“Critical Lounge Area”, by Marta Mestre
Marta Mestre, when invited to write a critical review about the PIPA 2012 finalists exhibition, went further. She created, from the already existent “interactive lounge area”, a project to activate the space with debates, questioning and activities alongside the visiting audience. “Criticism is also no longer this “outside” look at an “inside”, nor the combat of freedom against the institution. In fact, there is no longer the “wild criticism” of which Marguerite Duras spoke about. It was with this background that I found that Pipa Prize’s invitation to criticism and to the critics….” – Marta Mestre