Llobet & Pons

Jasmina Llobet and Luis Pons are a visual artist collective based in Barcelona. They lived in Berlin for more than 10 years and have spent long periods working in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey and Ireland. Llobet & Pons are specialised in context-specific and community-based practice in public space. They have been working collaboratively since 2002. They are both lecturer in sculpture at the University of Barcelona, at the Fine Arts department,

Jasmina Llobet  was born in Barcelona in 1978. She graduated in Fine Art from the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), where she went on to receive a Meisterschüler distinction. Prior to studying Fine Art Llobet studied Illustration at the Escola Llotja in Barcelona. 

Luis Pons was born in Madrid in 1979. He graduated in Fine Art from the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), where he went on to receive a Meisterschüler distinction. He later graduated from the MA Art in Context programme at the UdK Berlin. Working on his doctoral research at the University of Barcelona, on the subject of ‘contemporary sculpture in public space’.

Grants, stipends, residencies (selection)

2020

-Selected for realisation at the Kunst am Bau contest “Art in buildings and urban space”, convened within the framework of the program “Art in urban space in Prerower Platz”, Berlin, Germany

2018

-Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultural Center. Tainan, Taiwan. Residency

2017

-ASEM residency. ACT Center studios. Asia Culture Center (ACC). Gwangju, South Korea. Residency

2015

-IFA grant (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen) for participation at Havana Biennial. Federal Foreign Office, Germany

2013

-PICE grants. Acción Cultural Española (AC/E). For participation on Setouchi Triennale
-Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art, Gdansk, Poland. Residency
-Hangar. Barcelona, Spain. Long-term Residency. Studio from 2013-15

2012

-Lokaal 01. Antwerp, Belgium. Residency

2011

-Akiyoshidai International Art Village (AIAV). Yamaguchi, Japan. Residency. With grant of AC/E, Spain
-Shortlisted for Frieze Artist Award - Emdash Award. Frieze Foundation, London

2010

-Seoul Art Space Geumcheon. Seoul, South Korea. Residency. With grant of Hangar, Barcelona
-ARP IMMA. Irish Museum of Modern Art. Dublin, Ireland. Residency. With grant of Seacex, Spain

2009

-Studio Kura. Fukuoka, Japan. Residency. With grant of CoNCA, Catalan Arts Council.
-Platform Garanti. Istanbul, Turkey. Residency. With grant of Can Xalant, Mataró

2008

-Global Institute. Participation in educational project at 7th Gwangju Biennale, South Korea
-Seoksu Art Project. Anyang, South Korea. Residency

2007

-NaFöG Stipend of Berlin's Senate (local government body) Scolarship (J)

2006

-Helmut-Thoma-Preis. UdK Berlin. Award (J)
-Nominated for Meisterschülerpreis des Präsidenten. UdK Berlin. Award (J)

2004-05

-Beca Injuve. Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales, Spain. Stipend (J)

2003

-Premi Miquel Casablancas. Centre Cívic Sant Andreu. Barcelona. Competition, Second prize (L)

2002-03

-Ajuts a la creació 2002. Ministry of Culture of Catalonia(Generalitat de Catalunya), Spain. Stipend (L)

2002

-BIAM 2002: Amposta Art Biennial. Spain. Competition, Second prize (L)

Solo exhibitions and Public artworks (selection):

2022

-Pepa Colomer high school. IntersECCions Program of the City Council of El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona. Permanent sculpture.

2021

-Kiezplatten. Sculpture project in public space. Berlin, Germany. Organized by  Lichtenberg District Office.

2019

-Dobles. Espai Tactel Toormix. Barcelona (Solo show with Aggtelek)
-Zusammenspiel. Centre for Institutional Representation of the State of Lower Saxony. Berlin, Germany
-OCAT Anren (OCT Contemporary Art Terminal). Chengdu, China. Permanent public artwork.
-Population Pyramid Grill Station. Kunstverein Springhornhof. Neuenkirchen, Germany Permanent public artwork.

2018

-Shortlisted for realisation of a permanent "Kunst am Bau" project in public space. Commissioned by Berlin Region.

2016

-Haidressers’ Circle. Experience MACBA programme. MACBA. Barcelona (Performance).

2015

-Play Inno Park. Seoul Innovation Park, South Korea. Permanent public artwork.

2014

Shortlisted for realisation of a permanent "Kunst am Bau" project in public space. Commissioned by Berlin Region.

2013

-Llobet & Pons. CAS, Osaka, Japan.

