TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
Painting and Sculpture
Engraving and Electrography
Photography
Media Arts
Special Exhibits
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Painting and Sculpture
The Telefónica Art Collection
Fundación Telefónica presents a selection of its Collection’s leading works of art, with pieces from Luis Fernández, Magritte, Delvaux and Matta.
From September 3 to October 26, 2003.
Washington Barcala, a Retrospective
contains 64 pieces by this artist, from his various periods: figurative, abstract, and personal (including "Boxes"), pictorial objects built of wood, fabrics, strings, cardboard, sticks, paper, and stitching, from his most personal period.
From June 5 to July 27, 2003.
Traversing: Shifts in identity and gender
The Latest Exhibit at La Fundación reviews ideas about Cuban art. Traversing: Shifts in identity and gender, displays works by artists who have established the fundamental tendencies in recent Cuban art.
From April 18 to May 26, 2002.
Alfredo Hlito. Metaphors of the Visible
The painter was one of the founders of the Association of Concrete Invention Art (1945) and formed part of the Group of Argentine Modern Artists during the 1950’s.
From February 7 to April 7, 2002.
The Other Meninas
Participating are 36 artists, with various languages, artistic styles and techniques. Among them are Eduardo Arroyo, Rafols Casamada, Josep Guinovart, Ouka Lele, Robert Llimós, Alberto Schommer, José María Subirachs and Manolo Valdés.
From January 24 to March 24, 2002
Oscar Domínguez
Oscar Domínguez is one of the artists represented in Fundación Telefónica’s collection, "La Figuración Renovadora" (Renovative Figurative Art).
From November 30, 2001, through January 13, 2002.
Luis Fernandez
"Luis Fernández, Oviedo 1900, París 1973" the exhibit, composed of 90 paintings, encompasses all the various phases of the artist's work.
From April 27 to June 7, 2000.
Hernando Viñes
"Retrospective 1927-1983" exhibition by the catalan painter.
From November 18, 1999 to January 16, 2000.
Ignacio Iturria
"The Loneliness of the game" exhibition by the uruguayan painter.
From March 25 to May 30, 1999.
Spanish Painting in the Industrial Age: 1800-1900
Exhibition including more than 40 unique works painted in the 19th century by some of the most important Spanish artists.
From May 13 to July 25, 1988.
José Subirá-Puig
Retrospective of the work of the Catalan sculptor.
From the 17th of September to the 16th of November of 1997.
Arden Quin
Exhibition of the works of the Latin American artist.
From the 12th of March to the 4th of May of 1997.
Lola Massieu
A retrospective of the works of the contemporary Canarian painter.
From the 25th of September to the 10th of November of 1996.
Jesús Pastor
"Inflexiones" exhibition by this Spanish visual artist.
From the 22nd of May to the 21st of July of 1996.
Jorge de la Vega
Exhibition of this Modern Argentinian master.
From the 13th of March to the 12th of May of 1996.
Javier Vilató
A wide selection of the Catalan painter's work in private collections and museums.
From the 8th of November to the 24th of December of 1995.
Antonio Berni
Exhibition of the argentine contemporary artist's "gofré" and "collage-assemblages" prints.
From the 14th of July to the 23rd of July of 1995.
Manuel Amado
Exhibition of paintings by the Portuguese artist.
From the 1st of March to the 23rd of April of 1995.
Contemporary Argentinian Art
Modernism - Late Modernism in Argentinean Art 1945-1985.
From the 24th of November to the 17th of January of 1995.
Kuno Küster
Visual and acoustic exhibition of work by the German artist.
From the 14th of September to the 30th of October of 1994.
Rafael Calduch
Exhibition of the Valencian painter's latest work.
From the 12th of January to the 20th of February of 1994.
Engraving and Electrography
Philippe Boissonnet
"Galileo, and other uncertainties" - An exhibition of installations of holography and electrograpy by the French artist.
From May 3rd to June 4th, 1995.
Contemporary Japanese Prints, 1950 - 1990
Exhibition of the work of 46 Japanese artists.
April - June 1994.
Variaciones en Gris
An exhibition in homage to Juan Gris which includes the work of the great Madrilenian painter as well as art pieces by 19 international avant-garde artists.
From May 11th to June 7th, 1992.
Photography
Joan Colom. Fotografías de Barcelona, 1958-1964
The collection consists of three series: “The Street”, a trip through the old red light district; “El Born”, a visit through this marketplace and the trades that are practiced there; and “El Somorrostro”, photographs of this gypsy neighborhood in the area of Poblenou.
