The Aínsa-Sobrarbe Contemporary Art Center looks at the transitionAÍNSA-SOBRARBE CITY COUNCIL
He Aínsa-Sobrarbe Contemporary Art Center opened this Saturday his new proposal framed in the period of transition, ‘The 80s, autonomy of painting’which will remain open until January 12 and is going ahead with the collaboration of the Miguel Marcos Gallery in Barcelona.
Works by 16 Spanish artists of the period of transition meet in the municipal cultural space, which facing the beginning of the summer season is once again committed to diversifying the leisure and cultural offer through contemporary art.
The exhibition houses large-format works united by the same common thread: the context of change and transgression of the 1980s in Spain, at the same time pushed by a series of events worldwide that were decisive in creating a new perspective on the role of art in society.
Different movements
In the case of Spain, a group of creators He integrated the movements that were taking place as a source of inspiration to undertake artistic projects of the highest quality. Today, these works continue to be a reference for current artists.
This generation debated both at the level of production and in the intellectual field, associating and forming discussion groups such as Trama, Atlántica or the New Madrid Figuration.
Many of the artists present at the Aínsa exhibition were part of them: Juan Antonio Aguirre, Carlos Alcolea, José Manuel Broto, Chema Cobo, Carlos Franco, Ferran Garcia Sevilla, Xavier Grau, Menchu Lamas, Antón Lamazares, Víctor Mira, Juan Navarro Baldeweg, Antón Patiño, Charo Pradas, Manolo Quejido, Santiago Serrano and José María Sicilia. The The exhibition includes an unpublished work, ‘Mujer con mono’, by the Aragonese Víctor Mira.
