ARCHITECTURE Handle with Care 8-15/10 ARCHITECTURE Handle with Care 8-15/10 special drop by architecure and design studio Bate.work
ELECTRA SIMON “CONFESIONES” 11-20/09 ELECTRA SIMON “CONFESIONES” 11-20/09 Bate Social Store is pleased to present ‘Confesiones’, a ten-day site-specific project by London-based artist Electra Simon curated by Martin Mayorga that asks: What if we are nothing more than the stories we tell ourselves? Every memory, and how we choose to carry it, shapes our personal mythology, but what happens when those memories are reflected back to us in unexpected ways? Confesiones explores this question through an evolving body of work, where confession becomes not an act of repentance, but a shared moment of presence. It is a space in which private reflection gives way to co-creation, that arises from a moment of witnessing. The exhibition unfolds across two rooms. One features a participatory installation developed in collaboration with Bate Studio, drawing on the architecture of the traditional confessional. Within it, the artist and visitor sit side by side, separated by a screen. Visitors are invited to speak freely, while the artist listens and responds through rapid sketching and note-taking. The second room functions as a working studio. Here, past works are presented alongside new drawings and paintings developed throughout the ten-day period. These new works are not literal transcriptions, but symbolic responses, ambiguous and emotionally charged, that reflect the shared emotiones and essences of the stories and thoughts shared. The mirror that the artist can create is very different to that of the priest, or the therapist. The crucial difference is not just that this encounter is unstructured by the dictates of religion or science. It is that, in becoming present to one another through art, Simon and her subjects build a shared symbolic world. Unconstrained by language, creative media allow Simon to reflect experiences that defy words. “With words,” John Berger writes, “we cannot get nearer to them than a map can get to a landscape.” For the subject, this feels like being contained, without being disciplined. Dr. Nikita Kaur Simpson
LAURA ARMENGOL – TANGO 8/05-16/05 LAURA ARMENGOL – TANGO 8/05-16/05 El tango deja al descubierto la mano, vestida para la ocasión, se posa con elegancia sobre la espalda, de colores, a cuadros, a veces oscura, sensible y poderosa. Las manos y el tango, la belleza de su música, poesía popular, engalanados cada milonga, martes y jueves FOTO @ricardo_casesDC @menezable TANGOnueva colección de joyas de Laura ArmengolEl tango deja al descubierto la mano, vestida para la ocasión, se posa con elegancia sobre la espalda, de colores, a cuadros, a veces oscura, sensible y poderosa. Las manos y el tango, la belleza de su música, poesía popular, engalanados cada milonga, martes y jueves FOTO @ricardo_casesDC @menezable TANGOnueva colección de joyas de Laura Armengol
ALBA GALOCHA 27/02-15/03 ALBA GALOCHA 27/02-15/03 Estaba bien ahí, donde estaba, en mi cuerpo’, una exposición comisariada por Martín Mayorga que se inaugurará el 27 de febrero de 2025 en Bate Social Store, Madrid. En el momento más pleno de su carrera, Galocha plasma esta relación íntima entre su identidad y su cuerpo. La muestra marca un espacio de reconciliación con su rostro y una conexión renovada entre mente y corporalidad. A través de materiales como porcelana, tela y loza, esta relación es plasmada en instalaciones que representan un proceso de autoconocimiento y aceptación, materializando un viaje artístico y vital hacia el encuentro consigo misma. fotos por © Silvia Coca
DITO CLUB 12/12-20/12 DITO CLUB 12/12-20/12 Dito first physicall activation of Bate Social Store. Special products and community space, as a private sport club.
FERRO VALDECASAS 28/11-5/12 FERRO VALDECASAS 28/11-5/12 “No photos, please” pretende llevar al límite la fotografía en el tiempo, hasta fundirse con la pintura. “De los bodegones me atrae la simpleza que tanta inspiración ha generado a lo largo de la historia, verduras y aves muertas aparecen ya en frescos en las paredes de los comercios de Pompeia. Sorprende que algo tan sencillo haya tenido tanto recorrido y, en un mundo que vuelve a valorar los productos de temporada y calidad, a revestir de todo su valor lo natural y venido de un campo limpio y paciente: espárragos, higos y perdices vuelven a ser atractivos. Con un poco de humo y más sombras que luces, cualquier producto del mercado, perecedero y destinado a pudrirse, puede quedar retratado para siempre. Reivindicamos el valor del boletus que sale con las primeras aguas del otoño y los melocotones que perfuman el verano. Todos los alimentos que se exponen han sido dignamente comidos tras las fotos.“ .- Ferro Valdecasas, Madrid 2024
EDMMOND STUDIOS 10 YRS 21-23/11 EDMMOND STUDIOS 10 YRS 21-23/11 19/11 10 YEARS POP-UP BATE Let the celebrations begin. We are excited to introduce Edmmond most special collection to date. Unveiling a collection of distinctive pieces, thoughtfully designed with exceptional attention to detail that captures the true essence and authenticity of Edmmond Studios. Each commemorates his 10 years of creativity and passion. “Our adventure started in Madrid so please, allow us to begin the celebration here. ” Join us exclusively from Thursday, November 21st, 17:00 to 22:00, to Saturday, November 23rd, 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00, at Bate Social Store, located at Calle de Sta. María, 14, Madrid. Just a quick note, on Thursday from 19.00 to 22.00, we’ll be celebrating the launch with our friends and family. We’d love for you to join us. You are one of the first, please enjoy.