From March 25 to May 23, 2004
Open Maps. Latin-American Photography (1991 – 2002)
More that forty photographers participate in this double collection, which will be on an exhibit tour in Europe and Latin America for tour years, beginning in 2004. The Project, which is the result of detailed research, attempts to explore the complex mosaic of cultures that live together in Central America, the Caribbean and South America, expanding into North America and Europe.
November 19, 2003 through January 11, 2004
Philip-Lorca diCorcia
is one of the innovators in street photography. His work repositions everyday life and brings it closer to creative life, combining natural and artificial light in his portraits.
From June 12, to July 13, 2003
Toni Catany, the artist in his paradise
Contains 140 photographs: calotypes, still lifes, nudes, portraits, views of archeological ruins and the latest Polaroid transfers. The exhibit was prepared by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports and produced by the National Art Museum of Catalonia. It is the first exhibit to be shown as part of an agreement, in which Fundación Telefónica grants use of their exhibit rooms to the National Committee for Fine Arts and Culture for showing the work of National Photography Award winners.
From April 8 to June 1, 2003.
World Press Photo 2002
The collection contains close to 180 photographs submitted by reporters, photographers, photography agencies, and newspapers and magazines from around the world. The themes of these photos range from the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 to the war in Afghanistan, art, sports, nature, science and technology and snapshots taken in developing countries.
September 11, 2002
Work
Work presents 350 images (separated into eight sections) from the period of 1960 through the year 2000. These include projects for Vogue, Oui Magazine and Vanity Fair, portraits of personalities from the film industry, fashion, politics and art, as well as female nudes and these nudes interacting with objects.
From June 12 to Julu 28, 2002.
Karelia: Miracles & Co.
La Fundación Telefónica provides us with the exhibit Karelia: Miracles and Co. by Joan Fontcuberta, as part of PhotoEspaña 2002. The exhibit is a voyage to the inside of a Finnish monastery, a place which conceals an enigma.
From June 6 to July 28, 2002.
Valente. Para siempre. La sombra
The Telefónica Foundation presents the exhibition & book Valente Forever: The Shadow, edited posthumously. This dual combination is the result of the third collaboration of the poet with photographer Manuel Falces.
From March 7 to April 1, 2001.
7x7x7
A photographic project based on the idea of Bilbao as a polyhedral and multi-faceted city. Its diversity has been captured by the eyes of seven artists: Toni Catany, Joan Fontcuberta, David Hilliard, Luis Izquierdo-Mosso, Luis Palma, Humberto Rivas, Begoña Zubero.
From January 17 to February 18, 2001.
25 Years Later, a Graphic Memory of the Transition
This collection is the first of its kind to reflect the profound political, social and cultural changes that Spanish society has undergone since the death of Franco until nearly the present-day.
From November 13 to January 10, 2000.
Yasumasa Morimura
The sample groups together various series of large format pieces, most of them made from reproductions of masterpieces of European painting. They constitute both a tribute to Western culture and a criticism thereof.
From June 14 to July 16, 2000.
Marisa González
"The Factory. Hiperphotographic Recording and Installations." The project, presented within the framework of Photoespaña 2000, displays the expressive discoveries generated by new media and provides a rigorous close-up view of a historical and social reality rooted in the collective memory. The collection is completed by an interactive work on the Internet in which the viewer is invited to participate.
From May 24 to July 23, 2000.
Photo-League, Nueva York en los años 30 y 40
Forty authors belonging to Photo-League, the leading organization of social photography in the United States, offer the portrait of a multi-faceted and socially committed New York of the 1930’s and 40’s.
From February 18, 1999 to July 18, 1999.
Prague - Berlin - Ronda
The Czech artist Jiri Hanzl brings together 200 photos that document the film shoot of "La niña de tus ojos", recreating the three settings depicted, Prague, Berlin and Ronda, which were present in the project in reality and in fiction.
From February 4, 1999 to March 21, 1999.
Images of Science in Contemporary Spain
The evolution of science in Spain and the social impact it has had this century are documented in the more than 150 photographs,
from December 2, 1998 to January 24, 1999.
The Image of Power
Portraits of Spanish Political Leaders from 1898 to 1998,
from February 25 to May 3, 1998.
Paloma Navares
Fragments of the Memory Garden,
from January 17 to March 10, 1996.
Daniel Canogar
"Incorpóreo" - An exhibition that creates an immersive photographic space with the human body as protagonist,
from September 14 to October 29, 1995.
