Mubag opens Year of Sorolla in the Congregation with exhibition of one hundred works

A rotating example Alicante “pioneer”Hand in hand with the Provincial Assembly, Open 2023 cultural calendar It will be the first outstanding exhibition to begin the commemoration of the Year of Sorolla. Valencian Communityhometown”, as confirmed by the first vice-president and deputy for Culture, Julia Parra.

with title Sorolla and Valencian painting of his time. dialogues and contrasts, Alicante museum to gather Moreover one hundred pieces mainly from Valencia Museum of Fine Arts, with the contributions of sixty works. Exactly this Valencia center has planned three artist-related exhibitions for 2023, but the first will open in March, as announced earlier this month.

The availability of funds is also noteworthy. San Carlos Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Bancaja Foundation, Pinazo House Museum, Pedrera Martinez Collection, Ibanez House Museum Y private collectors from all over Spain.

The proposal he curated, Francisco Javier Perez Rojasbrings together acclaimed special and diverse paintings. the artist’s dialogue with both his teachers and his followers. Four generations come together to show the development and contribution of Valencian painters between 1871 and 1923 with Sorolla as special guest. The exhibition sequence is articulated with a series of sections that reflect the richness and high level of art through different pictorial genres. Valencia School with Sorolla as the tip of the iceberg.

Someone star pieces of the exhibitionwho will stay in Mubag from 9 January – 25 June 2023canvas Valencia party Sorolla visible in Alicante first time. The interest in this study is increasing because it can be seen together with the pictures made by agrasote The same theme that should be a reference for the Valencian artist.

exhibition for Julia Parra, An important contribution to pay tribute to the artist. “We hope to be f with this exampleattracting the attention of the national and international publicwill have the opportunity to travel. an unprecedented selection of images Thanks to cooperation agreements made with major cultural centers and collectors in the country, exhibitions of great interest, beauty and quality under the guidance of Sorolla.”

The Orbit of Francisco Javier Pérez Rojas

commissioner Sorolla and Valencian painting of his time. dialogues and contrasts became a professor Founder of the Pinazo Chair of Art History and modernist studies at the University of Valencia. Pérez Rojas, collector and connoisseur of 19th and 20th century art and architecture, intensive research work It has been collected in books, articles, exhibition catalogs and conference proceedings.

He is the author of the first monograph on Art Deco in Spain and has published scholarly work on Joaquín Sorolla. Ignacio Pinazo, Jose Maria Lopez Mosque, Julio Romero de Torres, pablo picasso anyone Antonio Palaciosas well as many other titles of a monographic or general nature.

Renovated areas in Mubag

With the opening of this new offer, Mubag will show the dependencies recently renovated especially on the second floor and to a lesser extent on the ground and first floors. Performance with an investment of approx. 95.000 €allowed to have Open, bright, versatile spaces with their own identity salvaging the original elements of the building and expand viewable area from works of art.

On the other hand, the museum has equipped itself. backlit drawers with adjustable intensity led light, located in transition areas and exhibition halls, the function of which is to expand knowledge of the artifacts, allowing up to three specimens to be displayed at the same time. The wood flooring was also restored and the walls and ceilings painted, creating a renovated and attractive space to house all kinds of specimens.