York Madrid Photo. Galeria Sicart. Madrid Circa10. Galeria Sicart. Puerto Rico ArteBA. Galeria Sicart. Buenos Aires. Argentina PhotoLA. Galeria Sicart. Los Angeles Swabb. Galeria Sicart. Barcelona Mia. Dean Project Gallery. Miami. Florida Pulse NY. Dean Project Gallery. New York Zona Maco. Dean Project Gallery. México Next Chicago. Dean Project Gallery. Chicago Fia. Dean Project Gallery. Caracas. Venezuela SF Fine Art. Dean Project Gallery. San Francisco Scope NY. Jacob Karpio Galería. New York Ch.ACO. Galeria Sicart. Santiago de Chile. Chile ArtBo. Galeria Sicart. Bogotá. Colombia Photo Miami. Galeria Sicart. Miami. Florida 2009 Young Masters. Sphinx Fine Art. The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, curated by Constance Slaughter and BethColocci. London Vilafranca Contemporània. Galeria Sicart. Vilafranca Penedés. Barcelona VII edition Valoarte. Galeria Nacional. San José. Costa Rica Diesel Project. Arte Allimite. CasaPiedra. Santiago de Chile, Chile ArteSantander. Galeria Sicart. Santander ArteBA. Galeria Sicart. Buenos Aires Palmbeach 3. Galería Biba. Palmbeach, Florida Zona México. Jacob Karpio. México Arteamericas. Latin American Art Fair. Jacob Karpio. Miami Art Show. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Los Angeles Scope NY. Jacob Karpio Gallery. New York Circa. Convention Center. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Puerto Rico Fair Chile. Galeria Sicart. Chile. Fair Bogotá. Galeria Sicart. Bogotá PhotoBA Galeria Sicart. Buenos Aires 2008 Arteamericas Merrill Lynch. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Latin American Art Fair. Arte AlLímite. Miami ArteBA. Jacob Karpio Galería. Buenos Aires Expoarte. Arte AlLímite, curators Ernesto Múñoz, Julio Sapollnik. Santiago de Chile, Chile Circa. Convention Center. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Puerto Rico Art Brussels. Jacobo Karpio Gallery. Brussels Femaco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. México 2007 Polvasal. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Escazú. Costa Rica Scope Basel. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Basel, Switzerland Art Basel. Jacobo Karpio Galeria. Miami ArtLA. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Los Angeles Arteamericas. The Latin American Art Fair. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Miami Circa. Convention Center. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Puerto Rico DC. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Düsseldorf Art Brussels. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Belgium ArteBA. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Buenos Aires Balelatîna. Jacobo Karpio Gallery. Basel, Switzerland 2006 Photo September, curator John Nadador. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica Foundation Lluís Carulla. Espluga Francolí, Tarragona Galeria Vértice. Oviedo. Art Brussels. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Belgium ArteBA. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Buenos Aires Art Basel Miami Beach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Photo Miami. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Miami Art Madrid. Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Madrid 2005 Collection MACSSI. Museo de Arte Coro. Caracas PAZ. Silvana Facchini Gallery. Miami Unsustainability. Black box. Galeria ADN. Barcelona Intolerance. Foundation Pujol Grau. Milano, Italy Ciutat Verda. Congrés Europeu. La Pedrera. Barcelona 2004 (DE) construcciones pictóricas. Museum of Contemporary Art. S.Jo. Costa Rica QCC Art Gallery Quenns. City University. New York The Armory Show. Jacob Karpio Gallery. New York 2003 Realities. Silvana Facchini Gallery. Miami Group Show. Buschlen-Mowatt Fine Arts. Vancouver. France Centre Jujol-Can Negre, curator Laura Rossignani. Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona The Armory Show. Jacob Karpio Gallery. New York 2002 Matriz. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica Other Realities.Silvana Facchini Gallery. Miami En centímetros. Galería Fernando Pradilla. Madrid Galeria Vértice. Oviedo Art Cologne. Poligrafa. Cologne Art Basel Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid Art Basel Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Artpalmbeach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago 2001 Secretions. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica Migraciones. Galería Der Reiter. Valencia Urban Memory. Galería Vértice. Oviedo Art Basel. Poligrafa. Basel. Switzerland Art Cologne. Poligrafa. Cologne 52 Frankfurter Buchmesser. Poligrafa. Frankfurt Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Artpalmbeach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago Kunst Köln. Poligrafa, Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Cologne Arco. Poligrafa. Madrid 2000 Identitat blaugrana. Foundation Futbol C.Barcelona Migrations. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Escazú. Costa Rica Buschlen-Mowatt Fine Arts. Vancouver, Canada Art Fair Basel. Poligrafa. Basel 52 Frankfurter Buchmesser. Poligrafa. Frankfurt Art Cologne. Poligrafa. Cologne Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Artpalmbeach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago 1999 The memory. