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28/6/2006

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Pedro Barrie' de la Maza Foundation, A Coruna

Curator
David Barro

The Pedro Barrie' de la Maza Foundation presents in this exhibition, produced by the Foundation itself, the first showing of works from the Berardo Collection in Spain, in an asynchronous tour of the history of modern art. The 39 works that constitute this exhibition, carefully selected to represent the best of the Berardo Collection, together provide the spectator with a rich hypertext in motion, full of chronological leaps and formal and conceptual associations that escape the bounds of the traditional linear interpretation of the history of art as a logical succession of superimposed styles.

Artists who challenged the very history of art (Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol, Joseph Beuys, Piero Manzoni, Yves Klein, Bruce Nauman, Jeff Koons or Juan Munoz); indisputable figures who reflected on the conditions and possibilities of painting (Kasimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian, Ad Reinhardt, Lucio Fontana, Morris Louis, Roy Lichtenstein, Georg Baselitz, Sigmar Polke, Daniel Buren, Juliao Sarmento or Chris Ofili) and photography (Alexander Rodchenko, Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin or Hiroshi Sugimoto); historical figures of conceptual art (Joseph Kosuth, Art & Language), minimalism (Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd), arte povera (Giovanni Anselmo) or video art (Nam June Paik, Tony Oursler), come together to give a broad overview of the history of art through some of the most outstanding works ever produced during the twentieth century.

The exhibition strives to avoid building a linear history, divided into styles and periods, and instead establishes a more open relationship between artists who at different times and in different places have attempted to break through the conventions traditionally associated with art.
Halfway between a game and a lesson, this multiform display brings together some of the best works in the history of twentieth century art and can be seen as a unique opportunity to immerse ourselves directly in this asynchronous narrative of the history of art which, far from being cryptic, more than ever before attempts to provide clues for a discussion on, and clarification of, a history that is no longer closed nor attempts to impose its own identity on us: only the constant search for an idea behind the opaque heading of Untitled.

With this exhibition the Pedro Barrie' de la Maza Foundation renews its commitment to housing temporary exhibitions devoted to contemporary themes with the purpose of bringing to Galicia the best in twentieth century art from both Spain and abroad, following a tradition which in the past has included individual exhibitions of works by artists of the stature of Roy Lichtenstein or Sol LeWitt.
The Foundation is publishing a catalogue to accompany the exhibition, and a series of complementary activities, such as guided visits for adults and educational workshops for schools and summer camps, will be organised during the period the exhibition is open.

The Berardo Collection, which is considered to be one of the world’s major private collections, has been variously housed in the Museo de Arte Moderna at Sintra, the Centro Cultural de Bele'm, Lisbon (where it is currently deposited) and the Fundacio'n Serralves. The earliest works date back to the period just after the First World War, and the collection contains works that provide a counterpoint to the main trends in early twentieth century art, spanning practically all the different styles and movements that characterised the art of that century without restricting itself to any specific disciplines. Although certain themes, such as the human body and the relationship between art and architecture, do perhaps predominate over others, the collection as a whole offers the spectator a decentralised path, one that is fully open and wholly lacking in hierarchies, one that presents modern art as a polyphonic experience.

ARTISTS / WORKS

ALEXANDER RODCHENKO: Pioneer, 1931
Photograph, original print - 22.5 x 16.5cm
Movement: Constructivism

AD REINHARDT: Abstract Painting, 1962
Oil on canvas in artist's painted wood frame - 81.4 x 81.4 cm
Movement: Conceptualism

ANDY WARHOL: Brillo Box, 1964-68
Synthetic polymer and silkscreen inks on wood - 43.5 x 43.5 x 35.6cm
Movement: Pop Art

ART & LANGUAGE: Painting/ Sculpture, 1967
Acrylic on canvas - 80 x 48 cm
Movement: Conceptualism

BRUCE NAUMAN: Double Poke in the Eye II, 1985
Neon tubing mounted on aluminium monolith, 32/40 (plus 8 artist’s proofs) - 61 x 94 x 30cm
Movement: Conceptualism

CARL ANDRE: 144th Travertine Integer, 1985
144 units square travertine (each 12x12 cm) -20 x 240 x 240 cm
Movement: Minimalism

CINDY SHERMAN: Untitled (Vivienne Westwood), 1993
Colour photograph -165 x 124.5cm
Movement: Postmodernism

CHRIS OFILI: The Adoration of Captain Shit and the Legend of the Black Stars, 1998
Mixed media -182.8 x 129.9cm
Movement: Postmodernism

DAN FLAVIN: Untitled (Monument a' Vladimir Tatlin), 1964
White fluorescent lights - 244 x 72 x 12cm
Movement: Minimalism

DANIEL BUREN: Photo-souvenir “Peinture Acrylique sur Tissu Raye' Blanc et Noir", 1969
White and black fabric, acrylic paint - 200 x 205cm
Movement: Conceptualism