Women, 10 Photographers / 50 Portraits
Marta Povo, Cristina Gracía Rodero, Rosa Muñoz, Luisa Rojo, Ouka-Lele, Isabel Muñoz, Marga Clark, Ana Casas, Ana Torralva and Montserrat Santamaría photograph different aspects of the Spanish woman.
From November 17, 1994 to January 1, 1995.
Graciela Iturbide
"Juchitán de las mujeres" - A selection from the work of the Mexican photographer,
from December 1, 1993 to January 2, 1994.
The Telephone in Photography
Exhibition of the photographic work of 38 Spanish artists,
from May 5 to June 15, 1993.
Media Arts
Gabriel Corchero
Marea Negra. A collection of interactive poems and sound landscapes, with video projections, CD-ROM and Internet, Black Tide creates an atmosphere of immersion with a great audiovisual impact.
From September 14th to 29 de October 29th, 2000.
Marisa González
"The Factory. Hiperphotographic Recording and Installations." The project, presented within the framework of Photoespaña 2000, displays the expressive discoveries generated by new media and provides a rigorous close-up view of a historical and social reality rooted in the collective memory. The collection is completed by an interactive work on the Internet in which the viewer is invited to participate.
From May 24 to July 23, 2000.
Marcel.lí Antúnez
Epifanía. Antúnez deepens his investigation of the connections between art, science and technology with spectacular results just as he does between his art and the public.
From September 16th to november 7th, 1999.
Christa Sommerer and Laurent Mignonneau
A-Volve. Pavillion 5, Stand G.0, ARCO '96 Art Fair. Recinto Ferial Juan Carlos I.
From February 7th to 13th,1996.
Daniel Canogar
Incorpóreo. The exhibition by Spanish artist Daniel Canogar created an immersive photographic space using the human body as the central image. Materials used included huge wooden structures, photoliths, halogen lights and fiber optic cables.
From September 14th to October 29th, 1995.
Philippe Boissonnet
Galileo, and other uncertainties. An exhibition of installations of holography and electrograpy by the French artist.
From May 3rd to June 4th, 1995.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, collaborator Will Bauer
THE TRACE: Remote Insinuated Presence. The interactive telepresence installation consisted of vectors, sounds and graphics that responded to the movements of two participants in remote sites who were invited to share the same telematic space. ARCO '95, Recinto Ferial Juan Carlos I.
From February 8th to 14th, 1995.
Arte Virtual
Twelve pieces by sixteen artists from eight countries: creative experimentation involving new technologies, expressed in a variety of media including virtual reality, telepresence, interactive video, post-photography, sound sculpture, robotics and CD-ROM. Metro Opera, Madrid.
From April 29th to May 8th, 1994.
Jake
HUMAN LIGHT HUMAN 2074. An installation that served as a meeting place between human beings and light machines. A fiber optic system recorded body movements in real time and re-transmitted them in the form of light projections.
From February 9th to 15th, 1994.
ARCO '94.
Dara Birnbaum
Damnation of Faust. Presentation of the video art trilogy.
Special Exhibits
Casa de Humo
The exhibit invites one into a journey through various open narrative spaces. These are articulated in four video installations of two simultaneous projections and four photographic series, all of which are inter-related and in dialogue with each other.
From March 11 to April 25, 2004
Revolving Doors
Contains work by eighteen international artists from different generations and different points around the globe. The pieces reflect a variety of formats: video, photography, and installations, as well as a list of projects developed outside of the context of this exhibit.
From January 22 to February 29, 2004
Mexico, identity and rupture
Foundation Telefonica opens its exhibit season with a closer look at current Mexican art. The ten participating artists represent various styles and tendencies, while each of them seeks identity through diversity and through a rupture with the past. Catalogue
From September 11 to October 26, 2003.
Weightles
The multimedia project places an artistic focus on a field generally relegated to scientific research. It investigates the astronaut, using this figure as a metaphor for the profound changes that mankind is experiencing in technologically advanced societies.Catalogue
From March 27 to May 25, 2003.
At the Edge
Proposes an inside journey through illness, loneliness and isolation, utilizing recordings, photographs and enigmatic object. Catalogue
From January 16 to March 16, 2003.
Mystery and Evolution
The artist uses the most up-to-date artistic and technological supports to offer reflections on human memory, his surroundings, and contemporary culture.
From November 21 to January 5, 2003.
