FRIEZE LONDON 2024
Galerie Poggi is excited to present at Frieze London an important solo show of Darío Villalba (Spain, 1939-2018), whose estate announced joining the gallery last year. Ahead of a new major retrospective curated by a prominent European museum in 2027, there is no be!er place than Frieze to premiere the English comeback for this artist, whose work has not been shown in the UK for far too long. Yet London played a major role in his life and work, being a haven for Villalba amid Franco’s regime and his homosexuality.
It is precisely this link that will be highlighted at Frieze with an exceptional group of historical works inspired by his experience in New York City in the early 60s, and most importantly, by his deeplyrooted connection to London spanning from 1964 to 2007. Many images from No!ing Hill Carnival and Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park circulate in his work, embodying the open desire and extravagance that he sought since.