Ramon Enrich

Ramon Enrich in 2008.

Ramon Enrich(Igualada,1968) is aCatalanpainterandsculptor.His artistic vocation was influenced by his father, Ramon Enrich, a knitwear manufacturer who taught himselfdrawing,musicandarchitecture.

He studiedFine ArtsinBarcelona,and alsoHistory(unfinished) andGraphic Arts.Late 80s, he obtained some scholarships to paint and exhibit abroad. He spent long periods in Mousonturn cultural centre inFrankfurt,and inBerlin.Great admirer ofDonald Judd,he moved to theUnited Statesin 1988 and he settled down inMarfa,where Judd lived. In the Chinati Foundation and in the Judd Foundation, he exposed works he developed there. Later, he travelled toLos Angeles,where he metEd Ruschaand worked withDavid Hockney.Then he settled down inNew York City,where he worked as an assistant inJulian Schnabel’s studio.

He has exhibited many times in Barcelona,Amsterdam,Hong Kong,New York,BrusselsandParis.Nowadays, he lives and works in Igualada.

Cartell-zaragossa-collage, c. 1998

Works

• 1993: Marburg Museum, Marburg (Germany)
• 1994: Mousonturm, Frankfurt
• 1994: Galeria Trece, Ventalló (Catalonia, Spain)
• 1994: Museu für Moderne Kunst, Mittelhof (Germany)
• 1999: Rare Art Properties, New York
• 1999: Pfund Galerie, Berlin
• 2001: Martin Gallery, Hong Kong
• 2001: Àmbit Galeria d’Art, Barcelona
• 2002: Galeria Ignacio de Lassaleta, Barcelona
• 2002: Galeria Spectrum, Saragossa
• 2003: Galeria Arcturus, Paris
• 2003: Nord LB Bank, Hamburg
• 2005: Maison Kregg, Brussels
• 2005: Galeria Il Polittico, Rome
• 2005:Sala Parés,Barcelona
• 2006: Hof&Huyser, Amsterdam
• 2006:Art International,Zurich
• 2008: Museu de Llavaneres (Catalonia, Spain)
• 2009: Galeria María José Castellví, Barcelona

Public and private collections

• Col•lecció La Caixa, Barcelona
• Colección Banco Santander, Madrid
• Fundació Vila Casas, Barcelona
• Collection Boudouin, Brussels
• Círculo Ecuestre, Barcelona
• Collection Blachère, Apt (France)
• Barcelona City Council
• Fundación Coca-Cola, Madrid
• Tanaka Foundation, Tokyo
• Colección NH, Madrid
• Collection Ducasse, Paris
• Donald Judd Collection, Marfa (United States)
• David Hockney Private Collection, Los Angeles
• Fundación Telefónica, Madrid
• Carmen and Lluís Bassat Private Collection, Barcelona
• Museu de l’Aigua, Barcelona
• Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid
• Deustche Bank Collection, Frankfurt
• Norman Foster Private Collection, London
• Eric Spiekerman, Berlin
• Colección Arisa, Madrid
• Collection Eneco, Rotterdam

Further projects

• First award in illustration. Book of Maison Léopold, Versailles (France)
• Illustrations forTres Nadals&Tres NavidadesbyQuim Monzó(Quaderns Crema)
• Illustration for the cover ofCatalan Writing(Pen Club Català)
• Illustrations forFerran Adrià, El Bulli,by Óscar Caballero (Agnès Vienot)
• Works together with the designer David Carson (Quatrat 9, Espai Gràfic)
• Folder with engraving for a project by studio b-720 and David Chipperfield
• Drawings for the project of Ciutat Metropolitana, byJean Nouvel
• Covers for the diary of Bibliothèques de Barcelona (libraries of Barcelona)
• Sculpture for Sparkasse, Frankfurt
• Public sculpture, Igualada.

Ramon Enrich has been mentioned byDavid Hockney,Quim Monzó,Lluís Pasqual,Narcís Comadira,Anatxu Zabalbeascoa,Enric Miralles,Lluís Bassat, Daniel Giralt Miracle,Luis Eduardo Auteand Anton Maria Espadaler.