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José María Barreiro’s “Vigo, Luz e Cor” Opens at Casa das Artes

A mayoral invitation turns the artist’s decades-long bond with Vigo into a public survey of his signature motifs.

Overview

  • The exhibition is now on view at Vigo’s Casa das Artes and runs through April 26, 2026.
  • The show arrives at the initiative and invitation of Vigo mayor Abel Caballero.
  • Curated by art critic Pilar Corredoira at the renewed Casa das Artes, which also houses Fundación Laxeiro and the Colección Torras.
  • The selection highlights Barreiro’s urban views of Vigo alongside circus scenes and musician subjects.
  • Coverage presents the display as a homecoming that reasserts “Barreirismo,” forged from a path spanning Forcarei, Paris, and Buenos Aires—where he worked even on Harrods’ windows—before settling in Vigo in 1974 and engaging circles with Álvaro Cunqueiro and Laxeiro.