The exhibition “Other Music”, which proposes a look at the sound, visual and spatial search of Leon Ferrariis presented at the Macro Corporate Tower.
Within the framework of the Think Big, Think Macro program, the work that Ferrari developed from experimentation with musical language is curated by Natalia Revale and Javier del Olmo.
“Other Music” is a constant dialogue between drawing and sculpture. During his years of exile in Brazil, León Ferrari’s line finds its echo in music, in an attempt to find the voice of what has no words.
In his text “Berimbau” León Ferrari asked: “What are the laws that link a drawing with the resulting music or music with the lines and collisions and crosses that it requires?”
Thus, Ferrari rehearses using various materials, perceiving vibrations, textures, and atmospheres in his sculptural objects, which he converts into sound instruments, and invites the viewer in the participatory act to discover this experience together with him.
“Otra Música”, which was presented in Rosario during 2022, is an invitation to be part of that experience, with a selection of works and a presentation of unpublished instruments, made from the artist’s notes never before materialized.
León Ferrari (Buenos Aires, 1920 – 2013) was one of the most recognized and provocative Argentine artists of recent times. His vast work, focusing on themes such as religion, intolerance and politics, was exhibited in solo exhibitions in many of the world’s most important museums.
He was self-taught, who began working in the 1950s with ceramics and later incorporated various materials and supports. He then began with the so-called abstract writings. In 1965, León Ferrari produced one of his most controversial works: “Western and Christian Civilization.”
In the mid-70s, the artist left Argentina and settled with his family due to the military dictatorship and settled in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, where he continued his experiments in the field of visual arts. . In the 80s, Ferrari returned to Argentina and settled permanently in Buenos Aires.
In 2007 he received the Golden Lion at the 52nd edition of the Venice Art Biennale. In 2008 he created the Augusto and León Ferrari Arte y Acervo Foundation together with his family to continue the legacy of both artists.
The artist’s works are in public and private collections around the world, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, the Center Pompidou in Paris, and the Museum of Art of San Pablo, among many others.
Since the centenary of his birth, retrospective exhibitions of his work have been held in Europe and in 2023 his large individual exhibition was held at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires.
*“Other Music” will be exhibited until Friday, July 26 at Torre Macro, Av. Eduardo Madero 1172 – CABA. Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. With free entry.
