Oriol Maspons Spanish, 1928-2013

Works
  • Oriol Maspons, The Montesol Hotel, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
    The Montesol Hotel, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
  • Oriol Maspons, Emilio Fernández García, manager of Ku and his staff on the salt piles, Ses Salines, Ibiza, cerca 1980
    Emilio Fernández García, manager of Ku and his staff on the salt piles, Ses Salines, Ibiza, cerca 1980
  • Oriol Maspons, Tanga and Cowboy Boots, Ses Salines, Ibiza, cerca 1980
    Tanga and Cowboy Boots, Ses Salines, Ibiza, cerca 1980
  • Oriol Maspons, The Pink Panther, Playa D'en Bossa, Ibiza, Spain, 1982
    The Pink Panther, Playa D'en Bossa, Ibiza, Spain, 1982
  • Oriol Maspons, Dancing in Salt, Ses Salines, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
    Dancing in Salt, Ses Salines, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
  • Oriol Maspons, Coral, Oriol's wife drinking a Coca Cola, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
    Coral, Oriol's wife drinking a Coca Cola, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
  • Oriol Maspons, Two Men Sitting on The Curb, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
    Two Men Sitting on The Curb, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
  • Oriol Maspons, Es Cavallet, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
    Es Cavallet, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
  • Oriol Maspons, Hidden Cala in Es Cavallet, Ses Salines, Ibiza, cerca 1985
    Hidden Cala in Es Cavallet, Ses Salines, Ibiza, cerca 1985
  • Oriol Maspons, Eva Lyberten reenacting a 'Hippy Wedding' ceremony, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
    Eva Lyberten reenacting a 'Hippy Wedding' ceremony, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
  • Oriol Maspons, Jan and Baby Zoltan at a party in Dalt Vila, Ibiza, Spain, 1978
    Jan and Baby Zoltan at a party in Dalt Vila, Ibiza, Spain, 1978
  • Oriol Maspons, Ku (Part I), Privilege, Ibiza, cerca 1980
    Ku (Part I), Privilege, Ibiza, cerca 1980
  • Oriol Maspons, Eva Lyberten behind beach signs, Ses Salines, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
    Eva Lyberten behind beach signs, Ses Salines, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
  • Oriol Maspons, Models at Miss Ku contest at Privilege, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
    Models at Miss Ku contest at Privilege, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
  • Oriol Maspons, Nudisimo, Es Cavallet, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
    Nudisimo, Es Cavallet, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
  • Oriol Maspons, Nuns "Monjas" Sitting on a Bench, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
    Nuns "Monjas" Sitting on a Bench, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
  • Oriol Maspons, Three Women in Tangas at Miss Ku Contest, Privilege, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
    Three Women in Tangas at Miss Ku Contest, Privilege, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
  • Oriol Maspons, The Pyramid at Amnesia, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
    The Pyramid at Amnesia, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
  • Oriol Maspons, Mondays at Pacha, Ibiza, c 1985
    Mondays at Pacha, Ibiza, c 1985
  • Oriol Maspons, The Staff of Ku Taking A Dip in Es Cavallet, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
    The Staff of Ku Taking A Dip in Es Cavallet, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
  • Oriol Maspons, Nudisimo "No" (Part I) Eva Lyberten, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
    Nudisimo "No" (Part I) Eva Lyberten, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1985
  • Oriol Maspons, Eva Lyberten in front of Nudisimo "No" sign, Ibiza, cerca 1980
    Eva Lyberten in front of Nudisimo "No" sign, Ibiza, cerca 1980
  • Oriol Maspons, Costume Party at Pacha, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
    Costume Party at Pacha, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
  • Oriol Maspons, Sa Trinxa, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
    Sa Trinxa, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1980
  • Oriol Maspons, Tanga Jannes, Ses Salines, Ibiza, c 1975
    Tanga Jannes, Ses Salines, Ibiza, c 1975
  • Oriol Maspons, Monique Koller "The First Bikini" Ibiza, Spain, 1957
    Monique Koller "The First Bikini" Ibiza, Spain, 1957
  • Oriol Maspons, Elvis "The Naked Cowboy" and his Chopper Trike outside the Montesol Hotel, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1982
    Elvis "The Naked Cowboy" and his Chopper Trike outside the Montesol Hotel, Ibiza, Spain, cerca 1982
  • Oriol Maspons, The Queens at Pacha, c 1975
    The Queens at Pacha, c 1975
  • Oriol Maspons, Girl in Doorway, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, cerca 1957
    Girl in Doorway, Dalt Vila, Ibiza, cerca 1957
  • Oriol Maspons, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain, cerca 1957
    Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain, cerca 1957
Biography
Oriol Maspons

'I don't use digital cameras and I never have. Like they say, if it's not broken, don't fix it. Analog cameras have always worked well for me. Basically, I am disconnected with this new technology because it came late in my life. The only digital camera I owned, my son took from me (laughs)"

 

- Oriol Maspons

 

Agony + Ecstasy Gallery are proud to present the unseen archive of Oriol Maspons who is celebrated as one of the most influential photojournalists of his time.  Specifically his documentation of the island of Ibiza between the 1950s and 1980s was pivotal in its representation of hedonism and trangression of freedom. 