Terre di Nessuno
Cracks in Reality attempts to redefine the roles of the viewer and that of art works in today’s multimedia society. Catalogue
http:// www.terredinessuno.com
From September 25 to November 10, 2002
The end of the eclipse
According to the organizer, José Jiménez, "there is a series of indications suggesting that finally, the art coming out of Latin America is achieving the level of recognition on the international scene that it deserves, both for its quality and cultural uniqueness. The End of the Eclipse attempts to make advances in this direction, creating an open critical dialogue about today’s art as produced in this large community of countries and cultures.
From September 13, to November 18, 2001
Securitas
Joan Fontcuberta presents at la Fundación Telefónica his latest interactive visual project, Securitas, based on the concept of security. Through a mechanical device called "Security Tectonics", the public can insert their keys to obtain an enlarged, three-dimensional view of scenes in relief.
From June 6, to July 29, 2001.
Visual Artifacts
The visual artifacts are structured in three groups: "Small Trays", "Practical Projects" and "The Tablets of Black Island". The piece, which combines words, images and objects, constitutes a criticism of the current culture of consumerism and globalization by using advertising slogans and visual artifacts.
From April 25 to June 10, 2001.
White, voids and silences
Seven Spanish artists brought together for a multiple artistic experience in "Whites, voids and silences". Jordi Alcaraz, Ana de Alvear, Ricardo Calero, Juan Galdeano, Concha García, Natividad Navalón y Gerardo Sigler.
From April 5, to May 27, 2001
Gold, Incense and Myrrh. Nativity Scenes in Spain
The most complete exhibit of nativity scenes ever in Spain, both for the pieces presented as well as for the artistic, historical and anthropological perspectives offered on what is the nativity scene.
From Novemeber 30, to January 7, 2001
Closed Circuits
La Fundación Telefónica presents "Circuitos Cerrados" ("Closed Circuits"), three new installations by Francesc Torres. "Perder la Cabeza" ("Lose One’s Head"), "Soliloquio de la Felicidad" ("Soliloquy of Happiness") and "Acelerador de Partículas Ensimismadas" ("Deep Particle Accelerator") reproduce, through metaphor, cyclical and closed circuits, with the artist incorporating individual and social situations to these.
From January 27, to March 26, 2000
Scattered Affinities
The exhibition Scattered Affinities via the works by Catherine Beaugrand, Mira Bernabeu, Heath Bunting, Daniel G. Andújar, Juan Fernando Herrán, Jan-Peter E.R. Sonntag and Eulalia Valldosera, attempts to create - sometimes in an absolutely provocative way - spaces for reflection on new forms of relations and of human behaviour.
Muntadas: Projects
"MUNTADAS: PROJECTS" is the first opportunity to see his work in Madrid since his last show in 1988 at the Reina Sofía Museum. "Media Architecture Installations", an InteRom interactive which combines his latest Internet projects, "Hybridspaces", with a collection of his work in recent years will also be launched at this time. A new piece within the series "On Translation" and a project from the 70s, "Confrontations" (1974), will also form part of the show.
From September 23 to November 22, 1998.
Yaacov Agam
A pioneer of kinetic art in the 50s, Agam has since continued his line of extensive experimentation with new mediums, including cutting edge technologies. This exhibition gathers together an extensive representation of Agam's artistic trajectory including tactile works, transformable paintings, polymorph paintings, kinetic sculptures, tele-art, computer art, models of environmental art and graphic art.
From Dec 10, 1997 to February 15, 1998.
Sputnik
An exhibition that brings together newly discovered material on the almost unknown history of Soviet space exploration: photographs, videos, voice transcriptions, original annotations, navegation instruments, personal effects and even a replica of the Soyuz 2 spaceship.
From May 21 to July 20, 1997.
Tadeusz kantor: The Stage of Memory
Includes his paintings, drawings, some theatrical props and objects as well as a collection of magnificient photographs by Maurizio Buscarino.
From January 22 to March 2, 1997.
Homage to Billy Wilder
More than 400 photographs, soundtracks, set design sketches and film projections.
From November 27, 1996 to January 5, 1997.
Fundesco Art Collection 1985-1996
Original work on paper.
From the 2 of October to the 10 of November, 1996.
Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau
A-Volve
From the 7 to the 13 of february, 1996
Pavillion 5, Stand G.0, ARCO '96 Art Fair. Recinto Ferial Juan Carlos I
Neruda returns to spain
Exhibition that brings together a selection of the objects that the poet collected throughout his life.
February - March 1995.
