SELTZ by Ritter Ferrer

SELTZ by Ritter Ferrer is a new contemporary art gallery set to open in April 2025 in a fully renovated space of nearly 400 m² on Balmes Street, 54. The project aims to become a benchmark in the city’s art scene, fostering dialogue between creativity, innovation, and critical thinking.

The gallery embraces an inclusive and dynamic program that combines the freshness of emerging artists with the strength of established careers. The inaugural exhibition, a personal project by Cristina García Rodero curated by Rafa Doctor, marks the beginning of a committed and diverse curatorial line.

SELTZ is characterized by an eclectic vision encompassing disciplines such as painting, sculpture, photography, installation art, digital art, and urban art, offering a plural platform that reflects the aesthetics and concerns of contemporary art.

Under the direction of Lorena Pizarro Durán, a gallerist with 25 years of experience in the sector, and with the artistic guidance of José Luis Pérez Pont — director of the Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporània and the Consortium of Museums of the Valencian Community between 2016 and 2023 — the gallery develops, alongside its exhibition program, a strong cultural agenda that brings the multiple expressions of contemporary art closer to diverse audiences.

Represented artists:

Cachetejack, Aggtelek, Miaz Brothers, Rosa Brun, Cristina De Middel, Ivan Forcadell, Cristina García Rodero, Mónica Jover Calvo, Mateo Maté, Yucef Merhi, Juan Olivares, Carlos Tárdez, Francesc Torres

Through new works created for The Future Is Not What It Used to Be, Francesc Torres offers a compelling reflection on the unfulfilled promises of modernity, the erosion of political narratives, and the fragility of the certainties that have shaped the contemporary world. Through paintings, photographs, objects, and installations, the artist interweaves personal memory and collective history to address issues such as democracy, power, violence, identity, and the mechanisms through which meaning is constructed.

With the critical humour, irony, and lucidity that characterize his career, Torres examines the contradictions of our time from a perspective that connects historical events, biographical experiences, and current conflicts. The exhibition brings together works that function as warnings, questions, and commentaries on a present marked by uncertainty and the accelerating pace of change.

Far from any sense of nostalgia, The Future Is Not What It Used to Be proposes a critical view of the past in order to question the future, inviting viewers to reconsider the narratives that have shaped our understanding of the world.