The Moco Museum Part 1, Barcelona, Spain

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Several years ago, I visited the Moco Museum in Amsterdam to see the Bansky exhibit, so I was excited to go to the Moco in Barcelona.  It was the first place Michelle & I visited when we arrived in Barcelona. 

What is the Moco?

The Moco Museum is an independent museum with a wide range of inspiring modern, contemporary, and street art – located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Barcelona, Spain. 

Moco is the acronym for “Modern and  Contemporary” museum. 

Moco exhibits Jean-Michel Basquiat, Banksy, KAWS, Keith Haring, Damien Hirst, Yayoi Kusama, Hayden Kays, David LaChapelle, Guillermo Lorca, Takashi Murakami, Nick Thomm, Andy Warhol, Studio Irma, and so many more.

Final Days by KAWS welcomes you to the museum.

As you enter the museum, contemporary art abounds.  The colors are the first thing you notice. 

Belle Jin Shuan by Miranda Makaroff
Metamorphosis by Nick Tomm
Garden of Radio Delights by Keith Haring
SP123 by Yago Hortal

We stood for quite a while, looking at one of the pieces by David LaChapelle.  There are so many details and it draws you in for a closer look. 

Jesus is my Homeboy: The Last Supper by David LaChapelle

It was Andy Warhol who spotted David LaChapelle when he moved to NYC at the age of 17, hired him & the rest is history.  Warhol was also on display at the Moco. 

Works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, another friend & colleague of Andy Warhol
Woman Aflame by Salvador Dalí
Fact by Hayden Kays
Night of Stars by Yayoi Kusama

Banksy

Smiling Copper (Panel B)
Bullet Hole Bust
Ten Monkeys

“You paint 100 chimpanzees and they still call you a guerrilla artist.” Banksy

Girl with Balloon (Gold)
CCTV

This post covers much of the still art in the museum.  Part 2 of this post will dive into digital immersive art &  fantasy.   I hope you enjoy seeing these pieces as much as we did when we were there!

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Hi! I am Christi, a full-time RV traveller since August 2021. I have always loved to travel, but COVID-19 put a stop to that. I was fast approaching 50, my condo was being placed up for sale and I was ready for a major change. Originally from a tiny town in rural Southwest Virginia, I am the mother to one son and a rescue Shih Tzu, Cappy. For the last 20 years, I worked in public library systems around the Charlotte & Myrtle Beach areas. I met some amazing people and made great friends along the way. Follow along on my adventures as I travel the US. I hope that our paths will cross one day!

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  4. Hi Christi! I’m an author working with Lonely Planet, trying to get in touch with you about a photo you posted on Atlas Obscura a few years ago (of the Free Library in a Cottonwood Tree in Idaho.) I’m sorry to be posting here so randomly, but I could not find any other contact information for you online. If you can reply here, or email me back at helmuthdiana @ gmail dot com, that would be great. We are hoping to license the photo for print in a forthcoming book. This comment is my hail mary to try and get in touch with you haha. Thank you so much! – Diana Helmuth

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