eleven artists Part of the exhibition from the Valencian Community, from different generations and with different technical and stylistic approaches A special area memory. Contemporary art of the Generalitat ValencianaPresented at today’s fair Santa Pola Sea Museum, Places to visit until September 10. an example in to create polyhedral identity vision as individuals and society, starting from thinking about the concepts of space, home and memory.
Director of the Consortium of Museums, José Luis PerezPontWith nelly danceCultural Advisor to the Santa Pola City Council and director of the local Maritime Museum, Maria Jose Cerda-Bertomeupresented this exhibition, which is a part of Cooperation agreement between the Consortium of Museums and Santa Pola City Council for the year 2023.
The exhibition brings together a number of works acquired by the Department of Education, Culture and Sport for the Contemporary Art collection of the Generalitat Valenciana. “With this new exhibition we have done, Specially designed for presentation at the Museo del MarIn close collaboration with Santa Pola City Hall, a reflection on the role of everyday spaces in the creation of identity, Displaying a selection of works that are part of the contemporary art acquisition program launched by Generalitat Valenciana in 2017. The feature of this collection is generational and regional diversity, gender equality and thematic richness, as an interpretation of the realities of our society and our time”, José Luis Pérez Pont pointed out.
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“For the Santa Pola City Council, the Museum Consortium’s relationship with the Maritime Museum, an opportunity to bring this tourist town closer to the most relevant artists in the Community during high seasonin an exhibition that reflects the power of personal and collective identity around the home, landscape and common heritage. the task led by its Director, José Luis Pérez Pont, and also Excellent work done by the entire team of the consortium, It was coordinated by Lucía González for this exhibition”.
In this sense, the works carried out by the Museum Consortium at this stage All Valencians are proud of the impulse to experimental art and culture. which makes us think beyond pure fun. We count on your cooperation for future initiatives and this way we can structure the entire Community’s exhibition offer from the south”.
exhibition content
You can see the pieces in the exhibition Identity lost on the hydraulic floor And identification, related to Alexander Casanova; calling for freedomrelated to Alejandro Manas; Sleechman Chronobiologyby Amanda Moreno; Scenarios of memory: the logic of an obsessionby Carolina Ferrer; unwarranted, From Elena Marti; Dolmen, Lament, by Jorge Peris; Home and the will to resistby Maribel Domenech; memory of stonesby Nuria Riaza; He memorized the songs, by Paloma Navares; word bagby Teresa Cebrián and cola juice. ExitBy Susana Guerrero
As part of the exhibition, the Consorci de Museus and the Museo del Mar will also celebrate. two activities where admission and participation are free. On Saturday, July 15, at 13:00, a voice-over performance will be performed as a result of the experimental workshop he directed. sonia megias Among the exhibits, on Thursday, July 20, between 19:00 and 21:00, at the Fortaleza Castle parade, participatory workshop Art, webs and webs, With artists Maribel Domènech and Susana Guerrero in collaboration with women networkers and the public in Santa Pola for the production of an installation with nets donated by the Tambores company from Santapolera.
Contemporary art of the Generalitat Valenciana
In 2017, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, within the framework of the Incentive Plan for Valencia’s artistic heritage, line for purchasing artwork with the dual purpose of stimulating the contemporary art marketAs we put together a series of representative works of the state of artistic creation in our community.
Generalitat Valenciana since 2017 Bought a total of 129 works worth 1.7 million euros, Supporting the careers of many artists born or residing in the Valencian Community, creating memories, archiving and organizing works both at the museum conservation level and on paper, through publications documents documenting the progress of the collection.
The works that make up Generalitat Valenciana’s contemporary art collection come from different generations and artists from different artistic and vital interests, and as such constitute a faithful reflection of the heterogeneity and dynamism that characterizes our creative scene. Developed, through the Consorci de Museus a permanent exhibition event of the collection, It has been expressed in traveling exhibitions throughout the ensemble.