in this third call Studies to expand municipal funds Inma Femenía, Ángel Masip, Rosalía Banet, Pepe Calvo, Paco Valverde, Alberto Feijóo, Mónica Jover, Pilar Sala, Alfonso Sánchez Luna, Íñigo Lanz and Elena Jiménez. It was selected from among the acquired works. 119 offers Total submitted to call 164 works were receivedBecause each artist can present a maximum of three works.
The pieces had to be works produced by one person.artist (or group of artists) alive or dead, born and/or resident in the province of Alicante have a related professional career city from Alicante. New acquisitions will be part of the project local artistic heritage and will be deposited in different municipal facilities. “to recognize and patriarchalize” art by generations who are not yet part of public art funds or artists sparse representationAccording to the initial public offering, with the desire “to enrich the municipal institution’s collections and enhance its ability to tell the recent history of visual arts in Alicante.”
In the third call of this call, the Mayor of Culture said, Nayma Beldjilali, “While we thank all the artists who submitted their suggestions, quality This made the decision of the technical committee responsible for the selection particularly difficult and confirms the high artistic level of our creators.
Belcilali was the chairman of the jury, which also included artists as members. Elena Aguilera Surgeon and Mother M.ª Pastor González-Nicolás and curator of MACA Rosa Mª Castells and the technique of the council Carolina FuentesThose who evaluated the 119 offers and decided to make the following choice:
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Inma Femenia: Version 35 2023. UV ink on PVC and aluminum worth 9,680 euros
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Melek Masip: Garden 2013. Glazed ceramics worth 15,840 euros
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Rosalia Banet: Totem 2 2023. Acrylic on cut paper worth €4,000
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Pepe Calvo: Sacred Interior 2014. Digital photomontage worth 5,000 euros
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Paco Valverde: before the world 2023. Photos worth 2,400 euros
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Alberto Feijoo: trio of the series 2020. Photos worth 4,356 euros
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Monica Jover: look with understanding 2022. Textile dye worth 3,700 euros
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Pilar Sala: Double palm fabrics 1998. 5,000 euros worth of textiles
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Alfonso Sanchez Luna: Gold 2022. Painting worth 3,500 euros
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Inigo Lanz: geometric decoration 2014. Illustration worth 450 euros
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Elena Jimenez: I can’t say I haven’t broken plates. 2019. Ceramics/video worth 12,500 Euros
28 artists
With these new acquisitions, the municipal contemporary art fund now includes works by a total of 28 Alicante artists, as these 11 acquisitions are added to the previous 17 (9 artists in the first call of 202: Aurelio Ayela, Miguel Bañuls, Ana Esteve Reig, Daniel G. Andújar, Susana Guerrero, Aurelia Masanet, Luisa Pastor, Colectivo ORGIA And Jesus Zuazo, and 8 artists from the second of 2022: Isidro Blasco, Elena Aguilera, Juan Carlos Nadal, Rosana Antolí, Olga Diego, Pablo Bellot, Ana Teresa Ortega and Ana Pastor.
Increase in offers
In last year’s call they presented the following: 97 offers There was an increase in the requests this year due to the number of artists from whom 10 works were selected for a price of 62,000 Euros. The works that later became part of the local heritage were: Corner CafeWritten by Isidro Blasco; Where were you bornWhere people die, written by Elena Aguilera; BohaiWritten by Juan Carlos Nadal; Dancing in Continuous Stages IIWritten by Rosana Antolí; ruinsWritten by Olga Diego; N15 black on whiteby Pablo Bellot and exile figuresBy Ana Teresa Ortega.
The next exhibition?
A year ago, the Ministry of Culture exhibited only the first achievements of 2021 at an exhibition held at the Alicante Fish Market under the chairmanship of Antonio Manresa in the department, but after the change of municipality, the event was not repeated. government team. Cultural Council Member Nayma Beldjilali stated that she was “working on it” as “some of the pieces are large in size and we are trying to see what options are available in the large room of the Lonja Exhibition Hall”. to exhibit works. Our goal is to exhibit it throughout 2024.”