Francesco Clemente
dal 11/2/2008 al 19/3/2008
Segnalato da
11/2/2008
Francesco Clemente
Javier Lopez Gallery, Madrid
A selection of the most recent paintings titled Postludios, in clear reference to the organisation and definition of time (and consequently of space) in music. In this exhibition his exploration of the limits of painting is focused on the spatial and expressive element that is colour in order to use chromatic values as subtle variables of light that act on our emotions and states of mind.
A selection of the most recent paintings titled Postludios, a series that closes the cycle comprising Preludios and Interludios, in clear reference to the organisation and definition of time (and consequently of space) in music, one of the most important influences for the painter, who has mentioned works by composers Hindemith and Morton Feldaman as key elements in his living experience. In this exhibition his exploration of the limits of painting is focused on the spatial and expressive element that is colour in order to use chromatic values as subtle variables of light that act on our emotions and states of mind. Colour is the only protagonist of the surface of the canvas lines have stopped playing a leading role in a gradual process throughout the evolution of the three series that is now complete, making them visually nonexistent.
Javier López Gallery opened in London in June 1995 with a cutting edge program that included projects by Alix Lambert, the X-Art Foundation, Martin Creed, Simon Martin and Thomas Ruff. In February 1996, the gallery moved to Madrid, where its aim is to present a program of both young and established artists, who are producing relevant and innovative work in different media. The gallery works and shows regularly with Hannah Collins, Liam Gillick, Peter Halley, Alex Katz, Matthew McCaslin, Igor Mischiyev, Tatsuo Miyajima, Jane Simpson, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Xavier Veilhan, Leo Villareal and José Mª Yturralde. Other artists invited to present installations of their work have included Nobuyoshi Araki, Jenny Holzer, Andreas Gursky, Jana Leo, Sarah Morris, Jack Pierson or Lorna Simpson as well as Victor Burgin, Robert Indiana, Donald Judd and Edward Ruscha, among others. For works available, please contact the gallery.
This year, the gallery leaves its emblematic space in Manuel Gonzalez Longoria, but continues its regular exhibition schedule in the space of José Marañón, while the project by the Spanish arquitects Ignacio Vicens & J.A. Ramos for a new exhibition space is being realized.
Opening 12 february 2008 at 7 pm
Javier López Gallery
José Marañón, 4 E-28010 Madrid