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Jordi Pablo
Regles de 15 cm: regla de 15 cm, entre el cm 6 i 7 mesura 6 cm; regla de 15 cm, entre el cm 2 i 6 mesura 2 cm; regla 15 cm, que no mesura res, perquè torna al seu punt inicial
Rulers of 15 cm Ruler of 15 cm, Between 6 and 7 Measuring 6 cm Ruler of 15 cm, Between 2 and 6 Measuring 2 cm Ruler of 15 cm, Not Measuring Anything, as it Returns to its Starting Point
1970
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The work of Jordi Pablo, which began in 1969, features objects related to everyday reality. For Pablo the concept of morphology is fundamental in referring to the study of forms, there between biology, functionality and art. In this new life granted to objects language plays a leading role as well, with titles that combine poetry, irony and play. In this body of earlier pieces Pablo explores the idea of variation or multiplicity through subtle alterations of form. This results in impossible objects (like the ruler that does not measure), others that have lost their function (uncombed combs, advertising material that does not communicate anything, disintegrated erasers) and others that are transpositions of musical works, such as Variació lineal per a una capsa de mistos, which takes as its starting point the final song on the Richie Havens album Stonehenge: the length of the detailed vision of the object corresponds precisely to the 8-minute-long song.
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original title
Regles de 15 cm: regla de 15 cm, entre el cm 6 i 7 mesura 6 cm; regla de 15 cm, entre el cm 2 i 6 mesura 2 cm; regla 15 cm, que no mesura res, perquè torna al seu punt inicial
year of acquisition
2023
type of object
Object
dimensions
26 x 1; 11,5 x 3,8 x 2 cm.
Copyright
© Jordi Pablo
registration number
R.6567
date
1970
fonds
MACBA Collection. Long-term loan of the Barcelona City Council
media
Intervened plastic rulers
credits
MACBA Collection. Long-term loan of Barcelona City Council. Gift of Rafael Tous
original title
Regles de 15 cm: regla de 15 cm, entre el cm 6 i 7 mesura 6 cm; regla de 15 cm, entre el cm 2 i 6 mesura 2 cm; regla 15 cm, que no mesura res, perquè torna al seu punt inicial
registration number
R.6567
date
1970
year of acquisition
2023
fonds
MACBA Collection. Long-term loan of the Barcelona City Council
type of object
Object
media
Intervened plastic rulers
dimensions
26 x 1; 11,5 x 3,8 x 2 cm.
credits
MACBA Collection. Long-term loan of Barcelona City Council. Gift of Rafael Tous
Copyright
© Jordi Pablo

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