Elena Gallen, born in 1984, lives and works in Barcelona. Artist and designer. Someone who has made Spains fashion world fall at her feet, even though what she’s doing is kinda creepy if you think about it.
With a strong cinematic influence and an in-depth knowdledge of technologies and trend hunting she co-directs FUEGO, an exquisite bizarre art fanzine and develops avantgarde client work for institutions and individuals. Her work is vanguardist without claiming “look at me, i am the future”.
Versatile and self-taught, Gallen has been accused of “transvesting” reality. Part of the underground scene, the character embodied by the artist became outstanding beyond her creations.
Her artwork has been exhibited in Spain, France and Australia and featured in fashion magazines such as Nylon, Vice, Marie Claire, Glamcult or Tendencias; and her label has retailers among high-end boutiques and concept stores in Barcelona, Paris, Naples, St. Denis de la Reunion, Moscow, Riyadh or Taiwan.
1984. Based in Barcelona.
Master of Arts in Media Studies (Barcelona)
Filmmaking workshop at NYFA (Hollywood)
Founder and designer
Elena Gallen
fashion/art label
06-present
Curator and publisher
Fuego
self-publication
09-present
Founder, art director and designer
Untitled
radical graphic design
11-present
"¡Guau, Fanzines!" VICE —Fuego— Review (España, 2010)
"Los mutantes se van de fiesta" El Mundo —Fuego— Interview (España, 2011)
"Aquellos Maravillosos Quince” -Tendencias Fashion Mag- Seleccionada como uno de los 15 rostros de 2010 junto a Carlos Diez, David Delfín, Joaquin Reyes, Brian Hunt o El Delgado Buil por la revista Tendencias.
"Sufro de bulimia visual" Centromoda —Fashion— Interview (España, 2010)
"El arte troyano de Elena Gallén" VICE —Fashion & Fuego— Interview (España, 2010)
"We want to believe" Pullthemetal —Fuego— Review + Interview (España, 2010)
My Dance The Skull —Fashion & Art— Interview (U.K., 2010)
Marie Claire —Fashion— Interview (España, 2008)
"Lèxit d'Elena Gallén: El disney de la Transgressiò" by Generealitat de Catalunya (España, 2008)
"Elena Gallén" YoDona, El Mundo —Review— (España, 2011)
Entrevista en blog de moda y tendencias (España, 2011)
Tendencias Fashion Mag —Fashion— Interview (España, 2010)
Neo2, Glamcult, Ocimag, Nylon Korea...
The Long Hair of Death (1st edition, Tulenizdat, 2011)
I Love T (Monsa, 2011)
StreetTee (Monsa, 2008)
360º Vol.27 (Sandu Cultural, 2009)
Elena Gallen (My Dance The Skull, 2010)
The Totebag Book (Laurence King, 2011)
Fuego Fanzine Great Minds Think Alike (Coke Bartrina & Elena Gallen, 2010)
Fuego Fanzine We want to Believe (Coke Bartrina & Elena Gallen, 2009)
Kyrie Eleison —Solo Artshow— Artwork, videoprojection, fashion & installations at the Kulte Store. Displaying all summer. (Aix en provence, 2011)
La Noche de Los Libros Mutantes —Fanzine Fair— La Casa Encendida (Madrid 2011)
Presentación Fuego Fanzine #02 —Book Launch— Otrascosas de Villarrosàs (Barcelona, 2011)
Fuego Release Party —Book Launch— Das Magazin Pop-Up Magazine Store (Hamburg, 2010)
Boomshirt Exhibition —Collective Fashion Show— Estoril FashionArt Festival (Estoril, 2010)
Elena Gallen S/S 2010 by Paul Phung —Photography— Urban Outfitters (Manchester, 2010)
Luxury and Trash —Fashion Collection Launch— Addicted Seoul (Seoul, 2008)
Curvy Magazine + Jeremyville —Collective Artshow— Mori Gallery (Sydney, 2008)
In An Absolut World organized by EP3 —Collective Artshow— Sala Offlimits (Madrid, 2007)
Kulte, CANADA, Krizia Robustella, VICE, Czarny Neseser (Design - BWA Wrocław), Tres Tintas BCN, Tendencias Fashion Mag, Roberto Piqueras, Creanto, Thisislove Design Studio, Wendy James, Stylenoir, Natural-Super, 410BC, Calzados Victoria, Noworkmondayz, Fashionisima, Lados Magazine...
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