Fellini´s eye
Exhibition made up in large part of photographs that capture moments in the life and work of Federico Fellini.
From July 16 to 31, 1994.
Fischli & Weiss
Projection of The Course of Things ("Der Lauf Der Dinge").
| TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS |
| Painting and Sculpture |
| Engraving and Electrography |
| Photography |
| Media Arts |
| Special Exhibits |
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| Painting and Sculpture |
| The Telefónica Art Collection Fundación Telefónica presents a selection of its Collection’s leading works of art, with pieces from Luis Fernández, Magritte, Delvaux and Matta. From September 3 to October 26, 2003. Washington Barcala, a Retrospective contains 64 pieces by this artist, from his various periods: figurative, abstract, and personal (including "Boxes"), pictorial objects built of wood, fabrics, strings, cardboard, sticks, paper, and stitching, from his most personal period. From June 5 to July 27, 2003. Traversing: Shifts in identity and gender
The Latest Exhibit at La Fundación reviews ideas about Cuban art. Traversing: Shifts in identity and gender, displays works by artists who have established the fundamental tendencies in recent Cuban art.
Alfredo Hlito. Metaphors of the VisibleFrom April 18 to May 26, 2002. The painter was one of the founders of the Association of Concrete Invention Art (1945) and formed part of the Group of Argentine Modern Artists during the 1950’s. From February 7 to April 7, 2002. The Other Meninas Participating are 36 artists, with various languages, artistic styles and techniques. Among them are Eduardo Arroyo, Rafols Casamada, Josep Guinovart, Ouka Lele, Robert Llimós, Alberto Schommer, José María Subirachs and Manolo Valdés. From January 24 to March 24, 2002 Oscar Domínguez Oscar Domínguez is one of the artists represented in Fundación Telefónica’s collection, "La Figuración Renovadora" (Renovative Figurative Art). From November 30, 2001, through January 13, 2002. Luis Fernandez "Luis Fernández, Oviedo 1900, París 1973" the exhibit, composed of 90 paintings, encompasses all the various phases of the artist's work. From April 27 to June 7, 2000. Hernando Viñes "Retrospective 1927-1983" exhibition by the catalan painter. From November 18, 1999 to January 16, 2000. Ignacio Iturria "The Loneliness of the game" exhibition by the uruguayan painter. From March 25 to May 30, 1999. Spanish Painting in the Industrial Age: 1800-1900 Exhibition including more than 40 unique works painted in the 19th century by some of the most important Spanish artists. From May 13 to July 25, 1988. José Subirá-Puig Retrospective of the work of the Catalan sculptor. From the 17th of September to the 16th of November of 1997. Arden Quin Exhibition of the works of the Latin American artist. From the 12th of March to the 4th of May of 1997. Lola Massieu A retrospective of the works of the contemporary Canarian painter. From the 25th of September to the 10th of November of 1996. Jesús Pastor "Inflexiones" exhibition by this Spanish visual artist. From the 22nd of May to the 21st of July of 1996. Jorge de la Vega Exhibition of this Modern Argentinian master. From the 13th of March to the 12th of May of 1996. Javier Vilató A wide selection of the Catalan painter's work in private collections and museums. From the 8th of November to the 24th of December of 1995. Antonio Berni Exhibition of the argentine contemporary artist's "gofré" and "collage-assemblages" prints. From the 14th of July to the 23rd of July of 1995. Manuel Amado Exhibition of paintings by the Portuguese artist. From the 1st of March to the 23rd of April of 1995. Contemporary Argentinian Art Modernism - Late Modernism in Argentinean Art 1945-1985. From the 24th of November to the 17th of January of 1995. Kuno Küster Visual and acoustic exhibition of work by the German artist. From the 14th of September to the 30th of October of 1994. Rafael Calduch Exhibition of the Valencian painter's latest work. From the 12th of January to the 20th of February of 1994. |
| Engraving and Electrography |
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Philippe Boissonnet "Galileo, and other uncertainties" - An exhibition of installations of holography and electrograpy by the French artist. From May 3rd to June 4th, 1995. Contemporary Japanese Prints, 1950 - 1990 Exhibition of the work of 46 Japanese artists. April - June 1994. Variaciones en Gris An exhibition in homage to Juan Gris which includes the work of the great Madrilenian painter as well as art pieces by 19 international avant-garde artists. From May 11th to June 7th, 1992. |
| Photography |
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Joan Colom. Fotografías de Barcelona, 1958-1964
