(From 31/07/2008 to 07/12/2008)
In this exhibition there are 54 paintings and sculptures which date from 1913 to the end of the twentieth century, documenting the different variants of abstraction, from the exuberant, formless abstraction defined in the early years to the strict geometries of the period between the two World Wars. It also covers the monumental oeuvre of the most prestigious living Spanish artist, Antoni Tàpies, who uses a mixed language.

Starting from the idea proposed by the exhibition’s curators, Dore Ashton and Consuelo Ciscar, that “the history of art is a long conversation between many voices”, the show introduces us to a veritable chorus of artists from the modern age. The viewpoints of the artists represented diverge very significantly, ranging from the strict geometries of artists such as Jean Hélion, László Moholy-Nagy and Naum Gabo to the more lyrical and often eccentric expressions of individuals such as Lucio Fontana, Jean Arp, Julio González and Kurt Schwitters.

The exhibition brings out the rich variety of individual voices and their approaches to abstraction. These artists transmitted the vocabulary of painting and sculpture to a wider public.

The exhibition brings out the rich variety of individual voices and their approaches to abstraction. These artists transmitted the vocabulary of painting and sculpture to a wider public. The IVAM Collection is unusually rich in the contrast of international voices and techniques, from the twentieth century to the present day.

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