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JAVIER ABARCA (ES)
Javier Abarca (ES) is an artist, researcher and educator in the fields of graffiti and street art. A leading figure from the first generation of Spanish graffiti, he taught a class on graffiti and street art at the Complutense University of Madrid between 2006 and 2015. He founded the website Urbanario in 2008.
Abarca is a renowned specialist in the international scene, and appears regularly at European conferences and festivals. His PhD (2010) and his texts are widely cited in Spanish-language literature. His teaching, curating and writing have been commissioned by museums and institutions in Spain and across Europe.
Abarca’s work stands out with its focus on essential aspects of graffiti and street art such as the exploration of the margins, the attention to the context, the work within a human scale or the understanding of street projects as networks. A work field far from the monumentality and kitsch characteristic of today’s mainstream conception of street art.
See Javier Abarca’s full CV here.
NUART PLUS 2017 PROGRAM
Our at-a-glance program of keynote speeches, presentations, panel debates and workshops
Nuart Plus 2017 – Jan Zahl in conversation with Ian Strange
(VIDEO) Artist Ian Strange discusses his career and work to date with Jan Zahl, Arts Editor at Stavanger Aftenblad newspaper.
Nuart Plus 2017 – Promises not kept: Art, the art institution and social change
(VIDEO) Keynote speech by Mikkel Bolt (DK)
Nuart Plus 2017 – Revolution, From the Artist’s Perspective
(VIDEO) Artist presentations by Carrie Reichardt (UK) and Igor Ponosov (RU) followed by a Q&A session with Evan Pricco (US).
Nuart Plus 2017 – From Cairo: I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing
(VIDEO) Artist presentation by Bahia Shehab (EG)
Nuart Plus 2017 – Brave – Nuart × Amnesty International
(VIDEO) Brave: Nuart × Amnesty International present the case of Human Rights activist Sakris Kupila
Nuart Plus 2017 – DIY Culture & New Utopias + Panel debate
(VIDEO) Presentations by Adrian Burnham (UK), Pascal Feucher (DE) and Addam Yekutieli aka Know Hope (IL) Followed by a panel debate led by Carlo McCormick
Nuart Plus 2017 – Creating New Cultural Heritage and "Rights to the City"
(VIDEO) Creating New Cultural Heritage and "Rights to the City"
Presentations by Laima Nomeikaite (LT), Javier Abarca (ES), Emma Arnold (CA) and Susan Hansen (UK)
ARTIST PRESENTATION BY VERMIBUS (DE)
Join Berlin-based ad-buster and artist Vermibus for a multimedia presentation about his unique brand of activism.
FIGHT CLUB - REVOLUTION OR EVOLUTION
The latest installment of Nuart’s legendary Fight Club, established in 2012 as a way to introduce difficult topics in a more relaxed environment condusive to publ...
JAN ZAHL (NO) IN CONVERSATION WITH IAN STRANGE (AU)
Artist Ian Strange discusses his career and work to date with Jan Zahl, Arts Editor at Stavanger Aftenblad newspaper
SEMINAR DAY 1 : REVOLUTION
Join us for Day 1 of the Nuart Plus program, all events are free unless otherwise stated
SAVING BANKSY (SCANDINAVIAN PREMIERE)
The film that asks the question: ‘What would you do if you woke up one morning and found a million dollar Banksy spray-painted on the side of your building?’
BRAVE : NUART x AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PANEL DEBATE
Nuart x Amnesty International present the case of Human Right's activist Sakris Kupila
SEMINAR DAY 2 : EVOLUTION
Join us for Day 2 of the Nuart Plus program, all events are free unless otherwise stated
TRAFO WORKSHOP WITH CARRIE REICHARDT (UK)
Take part in a unique mosaic workshop with artist Carrie Reichardt - and produce an outdoor mural at this year’s Nuart Festival!
RISE UP!
Essay by Nuart founder and curator Martyn Reed that sets the theme and tone of this years event
THE RIGHT TO WRITE THE CITY: BREAKING THE LAW OF UNTOUCHABILITY
by Susan Hansen
ECONOMICAL POWER – LISBON URBAN ART CASE STUDY
By Pedro Soares Neves
SOME NOTES ON STREET ART, MURALS AND POWER IN PUBLIC SPACE
By Javier Abarca
CARLO McCORMICK (US)
Pop culture critic, curator and Senior Editor of PAPER magazine
EMMA ARNOLD (CA)
Cultural geographer and doctoral research fellow at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo
JAVIER ABARCA (ES)
Artist, researcher and educator in the fields of graffiti and street art
LAIMA NOMEIKAITE (LT)
City planner and human geographer, engaged at The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) since 2016
MIKKEL BOLT (DK)
Art historian and political theorist, employed as a lecturer in cultural history at the Department of Arts and Culture, University of Copenhagen
PASCAL FEUCHER (FR)
Founder and manager of Urban Spree in Berlin, Germany
PEDRO SOARES NEVES (PT)
Researcher, designer, urbanist and co-creator of Lisbon Street Art & Urban Creativity international research topic
SUSAN HANSEN (UK)
Convenor of the Visual Methods Group and Chair of the Forensic Psychology Research Group in the Department of Psychology at Middlesex University, London