Piramidón, Contemporary Art Center, created in 1990 as a hybrid space between an art gallery and a creative factory, merges the realms of artistic production with dissemination, exhibition, and commercialization. A project aimed at supporting artists by linking two of the main spheres on which their practice revolves: the studio and the art gallery, within the same center.
With 18 studios, through which over 170 artists from 30 different nationalities have passed, Piramidón serves as a meeting point that allows its residents to develop their practice in an environment that fosters creativity and enables multiple interactions among contemporary art sector players.
To achieve this goal, Isidre Bohigas as president, and Marc Comerma and Josep Alavedra as advisors, initiated this ambitious and original project in the city over twenty years ago. It is also at this time that the Piramidón art collection began.
The center's setup allows visitors, in addition to seeing the current exhibition, to meet the artists in their creative space. In this way, a direct relationship can be established with the artist and their discourse can be understood firsthand, a characteristic that sets Piramidón apart from most art galleries.