The collection consists of three series: “The Street”, a trip through the old red light district; “El Born”, a visit through this marketplace and the trades that are practiced there; and “El Somorrostro”, photographs of this gypsy neighborhood in the area of Poblenou. From March 25 to May 23, 2004 Open Maps. Latin-American Photography (1991 – 2002) More that forty photographers participate in this double collection, which will be on an exhibit tour in Europe and Latin America for tour years, beginning in 2004. The Project, which is the result of detailed research, attempts to explore the complex mosaic of cultures that live together in Central America, the Caribbean and South America, expanding into North America and Europe. November 19, 2003 through January 11, 2004 Philip-Lorca diCorcia is one of the innovators in street photography. His work repositions everyday life and brings it closer to creative life, combining natural and artificial light in his portraits. From June 12, to July 13, 2003 Toni Catany, the artist in his paradise Contains 140 photographs: calotypes, still lifes, nudes, portraits, views of archeological ruins and the latest Polaroid transfers. The exhibit was prepared by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports and produced by the National Art Museum of Catalonia. It is the first exhibit to be shown as part of an agreement, in which Fundación Telefónica grants use of their exhibit rooms to the National Committee for Fine Arts and Culture for showing the work of National Photography Award winners. From April 8 to June 1, 2003. World Press Photo 2002 The collection contains close to 180 photographs submitted by reporters, photographers, photography agencies, and newspapers and magazines from around the world. The themes of these photos range from the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 to the war in Afghanistan, art, sports, nature, science and technology and snapshots taken in developing countries. September 11, 2002 Work Work presents 350 images (separated into eight sections) from the period of 1960 through the year 2000. These include projects for Vogue, Oui Magazine and Vanity Fair, portraits of personalities from the film industry, fashion, politics and art, as well as female nudes and these nudes interacting with objects. From June 12 to Julu 28, 2002. Karelia: Miracles & Co. La Fundación Telefónica provides us with the exhibit Karelia: Miracles and Co. by Joan Fontcuberta, as part of PhotoEspaña 2002. The exhibit is a voyage to the inside of a Finnish monastery, a place which conceals an enigma. From June 6 to July 28, 2002. Valente. Para siempre. La sombra The Telefónica Foundation presents the exhibition & book Valente Forever: The Shadow, edited posthumously. This dual combination is the result of the third collaboration of the poet with photographer Manuel Falces. From March 7 to April 1, 2001. 7x7x7 A photographic project based on the idea of Bilbao as a polyhedral and multi-faceted city. Its diversity has been captured by the eyes of seven artists: Toni Catany, Joan Fontcuberta, David Hilliard, Luis Izquierdo-Mosso, Luis Palma, Humberto Rivas, Begoña Zubero. From January 17 to February 18, 2001. 25 Years Later, a Graphic Memory of the Transition This collection is the first of its kind to reflect the profound political, social and cultural changes that Spanish society has undergone since the death of Franco until nearly the present-day. From November 13 to January 10, 2000. Yasumasa Morimura The sample groups together various series of large format pieces, most of them made from reproductions of masterpieces of European painting. They constitute both a tribute to Western culture and a criticism thereof. From June 14 to July 16, 2000. Marisa González "The Factory. Hiperphotographic Recording and Installations." The project, presented within the framework of Photoespaña 2000, displays the expressive discoveries generated by new media and provides a rigorous close-up view of a historical and social reality rooted in the collective memory. The collection is completed by an interactive work on the Internet in which the viewer is invited to participate. From May 24 to July 23, 2000. Photo-League, Nueva York en los años 30 y 40 Forty authors belonging to Photo-League, the leading organization of social photography in the United States, offer the portrait of a multi-faceted and socially committed New York of the 1930’s and 40’s. From February 18, 1999 to July 18, 1999. Prague - Berlin - Ronda The Czech artist Jiri Hanzl brings together 200 photos that document the film shoot of "La niña de tus ojos", recreating the three settings depicted, Prague, Berlin and Ronda, which were present in the project in reality and in fiction. From February 4, 1999 to March 21, 1999. Images of Science in Contemporary Spain The evolution of science in Spain and the social impact it has had this century are documented in the more than 150 photographs, from December 2, 1998 to January 24, 1999. The Image of Power Portraits of Spanish Political Leaders from 1898 to 1998, from February 25 to May 3, 1998. Paloma Navares Fragments of the Memory Garden, from January 17 to March 10, 1996. Daniel Canogar "Incorpóreo" - An exhibition that creates an immersive photographic space with the human body as protagonist, from September 14 to October 29, 1995. Women, 10 Photographers / 50 Portraits Marta Povo, Cristina Gracía Rodero, Rosa Muñoz, Luisa Rojo, Ouka-Lele, Isabel Muñoz, Marga Clark, Ana Casas, Ana Torralva and Montserrat Santamaría photograph different aspects of the Spanish woman. From November 17, 1994 to January 1, 1995. Graciela Iturbide "Juchitán de las mujeres" - A selection from the work of the Mexican photographer, from December 1, 1993 to January 2, 1994. The Telephone in Photography Exhibition of the photographic work of 38 Spanish artists, from May 5 to June 15, 1993. |
