The Centre d'Art la Panera (in English: Art Centre of La Panera) is an

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Lleida Lleida (, ; ; '' see below'') is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and largest town in Segrià county, the Ponent region and the province of Lleida. Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It ...

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. It's named after Carrer de la Panera, the street where it's located, in the old-town area known as ''Els Vins''. Since 2022 the institution is directed by Christian Alonso. Opened in 1997 with the introduction of the biennial, it is located in a building (the town's corn exchange) dating from the 12th century, in the medieval area of the town. Its individual exhibitions focus on

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, especially

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artists, of which the museum includes a solid permanent collection, as well as educational activities and a documentation centre. Artists whose work has been the subject of exhibitions in La Panera include Alicia Framis, , and

Antoni Abad Antoni Abad i Roses (born 1956 in Lleida) is a Spanish artist. He began his career as a sculptor, and evolved over time towards video art and later in net.art and other forms of new media, including electronic literature. Biography Abad was ...

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