2012

-Dividual. Masart Galeria. Barcelona
-Asemais anogerf. Galería Adhoc. Vigo, Spain (also showing Curro Gonzalez).

2011

-Miniscopics. Halfhouse. Barcelona, Spain.

2010

-The Morse Code Sprinklers Test. The Process Room at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Dublin, Ireland (Temporary site-specific project)

2009

-Mikroplan. Kunstraum Delikatessenhaus. Leipzig, Germany (Also showing Arianne Olthaar).
-Towelflag. Platform Garanti. Istanbul, Turkey (Temporary site-specific project).

2007

-Reversible. display. Leipzig, Germany
-Helmut-Thoma-Preis. UdK Berlin, Germany. (Also showing Kevin Lassner)

2006

-small talk project. Galleri Rostrum. Malmö, Sweden

2004

-Platform Snowflake. Space Imug. Galerie SPHN. Berlin, Germany

Group exhibitions (selection)

2021

-Artists’ Breath. Ichihara Lakeside Museum. Ichihara, Japó

2019

-Anren Biennale. Chengdu, China
-Madou Sugar Industry Art Triennial. Madou, Taiwan
-Archive Vol.1 Local Context. Laznia 2 Centre for Contemporary Art. Gdansk, Poland
-The Work-in-progress Art of the Everyday. Tunghai University Gallery,Taiwan.

2018

-The Playground Project -Outdoor. Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany
-Lá Fora. CAC Fundação Eugénio de Almeida. Évora, Portugal
-Taehwa River Eco Art Festival, Ulsan, South Korea

2017

-Polyhedric. Centre d’Art Tecla Sala. Hospitalet de Llobregat
-Odessa Biennale. Odessa Museum of Modern Art. Odessa, Ukraine

2016

-Brick by Brick: Ceramics Applied to Architecture. Design Museum of Barcelona. DHUB, Barcelona
-contesting/contexting Sport 2016. NGBK. Berlin, Germany

2015

-Fundamental Ephemeris II. Goethe University. Frankfurt (cat.)
-Havana biennial, Collective projects. Kcho Estudio - Museo Orgánico Romerillo. Havana, Cuba

2014

-Factotum. Fundació Tàpies. Barcelona, Spain

2013

-Setouchi Triennale. Seto islands, Japan

2012

-fairgrounds. Public sculpture project. little berlin. Philadelphia, USA

2011

-Destino/Zielort: Berlin. Studio 1, Bethanien. Berlin, Germany (cat.)
-The Last Summer. Gallery JungMiSo. Seoul, South Korea (cat.)
-Inaugural exhibition. Seoksu Art Terminal. Anyang, South Korea

2010

-The Stability of Objects. Seoul Art Space Geumcheon. Seoul, South Korea.
-Fare-Well. Brain Factory. Seoul, South Korea

2009

-Hello World. Itokoku Historical Museum. Fukuoka, Japan

2008

-Manifesta7. Project Tabula Rasa. Ex Alumix. Bolzano/Bozen, Italy (in collaboration with OASberlin) (L) (cat.)
-Identity and Art. Ucity Art Museum of GAFA. Guangzhou, China
-World One Minutes. Today Art Museum. Beijing, China

2007

-madrid28045. Intermediæ / Matadero Madrid, Spain (cat.)
-totale partizipation_radikale entspannung. arttransponder. Berlin, Germany

2006

-Möbus-Schleife. Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin, Germany (cat.)
-Totalism? Galerie Neurotitan-Haus Schwarzenberg. Berlin, Germany (cat.)
-Fluidic. UNA Galeria. Bucharest, Romania

2005

-LOOP: The Video Art Festival 05. Video-store Programme. Barcelona, Spain

2004

-Salon Européen des Jeunes Créateurs. Salon de Montrouge, France and Museo Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso. Amarante, Portugal (L) (cat.)

2003

-Performanceköper-Stadt (in collaboration with S. Becker). Bauhaus. Dessau, Germany (J)
-En sus 13. Galería ADN. Barcelona, Spain (L)
-Sinergies Art Disseny. FAD. Barcelona, Spain (L) (cat.)

2002

-Premi de Pintura Miquel Casablancas. Centre Cívic Sant Andreu. Barcelona, Spain (J) (cat.)
-BIAM 2002: Amposta Art Biennial. Museu Comarcal del Montsià. Amposta, Spain (L) (cat.)

(J): Relates only to Jasmina Llobet
(L): Relates only to Luis Fernández Pons
(cat.): Exhibitions with published catalogue