Compartir
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, MIMA. Nuria Guell

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, MIMA. Nuria Guell

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA), which opened in 2007, is one of the main collectors and art galleries in the United Kingdom to focus on the concept of the useful museum as a civic institution by promoting art as an instrument of social change. Its programme incorporates exhibitions and displays of the collection, with educational activities that encourage a ‘learn by doing’ approach, projects run outside its facilities and community-centred initiatives. The concept of useful museum stems from the best intentions of Modernism to urge artists to take part in everyday activities – a practice focused on the applied dimension of art, highlighting the positive results of the projects for the people who take part in them.  

Nuria Güell is enjoying a nearly one-year-long residency at MIMA with the support of AC/E, taking art outside the gallery to bring it to audience segments that are difficult to reach and helping regenerate Middlesbrough’s economy. The artist’s work deals with questions of legality, power, ethics and morals; it takes as a starting point the inequalities caused by state regulation and capitalism, laws and control, and uses tactics associated with activism. The artist collaborates with local refugees by designing a number of activities including meetings and workshops to explore the relationship between identity, ethnicity and otherness. 

Timeline

Get the latest NEWS

This website uses cookies

Cookies are small text files that websites can use to make a user's experience more efficient. The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this website. For all other types of cookies, we need your permission. This website uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time from the Cookie Declaration on our website. Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us, and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

NameProviderPurposeExpidationType
PHPSESSIDThis websiteCookies generated by PHP-based applications. This is a general-purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables. It is usually a randomly generated number; how it is used can be site-specific, but a good example is maintaining a logged-in user's state between pages.SessionHTTP
LanguageThis websiteLanguage in which the website text is displayed.4 monthsHTTP
consentcookies_EsencialesThis websiteThis cookie is used to store consent preferences1 yearHTTP
consentcookies_PreferenciasThis websiteThis cookie is used to store consent preferences1 yearHTTP
consentcookies_EstadisticasThis websiteThis cookie is used to store consent preferences1 yearHTTP
consentcookies_MarketingThis websiteThis cookie is used to store consent preferences1 yearHTTP