 

The discovery of this archive subsequently  led to the production of Oriol Maspons Ibiza published by IDEA in 2024. Receiving critical acclaim from The Guardian Newspaper, DAZED Magazine, Diario de Ibiza, LÓfficiel, Harpers Baazar France, PERFECT Magazine and Vogue France. 

 

“Maspons forgotten archive is a wondrous treasure trove of the golden years of Ibiza's precious and magical beginnings. Each photo is a synonymous love affair between Oriol, his subjects and Ibiza. It was back in 2023 when I met Oriol's son Alex Maspons, who, in his early 50s was the sole propietor of his fathers catalogues and introduced me to the dusty negatives his father had left behind before his passing in Barcelona. Equipped a lightbox and a handful of negs, I witnessed a visual magic unearthing before my eyes. Perfectly bodied models being splashed with milk onto their bushy vaginas during a choregraphed ceremonial 'hippy wedding'.  These photographs were, by any means, a dream for any emerging gallerist."

 

- Emma Salahi, Founder of Agony + Ecstasy Gallery 

 

Press
Art Fairs
Bibliography
View works. Oriol Maspons, Emilio Fernández García, manager of Ku and his staff on the salt piles, Ses Salines, Ibiza, cerca 1980
Emilio Fernández García, manager of Ku and his staff on the salt piles, Ses Salines, Ibiza, cerca 1980
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Solo Shows

2024: Coral, la fotografía más íntima de Oriol Maspons, FotoFest, Palo Alto, Barcelona

2022: “Visca el pop” – Galerie Anne Clergue
2022:  “Diaries” – Galerie Anne Clergue

2022: “Toros and toreros” – Galerie Anne Clergue

2021: Oriol Maspons. Cadaqués” – Festival internacional de fotografía InCadaqués

2021: “El primer viatge” – Sa Nostra Sala, Eivissa

2020 - 2021: “Barcelona memòria fotogràfica”. Immersive Exhibition inmersiva – Museu Ideal

2019 – 2020: “1949–1995. Oriol Maspons. La fotografía útil”, Museu Nacional d’Art de

Catalunya (MNAC), Barcelona — first major retrospective covering 40+ years of reportage,

fashion, portraiture, and advertising

2024 (Nov–Dec): Coral, la fotografía más íntima de Oriol Maspons, FotoFest Poblenou, Palo

Alto gallery, Barcelona

2021: “Oriol Maspons. Cadaqués”, InCadaqués International Photography Festival, Cadaqués

fundacionpsv.org

2021: “El primer viatge”, Sa Nostra Sala, Ibiza

2024: CAN Art Fair, Ibiza, Agony + Ecstasy Gallery

 

Group Shows

1957: “The Family of Man” Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris. Català-Roca.

1957 – 1958: AFAL, Almería, Barcelona, Sociedad Fotográfica, Madrid

1959: “Maspons + Ubiña” Sala Aixelà, Barcelona

1962: “11 Spanish Photographers in Paris,” Sala Aixelà (Barcelona)

1988: Barcelona Metròpolis: Una Realitat, Quatre Fotògrafs

2018 – 2019: “Una aproximación a AFAL”, Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, PhotoEspaña

2015 – 2016: “Distinció. Un segle de fotografia de moda”, Museu del Disseny, Barcelona

2022: Exhibitions “Visca el pop,” “Diaries,” and “Toros y toreros” at Galerie Anne Clergue

(Saint-Paul-de-Vence)

 

Awards

2006: Awarded the prestigious Creu de Sant Jordi by the Generalitat of Catalonia for his

contribution to Catalan culture and photography

2010: Received the Premio Honorífico de Fotografía Ciutat de Lleida at the Lleida International

Photography and Visual Arts Festival

 

Books

2024/25: Oriol Maspons Ibiza, IDEA (Produced by Emma Salahi)

2006: Oriol Maspons: The Private Collection

1995: Personajes de compañía