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The Inverted Mirror: Art from the Collections of "la Caixa" Foundation and MACBA



The Inverted Mirror: Art from the Collections of "la Caixa" Foundation and MACBA
SPAIN
BILBAO  •  Museo Guggenheim Bilbao  •  31 January - 2 September 2012
 
 

Curated by Álvaro Rodríguez Fominaya, Curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the exhibition features 93 photographs, paintings, publications, sculptures, installations and videos by 52 celebrated artists such as Antoni Tŕpies, Sigmar Polke, Julian Schnabel, Jeff Wall, Martha Rosler, Michelangelo Pistolletto, Thomas Ruff, Gillian Wearing, Bruce Nauman, Andreas Gursky, Martín Chirino and Antonio Saura, among others.

The exhibition is structured around the points of agreement and divergence between the Fundación "la Caixa" and MACBA collections and highlights the art movements that play an outstanding role in both collections, such as the beginning of Art Informel in Spain and the establishment of objectivity as a current in contemporary photography.

The exhibition title derives from Michelangelo Pistoletto's work Mirror Architecture, which is featured in the show. The image of a mirror is a metaphor for the processes of accumulation, transfer and interference that are a fundamental part of the birth and development of all art collections. In connection with its title, the show highlights two contemporary art collections located in Barcelona.



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Contact: Museo Guggenheim Bilbao
Avenida Abandoibarra, 2
48001 Bilbao  Bizkaia
Spain
Tel: (34) 94 435 90 80

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