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Carles Guerra (Amposta, 1965) is director of Fundació Antoni Tàpies. From 2009 to 2011 he was Director of La Virreina Centre de la Imatge, Barcelona, and Chief Curator at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) from 2011 to 2013. He has a PhD in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona and he is professor of Social Structures and Cultural Trends at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. His work and research investigate the dialogical aspects of artistic practice and the cultural policies of Post-Fordism. Among the exhibitions he has curated are “Antiphotojournalism” (2010), “1979. A Monument to Radical Instants” (2011), “Phantom Home. Ahlam Shibli” (2013), “Nitrate. Xavier Ribas” (2014) and “Art & Language Uncompleted.The Philippe Méaille Collection” (2014). His most recent exhibitions include a survey of Harun Farocki’s work at the IVAM and the Fundació Antoni Tàpies, both co-curated with Antje Ehmann. He is the author of the video-essay “N for Negri” (2000), as well as numerous texts, essays and publications on modern and contemporary art.