| Media Arts |
| Gabriel Corchero Marea Negra. A collection of interactive poems and sound landscapes, with video projections, CD-ROM and Internet, Black Tide creates an atmosphere of immersion with a great audiovisual impact. From September 14th to 29 de October 29th, 2000. Marisa González "The Factory. Hiperphotographic Recording and Installations." The project, presented within the framework of Photoespaña 2000, displays the expressive discoveries generated by new media and provides a rigorous close-up view of a historical and social reality rooted in the collective memory. The collection is completed by an interactive work on the Internet in which the viewer is invited to participate. From May 24 to July 23, 2000. Marcel.lí Antúnez Epifanía. Antúnez deepens his investigation of the connections between art, science and technology with spectacular results just as he does between his art and the public. From September 16th to november 7th, 1999. Christa Sommerer and Laurent Mignonneau A-Volve. Pavillion 5, Stand G.0, ARCO '96 Art Fair. Recinto Ferial Juan Carlos I. From February 7th to 13th,1996. Daniel Canogar Incorpóreo. The exhibition by Spanish artist Daniel Canogar created an immersive photographic space using the human body as the central image. Materials used included huge wooden structures, photoliths, halogen lights and fiber optic cables. From September 14th to October 29th, 1995. Philippe Boissonnet Galileo, and other uncertainties. An exhibition of installations of holography and electrograpy by the French artist. From May 3rd to June 4th, 1995. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, collaborator Will Bauer THE TRACE: Remote Insinuated Presence. The interactive telepresence installation consisted of vectors, sounds and graphics that responded to the movements of two participants in remote sites who were invited to share the same telematic space. ARCO '95, Recinto Ferial Juan Carlos I. From February 8th to 14th, 1995. Arte Virtual Twelve pieces by sixteen artists from eight countries: creative experimentation involving new technologies, expressed in a variety of media including virtual reality, telepresence, interactive video, post-photography, sound sculpture, robotics and CD-ROM. Metro Opera, Madrid. From April 29th to May 8th, 1994. Jake HUMAN LIGHT HUMAN 2074. An installation that served as a meeting place between human beings and light machines. A fiber optic system recorded body movements in real time and re-transmitted them in the form of light projections. From February 9th to 15th, 1994. ARCO '94. Dara Birnbaum Damnation of Faust. Presentation of the video art trilogy. |
| Special Exhibits |
| Casa de Humo The exhibit invites one into a journey through various open narrative spaces. These are articulated in four video installations of two simultaneous projections and four photographic series, all of which are inter-related and in dialogue with each other. From March 11 to April 25, 2004 Revolving Doors Contains work by eighteen international artists from different generations and different points around the globe. The pieces reflect a variety of formats: video, photography, and installations, as well as a list of projects developed outside of the context of this exhibit. From January 22 to February 29, 2004 Mexico, identity and rupture Foundation Telefonica opens its exhibit season with a closer look at current Mexican art. The ten participating artists represent various styles and tendencies, while each of them seeks identity through diversity and through a rupture with the past. Catalogue From September 11 to October 26, 2003. Weightles The multimedia project places an artistic focus on a field generally relegated to scientific research. It investigates the astronaut, using this figure as a metaphor for the profound changes that mankind is experiencing in technologically advanced societies.Catalogue From March 27 to May 25, 2003. At the Edge Proposes an inside journey through illness, loneliness and isolation, utilizing recordings, photographs and enigmatic object. Catalogue From January 16 to March 16, 2003. Mystery and Evolution The artist uses the most up-to-date artistic and technological supports to offer reflections on human memory, his surroundings, and contemporary culture. From November 21 to January 5, 2003. Terre di Nessuno Cracks in Reality attempts to redefine the roles of the viewer