Terramare — Miquel Barceló (Actes Sud / Collection Lambert, 2010)

Terramare is the monumental catalogue published on the occasion of Miquel Barceló’s 2010 retrospective across two historic venues in Avignon: the Collection Lambert and the Palais des Papes. Published by Actes Sud, this volume captures the full reach of Barceló’s material universe — clay, sea, bones, ash — filtered through a Mediterranean sensibility that is at once mythic and brutally contemporary. The cover alone, featuring a grotesque, fish-headed figure in ecclesiastical dress, signals the tone: ceremonial, uncanny, and amphibian. Inside, full-bleed photographs and richly textured reproductions document works in multiple media — sculpture, ceramics, painting — echoing the artist’s obsessions with transformation, decay, and deep time. The catalogue reads not only as a record of the exhibitions, but as a parallel object — curatorial, poetic, and fiercely tactile. Designed with a raw visual sensibility and supported by texts from Alberto Manguel and others, Terramare offers a vital entry point into Barceló’s ongoing excavation of material and myth. A key volume in Darwin’s collection of contemporary art and exhibition publishing.

Technical Sheet
Title: Terramare
Artist / Author: Miquel Barceló
Date: 2010
Technique / Printing Method: Offset
Medium / Materials: Hardcover
Dimensions (cm): Approx. 24 × 30
Language: English / French
Pages: 379
Publisher / Editor: Actes Sud / Collection Lambert en Avignon
ISBN: 978-2-7427-9144-5
Condition: VERY GOOD