El Angel Exterminador

Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts, Bruxelles

A Room for Spanish Contemporary Art. An allegory of Luis Bunuel's film of the same name, the exhibition explores the ambivalence between exterior and interior, the visceral need to escape and the equally deep-rooted desire for isolation. Through paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos, and installations, 27 Spanish artists of our own time portray the notion of "limit". With works by Bernardi' Roig, Dora Garcia, Esther Ferrer, Pep Duran, Santiago Sierra... Curated by Fernando Castro Florez.

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Curator Fernando Castro Flórez

An allegory of Luis Buñuel's film of the same name, the El Ángel Exterminador exhibition explores the ambivalence between exterior and interior, the visceral need to escape and the equally deep-rooted desire for isolation. When claustrophobia strikes, however, one has to adapt; indeed, learning how to live with alienating constraints becomes a matter of urgency. Through paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos, and installations, twenty-seven Spanish artists of our own time portray the notion of "limit". An intriguing circuit: a veritable tableau vivant that has to be escaped from...

Works by 27 contemporary artists including: Bernardí Roig, Concha Pérez, Diego Santomé, Dionisio González, Dora García, Enrique Marty, Esther Ferrer, Fernando Sánchez Castillo, Fernando Sinaga, Jaime Pitarch, Javier Pérez, Lara Almárcegui, Mateo Maté, Pep Duran, Santiago Sierra, Txomin Badiola, La Ribot, Juan Luis Moraza, Bestué y Vives, Gonzalo Puch, José Ramón Amondarain, Xavier Arenós, Abraham Lacalle, Domingo Sánchez Blanco, Belén Uriel, Jacobo Castellano, Nacho Criado, Amparo Sard, Jesús Segura, Rodrigo García, Paco Cao, Olga Mesa.

On the occasion of the Spanish presidency of the European Council, Luis Buñuel’s cult film El Ángel Exterminador serves as the unifying thread for an unprecedented contemporaryart project. Nearly thirty of the leading artists in Spain today offer their own visions of claustrophobia in a confined, almost oppressive, space.
In response, five unique performances explore confinement; there will also be an extraordinary “architectural spectacle”, while a director is given carte blanche - and Buñuel’s film will, of course, be screened too. For two whole months a window will be opened on contemporary Spanish art - on a scale greater than anything seen in Belgium since Europalia 1985!

Rodrigo Garcia (Performance - Tuesday 18 > Thursday 20.05.2010)
Olga Mesa (Performance - Thursday 03 > Friday 04.06.2010)
La Ribot (Performance - Wednesday 16.06.2010)
Esther Ferrer (Performance - Sunday 20.06.2010)

In the framework of: Présidence espagnole de l'Union européenne
Co-production: BOZAR EXPO | Gobierno de España | SEACEX - Sociedad Estatal para la Accion Cultural Exterior | Ministerio de Cultura | Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación
With the collaboration of: Embassy of Spain in Brussels
Partner: Art Brussels

Image: Jacobo Castellano, Fotografía, "Serie Corrales". 2004. Nº 7 Fotografía en color. Edición de 3+1 PA. Código: JC-256 55 x 75 cm

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Opening: Thursday 29.04.2010
Thursday 29.04.2010 20:30
Paco Cao: Bunuel, en Guerra
In Buñuel, en guerra, a new lecture/performance, Paco Cao looks at Luis Buñuel’s life, and in particular at his brief stay at the MoMA (New York) and the Brussels locations Buñuel is said to have explored for El Ángel.

Bozar - Palais des Beaux-Arts / Paleis voor Schone Kunsten
Rue Ravenstein 23 - 1000 Brussels Belgium
Thursday, Wednesday, Friday - Saturday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-21:00
Monday closed
Prices
€ 5,00: standard price
€ 4,50: Delhaize / Knack Club / MYBOZAR
€ 3,00: over 60 / under 26 / groups
€ 3,75: FED+ / Davidsfonds
€ 2,50: jobseekers / schools / teachers
€ 1,25: article 27

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