DONALD JUDD: Untitled, 1976
Laminated steel - 91.5 x 152 x 152cm
Movement: Minimalism

FIONA RAE: Untitled (White), 1994
Oil on canvas - 228.6 x 213.4cm
Movement: Postmodernism

GEORG BASELITZ: Blonde ohne Stahlhelm-Otto D, 1987
Oil on canvas - 198.5 x 154cm
Movement: Neue Wilde

GIOVANNI ANSELMO: Torsione, 1968
Iron and flannel - 180 x 200cm
Movement: Arte Povera

HELENA ALMEIDA: Entrada Azul, 1980
Acrylic on black and white photograph - 76 x 54cm
Movement: Body Art

HIROSHI SUGIMOTO: Studio Drive In, Culder City, 1993
Black and white photograph - 50.8 x 61cm
Movement: Postmodernism

IMI KNOEBEL: Eva Quer durch Sylt-blau, 1996
Acrylic, wood, aluminium - 229.2 x 293.6 x 14cm
Movement: Postmodernism

JEFF KOONS: Bob Tail, 1991
Polychromed wood - 85.7 x 114.3 x 43.5cm
Movement: Postmodernism

JOSEPH BEUYS: Plight Element, 1985
Seven felt rolls with loose felt padding -147 x 330 x 41 cm
Movement: Fluxus

JOSEPH KOSUTH: One and Three Plants, 1965
Board, photograph, plant - Multiple or variable dimensions
Movement: Conceptualism

JUAN MUNOZ: After Degas II, 1997
Resin, paint, motor - Multiple or variable dimensions
Movement: Postmodernism

JULIAO SARMENTO: Salto, 1985-86
Mixed media on canvas - 200 x 260cm
Movement: Postmodernism

KASIMIR MALEVICH: Suprematism: 34 Drawings, 1920
Double sided handmade lithographs - Multiple or variable dimensions
Movement: Suprematism

LAZAR EL LISSITZKY: Proun Study 1A (Proun S. K.) The Bridge, 1919
Pencil and gouache on paper - 15 x 19.5cm
Movement: Constructivism

LOUISE BOURGEOIS: Torso, Self-Portrait, 1963-64
Bronze, white patina - 62.8 x 40.6 x 18cm
Movement: New American Sculpture

LUCIO FONTANA: Concetto Spaziale, 1958
Oil on masonite - 68 x 86.5cm
Movement: Spazialismo

MARCEL DUCHAMP: Le Porte Bouteilles / Bottle Dryer, 1914-64
Galvanised iron bottle dryer - 59 x 37cm
Movement: Dada

MORRIS LOUIS: Beta Tau, 1961
Acrylic on canvas - 259 x 487.5cm
Movement: Minimalism

NAM JUNE PAIK: Wrap Around the World Man, 1990
2 globes, 4 Sony Watchman TVs, TV antenna, 10 antique TVs - 250 x 240 x 160cm
Movement: Fluxus

NAN GOLDIN: Jimmy Paulette and Taboo! Undressing, NYC, 1991
Cibachrome Print- 101.5 x 69.5cm
Movement: Postmodernism

PIERO MANZONI: Achrome, 1962
Cotton wool on board - 24 x 18cm
Movement: Arte Povera

PIET MONDRIAN: Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue and Grey, 1923
Oil on canvas - 54 x 53.5cm
Movement: Neoplasticism

REBECCA HORN: The Trembling Table, 1979
Metal, wood and electric motor - 240 x 120cm
Movement: Abstraction

ROY LICHTENSTEIN: Mirror, 1971
Oil and magna on canvas - 182.8 x 91.4cm
Movement: Pop Art

SIGMAR POLKE: Bildnis Helmut Klinker, 1965
Dispersion on canvas - 134.6 x 99.4cm
Movement: Pop Art

TONY CRAGG: Emergence, 1992
Bronze - 135 x 250 x 143 cm
Movement: New British Sculpture

TONY OURSLER: Judy (Lisbon Version), 1994
Small doll with video projector ("Horrerotic") Sony CPJ200E VHS video player; 1 small blue dress; 1 lump of floral cloth; 1 curtain with projected face ("Boss"), Mitsubishi projector, VHS video player; 1 flowers on stand; Couch with figure under ("Fuck You ") - Multiple or variable dimensions
Movement: Postmodernism

VITO ACCONCI: Public Domain, L'Attico, Roma, December 2-10, 1972, 7pm-9pm, 1972
Photographs and chalk on cardboard panels, 10 panels - Multiple or variable dimensions Movement: Conceptualism

YVES KLEIN: S 41, 1962-82
Blue pigment on plaster, 144/300 - 68 x 30 x 27cm
Movement: Nouveau Re'alisme

Image: Piet Mondrain, Yellow Black Blu

For further information and/or images please contact Suzana Mihalic.
Tel: +44 981 060 091 Fax: +44 981 203 196 e-mail: smihalic@fbarrie.org

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Canton Grande, 9. A Coruna, Spain
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