and that of art works in today’s multimedia society. Catalogue http:// www.terredinessuno.com From September 25 to November 10, 2002 The end of the eclipse According to the organizer, José Jiménez, "there is a series of indications suggesting that finally, the art coming out of Latin America is achieving the level of recognition on the international scene that it deserves, both for its quality and cultural uniqueness. The End of the Eclipse attempts to make advances in this direction, creating an open critical dialogue about today’s art as produced in this large community of countries and cultures. From September 13, to November 18, 2001 Securitas Joan Fontcuberta presents at la Fundación Telefónica his latest interactive visual project, Securitas, based on the concept of security. Through a mechanical device called "Security Tectonics", the public can insert their keys to obtain an enlarged, three-dimensional view of scenes in relief. From June 6, to July 29, 2001. Visual Artifacts The visual artifacts are structured in three groups: "Small Trays", "Practical Projects" and "The Tablets of Black Island". The piece, which combines words, images and objects, constitutes a criticism of the current culture of consumerism and globalization by using advertising slogans and visual artifacts. From April 25 to June 10, 2001. White, voids and silences Seven Spanish artists brought together for a multiple artistic experience in "Whites, voids and silences". Jordi Alcaraz, Ana de Alvear, Ricardo Calero, Juan Galdeano, Concha García, Natividad Navalón y Gerardo Sigler. From April 5, to May 27, 2001 Gold, Incense and Myrrh. Nativity Scenes in Spain The most complete exhibit of nativity scenes ever in Spain, both for the pieces presented as well as for the artistic, historical and anthropological perspectives offered on what is the nativity scene. From Novemeber 30, to January 7, 2001 Closed Circuits La Fundación Telefónica presents "Circuitos Cerrados" ("Closed Circuits"), three new installations by Francesc Torres. "Perder la Cabeza" ("Lose One’s Head"), "Soliloquio de la Felicidad" ("Soliloquy of Happiness") and "Acelerador de Partículas Ensimismadas" ("Deep Particle Accelerator") reproduce, through metaphor, cyclical and closed circuits, with the artist incorporating individual and social situations to these. From January 27, to March 26, 2000 Scattered Affinities The exhibition Scattered Affinities via the works by Catherine Beaugrand, Mira Bernabeu, Heath Bunting, Daniel G. Andújar, Juan Fernando Herrán, Jan-Peter E.R. Sonntag and Eulalia Valldosera, attempts to create - sometimes in an absolutely provocative way - spaces for reflection on new forms of relations and of human behaviour. Muntadas: Projects "MUNTADAS: PROJECTS" is the first opportunity to see his work in Madrid since his last show in 1988 at the Reina Sofía Museum. "Media Architecture Installations", an InteRom interactive which combines his latest Internet projects, "Hybridspaces", with a collection of his work in recent years will also be launched at this time. A new piece within the series "On Translation" and a project from the 70s, "Confrontations" (1974), will also form part of the show. From September 23 to November 22, 1998. Yaacov Agam A pioneer of kinetic art in the 50s, Agam has since continued his line of extensive experimentation with new mediums, including cutting edge technologies. This exhibition gathers together an extensive representation of Agam's artistic trajectory including tactile works, transformable paintings, polymorph paintings, kinetic sculptures, tele-art, computer art, models of environmental art and graphic art. From Dec 10, 1997 to February 15, 1998. Sputnik An exhibition that brings together newly discovered material on the almost unknown history of Soviet space exploration: photographs, videos, voice transcriptions, original annotations, navegation instruments, personal effects and even a replica of the Soyuz 2 spaceship. From May 21 to July 20, 1997. Tadeusz kantor: The Stage of Memory Includes his paintings, drawings, some theatrical props and objects as well as a collection of magnificient photographs by Maurizio Buscarino. From January 22 to March 2, 1997. Homage to Billy Wilder More than 400 photographs, soundtracks, set design sketches and film projections. From November 27, 1996 to January 5, 1997. Fundesco Art Collection 1985-1996 Original work on paper. From the 2 of October to the 10 of November, 1996. Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau A-Volve From the 7 to the 13 of february, 1996 Pavillion 5, Stand G.0, ARCO '96 Art Fair. Recinto Ferial Juan Carlos I Neruda returns to spain Exhibition that brings together a selection of the objects that the poet collected throughout his life. February - March 1995. Fellini´s eye Exhibition made up in large part of photographs that capture moments in the life and work of Federico Fellini. From July 16 to 31, 1994. Fischli & Weiss Projection of The Course of Things ("Der Lauf Der Dinge"). |