The MARCO opens its 2020 program of exhibitions with a self-produced exhibition, curated by Xosé Carlos López Bernárdez. New interpretations to the work of one of the key painters in the history of Galician Art: Manuel Colmeiro .
Entitled Spaces and framings
The exhibiton is designed as an interpretation of the work of Manuel Colmeiro, and we review his career since the beginning of his Argentine training until his definitive return to Galicia, influencing his relationship with the artistic spaces where he developed his work: —Buenos Aires, Paris, Galicia. Colmeiro’s key contribution to the formation of the Renovation Movement of Galician Art is highlighted, thus comparing his works with those of other Galician artists —Maside, Souto, Torres, Laxeiro, Virxilio Blanco— and with other contexts of international modernity, especially Argentina.
The “modern” realism of Colmerio and the Os Novos movement served as the dominant direction adopted in the Galician avant-garde’s ideologies, with a clear desire for the artistic praxis to be guided by the double critical chant for identity and modernity: reflecting the essence of what it was to be Galician, yet without renouncing the idea of being modern
As with many of the interwar realist movements, the movement created by Colmeiro and other Galician painters emerged due to their acknowledgment of this idea that they were effectively heirs of a tradition. We are talking about a heritage that they were longing both to understand more deeply and to discover the essential aspects concealed within; a process which would require its modernization but by no means its destruction. In this aspect they coincided with other artistic phenomena of the time including the Italian painters of the Novecento , the German Neue Sachlichkeit , and the Nuevos Realismos of Latin America –who were in contact with those who would go on to form part of Colmeiro’s career path in Argentina.
Manuel Colmeiro. Spaces and framings , therefore, emphasizes the contexts, the dialogues with other actors, their insertion into the aesthetic currents with which the painter lives and in the different geographical and cultural spaces where he develops his long life and artistic career.
On the occasion of the show, a comprehensive catalogue will be published. It will include an essay by the curator, images of the works exhibited and extensive documentation resulting from the whole research process.
Bibliographical Exhibition / Documentation Manuel Colmeiro Beginning after the opening of the exhibition, the Library-Documentation Center at MARCO presents a selection of catalogues and publications related to the artist and the Renovation Movement of Galician Art. The documentary dossier , which brings together links to articles, audios, videos, and other information, will be available here or on the website www.marcovigo.com at Library/News and Exhibitions/Present .
Information & guided tours The exhibition staff is available for any questions or information, as well as regular guided tours:
Daily at 6pm
Learning Activities For groups of Pre-School, Primary, Secondary, High School and others.
With the support of: Obra Social “la Caixast floor)
Photo credits
Paisaje , 1935 Bilbao , 1933
