The Persistence of Geometry
23/12/2011.
[VIDEO] Caixa Forum [MAD] Through, March 25, 2012
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA
"The Persistence of Geometry". The exhibition explores the discursive lines of ”la Caixa” Foundation and MACBA collections around the use of geometry in sculpture and installation since the sixties.
James Turrell. Red Afrum, 1967. Xenon projection. © Colecciones de Arte Contemporáneo Fundación "la Caixa"
James Lee Byars. The Figure of Question, The Spherical Book, The soft Cube, 1986. Kawala marble, oak and glass. © Colección MACBA. Fundación Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Barcelona
"Untitled", 1988. Anodized aluminum and acrylic. Four Units: 50x100x50 cm c / u. Colección de Arte Contemporáneo Fundación "la Caixa".
Hans Haacke. Condensation Cube, 1963-1965. Methacrylate, water, electricity, air currents, temperature of exhibition space. MACBA Collection. Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation in Barcelona. Donated by the National Committee and Board of Trustees Whitney Museum of American Art.
Dan Graham. Alteration of a suburban house, 1978-1987. Plywood, carpet, foam board, balsa wood, glass, cardboard and acrylic. Colección MACBA. Fundació Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona.
Absalon. Housing Proposal, 1991. Video, color, sound, 3 min 38 s. Colección de Arte Contemporáneo Fundación “la Caixa“
David Maljković. Images with their own shadows, 2008. 16mm film, color, sound, 6 min 16 s, structure of plasterboard. Colección de Arte Contemporáneo Fundación “la Caixa“.
Bruce Nauman. Black stones under yellow light, 1987. © Colecciones de Arte Contemporáneo Fundación "la Caixa"
Venue: CaixaForum Madrid. Paseo del Prado, 36. 28014 MADRID.
Throughout the 20th century, geometry was an inseparable companion of avantgarde art. Whether promoting an ideal of purity, silencing anything alien to its shapes or speaking of the world once again, geometry provided formalisations for a broad spectrum of artistic practices. The Persistence of Geometry shows the use of geometrical shapes in the art of the last few decades from a selection of 96 works by 31 artists from the MACBA and ”la Caixa” Foundation collections.
This is the second of a series of major exhibitions organised from works belonging to the two institutions with the aim of suggesting different readings of the 5,500 that make up the new collection. After the presentation of Volume! at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) last November there will be new selections at the Bilbao Guggenheim and CaixaForum Palma and a tour of the continent of Asia. The Persistence of Geometry includes works by Donald Judd, Bruce Nauman, James Turrell, Robert Smithson, Gordon Matta-Clark, Matt Mullican, Richard Long, Francesc Torres, Àngels Ribé, Jordi Colomer, León Ferrari, Damián Ortega, Rodney Graham, James Lee Byars, David Maljković, José Dávila and Ettore Spalletti, among others.
Curator: Nimfa Bisbe, director of ”la Caixa” Foundation Contemporary Art Collection. In association with Bartomeu Marí, director of the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA).