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Sofía Imber. Caracas Identity. Foundation Daniella Chappard. Caracas Memory of room's. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica Identities. MAO. Museo Alejandro Otero. Caracas Referències. Galeria Bach Quatre. Barcelona Collection. Museu d'Art de L'Hospitalet. Barcelona AIDS. Exhibition Solidary Art. Department of Culture. Generalitat Barcelona, Barcelona Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Ammán, curator Manuel Romero. Jordan Galeria Vértice. Oviedo Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Artpalmbeach. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago Fia. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Caracas Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid 1998 Mesótica II Centroamérica-Regeneración. Museum of Contemporary Art. S.Jo. Costa Rica The 1998 Biennalie Internacional Cairo, curator Manuel Romero. Egypt Processes. QCC Art Gallery Quenns. City University. New York Museo Marugame Hirai. Tokyo Galleria Transit Fabbrica. Milano Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago Fia. Jacob Karpio Gallery & Espai Miquel Gaspar. Caracas 1997 Procesos. Palacio de la Asamblea, curator Menene Gras. Lima Pressure. Galleria Transit Fabbrica. Bergamo Group Show. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica Art Solidari. Department of Culture. Generalitat de Barcelona, Barcelona Mostra d'art. Diputación de Tarragona, Tarragona Arco. Espai Miquel Gaspar, Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid Fia. Jacob Karpio Gallery, Galeria Carles Taché, Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Caracas Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Expoarte. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Guadalajara. Mexico Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago 1996 Aggressions. Ralleigh Gallery. Boca Raton. Florida Mirades. Galeria Antoni Pinyol. Reus. Tarragona Art Catalunya. Unicef. Palau Robert. Barcelona Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid Fia. Karpio Auerbach Gallery. Caracas Expoarte. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Guadalajara. Mexico Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago 1995 Transatlantica. Museo Alejandro Otero. MAO. Caracas Homage Miró. Sala d'Experiències. Andorra Aggressions. Galeria Estela Casas. Barcelona Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago Fia. Karpio Auerbach Gallery. Caracas Expoarte. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Guadalajara. Mexico Art Catalan. Palais des Congrés. Montpellier. France Siac. Galeria Estela Casas. Strasbourg. France 1994 Arco. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Madrid Art Miami. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Miami Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago Centre d'Art Contemporani. Montornés Vallés. Barcelona Fia. Karpio Auerbach Gallery. Caracas 1993 Figuración Adversa. Museum of Contemporary Art. MADC. San José. Costa Rica Abstracción americana. Jacob Karpio Gallery. S.Jo. Costa Rica. La Terre. Salon d'Octobre. Ville de Brive. France Centenary Miró. Galeria Estela Casas. Barcelona Fiac. Galeria Estela Casas. Paris Art Fair Chicago. Jacob Karpio Gallery. Chicago Fia. Karpio-Auerbach Gallery. Caracas 1992 Vestigis. Galeria Arteunido. Barcelona 991 1Photographic installation. Town Hall Montornés Vallés. Barcelona 1990 Lineart. De Smedt Christiane Art Gallery. Ghent. Belgium Galeria Estilo. Barcelona 1989 Arco. Galeria Arteunido. Madrid De Smedt Christiane Art Gallery. Antwerpen, Belgium 1988 AIDS. Casa Elizalde. Barcelona. University of Psychiatry. Heidelberg, Germany 1987 Video Installation. Museu Parc dels Castanyers. Montornés Vallés. Barcelona 1986 Homo Classificat. Galeria Estol. Installation. Barcelona Galeria Melnikow. Heidelberg, Germany 1984 De Smedth Cristiane Art Gallery. Ghent, Belgium Arco. Video-instalación. Talens. Madrid MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS MACSSI. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Sofía Imber. Caracas. Venezuela MACBA. Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona. Barcelona MADC. Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo. San José. Costa Rica MAVAO. Museo Alejandro Otero. Caracas Museo Jacobo Borges. Caracas Museo Marugame. Hirai. Japan Museo Wifredo Lam. Arte Contemporáneo. La Habana Museo Internacional El Cairo. Cairo Museu de L'Hospitalet. Barcelona Collection Berezdivin. Espacio 1414. Puerto Rico Fundació Lluís Carulla. L'Espluga de Francolí. Tarragona Fundació La Caixa. Barcelona Fundació Futbol Club Barcelona. Barcelona Fundation Daniela Chappard. Caracas Fons d'Art. Ajuntament de Salàs de Pallars. Lleida Fons d'Art. Ajuntament de Salou. Tarragona Àrea de Cultura. Ajuntament de Torredembarra. Tarragona Centre Cultural Tecla Sala. Barcelona Centre Jujol-Can Negre. Sant Joan Despí. Barcelona France-Secours International. Paris Àrea de Cultura. Ajuntament de Torredembarra. Tarragona Artothèque d'Art Anekdota. Paris University of Psychiatry Heidelberg. Germany Unicef Art. Barcelona Instituto Cervantes. Tánger