Venue: Álvaro Alcázar Gallery. C/ Castelló 41. 28001 Madrid
Dates: From June 7 to July 31 of 2012.
The Urban Memoirs produced by Juan Garaizabal (Madrid, 1971) are large-format art installations that aim to give material expression to the spirit of buildings now gone. Beauty is an absolute value, but in choosing to give monumental shape to a conspicuous absence, Garaizabal seeks and captures the heroic aspect of their history. This undertaking, at once ethical and aesthetic, makes a major contribution to the shaping of a set of soul portraits, in which integrity takes pride of place.
