Josep Maynou - Bombon Projects

"To bow at the beginning not at the end" (exhibition view), Collection Born, 2019
"To bow at the beginning not at the end" (exhibition view), Collection Born, 2019
"To bow at the beginning not at the end", (exhibition view), Collection Born, 2019
LE LUCKY. Hosted by Josep Maynou, HVW8, Berlin, 2019. © Trevor Lloyd
LE LUCKY. Hosted by Josep Maynou, HVW8, Berlin, 2019. © Trevor Lloyd
Leisure (exhibition view) Bombon projects, Barcelona, 2017
Leisure (Exhibition view), Bombon projects, Barcelona, 2017
Sunday Art Fair, Bombon projects, London, 2018
POPULAIRE. Curated by Arielle Bier, LEHMANN + SILVA, Porto, 2018. ©Dinis Santos
POPULAIRE. Curated by Arielle Bier, LEHMANN + SILVA, Porto, 2018. ©Dinis Santos
Fido Dido, 207x183 cm, 2017
Nike, 212x178cm, 2017
TWANG OF TEN, (Performance) Kismet, Munich, 2016
Frottage, 2017
Hip Hup, 57x126 cm, 2017
Untitled, 244x180cm, 2017
FISHERMAN'S FRIEND BLOWJOB, 228x177cm, 2017
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, 267x178cm, 2017
Hunter of worlds, (exhibition view) curated by Elise Lammer, SALTS, Switzerland, 2018. © Gunnar Meier & SALTS. 2018
Hunter of worlds, (exhibition view) curated by Elise Lammer, SALTS, Switzerland, 2018. © Gunnar Meier & SALTS. 2018
Hunter of worlds, (exhibition view) curated by Elise Lammer, SALTS, Switzerland, 2018. © Gunnar Meier & SALTS. 2018
Sunday Art Fair, (Booth view) Bombon projects, London, 2018
The Ninja from Marrakech (exhibition view), Galerie Suvi Lehtinen, Berlin 2015
The Ninja from Marrakech (exhibition view), Galerie Suvi Lehtinen, Berlin 2015
My Body doesn't like Summer (exhibition view) curated by Stephen Kent, Philipp Haverkampf Galerie, Berlin, 2018
My Body doesn't like Summer (exhibition view) curated by Stephen Kent, Philipp Haverkampf Galerie, Berlin, 2018

Josep Maynou’s multidisciplinary approach comes together as a form of contemporary storytelling that situates itself beyond the traditional art formats, often leading to installations in contexts such as TV repair shops, private apartments, abandoned spaces, laundromats or second-hand stores. His rugs, like his posters or his lamps are inevitably transfigured when they enter the space of contemporary art but, once again, they become everyday objects and props for his performances.

Josep Maynou (b.1980, based in Berlin) studied Fine Arts at UB (Barcelona), Facultade Belas Artes Porto (Porto) and Middlesex University (London). Past solo shows include POPULAIRE. Curated by Arielle Bier, Lehmann + Silva, Porto (Portugal), Souk de Ouf. Metaxu, Toulon (France), Leisure (Bombon Projects, Barcelona 2017), Thing1, Thing2 (Broken Dimanche, Berlin 2017), Things: To do (Beverly’s, NYC 2017) or The Ninja from Marrackech (Galerie Suvi Lehtinen, Berlin 2015). Recent group shows include Alpina huus (Le Commun, Geneve 2017), How to do things (Lehman&Silva, Porto 2017), The inclination of the jungle (Junefirst Gallery, Berlin 2015) or DIN A33 (Galería Louis 21, Palma de Mallorca 2013). Recent performances include Pane Per Poveri (Laatrac, 14th Documenta, Athens 2017), Making Public Program (Fundació Tapies, Barcelona 2017) and at Material Art fair (Mexico City 2016).