eusebio semper will soon have his field in his hometown Onil, He was born in 1923 and died in 1985. Espai Sempere -so it will be called- will be installed in the city’s Palace of the Marqués de Dos Aguas Castle, on the top of the building and is intended to display. artistic footprint left in the municipalityas well as reflecting national and international artist what was it
This project, which was tried to be carried out with the Valencia Community Museums Consortium five years ago, has been realized once again. return to the beginning of the epidemicthis time with critic, cultural manager and exhibition curator Paco Linaresalso colivenc, this monday -on the day centennial of his birth– Önil presented the place of the future together with the mayor, Humi Guildand Cultural Advisor, Raul Ferrer.
“It will be a permanent exhibition hall, not a museum” -indicates Linares- remembers Sempere’s bond with Onilbecause although he left there very young never stopped coming back to his townand on the other hand, as “showing the most international Sempere” Important figure in contemporary art of the second half of the 20th century and the most representative artist of the kinetic movement in Spain.
Espai Semperesi plans to go public next June in a rectangular room formerly used by the library, then unused for several decades and restored during the pandemic. In these last two years, the project has commissary lineswith architect graphic designer Julián Hinojosa Rosa Fernandez Ibiza and company production antra.
future space It will host the work of Eusebio Sempere, owned by Onil, bringing together the different stages of the artist and 25 pieces to contain: oil paint formation period, engravings During its formation in Valencia between 1946 and 1947, silk screens related to Four season (1965) and spiritual song (1982), other silk screens on paper, gouache cardboard and two statuesamong others.
There will be models. Baby Monument Installed in Onil or the church he co-designed Fernando Higueras It will be an instructive or informative section that will give an account of other projects carried out in the municipality, such as His frescoes in the baptistery of the Apóstol Church of Santiago (visible on screens) or co-developed mural Arkadi Blasco and was built by the Famosa factory (with photos describing the process).
great choice documents, letters and photographs they will be showcased in the showcases and there is also an important accessibility component along with the resources. typologicalbecause some of his works will be produced in 3D so blind people can touch them.
“All integrated into the same space and It is intended to be an activity program and a living space with open doors. ring to design permanently and in the future. Guided tours, educational workshops and school eventsCurator Paco Linares, a graduate of the University of Alicante in History and a Master of Contemporary Art Museology, appreciates the work of both himself and the creator of Corto Maltés. Hugo Pratt, who also curated many exhibitions.