Music and an alliance between art and technology at Palo Market Fest
The Palo Alto venue hosts a new edition of monthly parties with morning and afternoon sessions that last all weekend.
Eating well, enjoying some live music or some DJs, maybe buying something, seeing a good exhibition and spending an afternoon… in a green oasis in the middle of the city. That’s the proposal made to you by Palo Market Fest, which celebrates a new edition on Saturday, July 5, and Sunday, July 6, at the Palo Alto venue, in Poblenou.
If you haven’t been there yet, you’ll surely be surprised by the space — old industrial facilities whose various buildings have ended up being occupied by companies dedicated to creative services. But besides being a work space, this becomes once a month a small urban party with musical performances, a good way to spend a relaxed day.
To the live music is added the gastronomic offer and a market of artisanal products where you’ll surely find something that appeals to you. Now then, if what you’re looking for is a space dedicated to art, go into the Nau Escoleta of the venue. Usually it's closed on weekends, but it opens during the Palo Market Fest.
You’ll see a brand-new exhibition, but one that repeats the spirit of a proposal from a year ago. It’s the second edition of the “MACBa_Mostra d'Art Generatiu de Barcelona” (Barcelona Generative Art Show). What is this “generative art” about? Well, it’s an artistic practice in which computer programming is combined with the sensibility of the creator. Chance, in addition, is an element always present in the works.
A total of fourteen artists, between emerging and established names, will show you how they work using computer technology. This edition is developed under the slogan Beyond the screen. What lies beyond? That’s what some passionate lovers of art created with code, algorithms, and autonomous systems will explain to you.
Works like those you see in the images are part of the exhibition, which brings together the creators Anna Carreras; Daniel Aguilar; Daniel Julià; Eliza Struthers-Jobin; Enric Mor; Gerard Valls; the collective TOPLAP, Heeey; Lali Barrière; Luis E. Fraguada; Nicoarbogast; Paolo Curtoni; Poperbu and Roger Pibernat.
The works you’ll see here are always connected in some way to Barcelona — city of residence, of work, or simply source of inspiration for the participating artists. They express themselves in various ways, since the exhibition includes both physical and interactive installations, as well as immersive audiovisual proposals.
Want to have a first contact with generative art? Then come see the second edition of the “MACBa_Mostra d'Art Generatiu de Barcelona,” within Palo Market Fest, at Palo Alto. Before coming, though, check the website for information about the event.