Josep Suñol Collection 1970 – 2001
06.02.2008 - 31.12.2008
The second part of the collection can be seen in the exhibition, 1970-2001, which will show examples of conceptual art, minimal art and arte povera. It seems appropriate to exhibit these works now as they are the tendencies which closed a cycle characterised by a current of extreme radicalism in its thinking, in dramatic contrast to attitudes since then.
This show is very representative of the late 20th century. The special friendship and understanding between the collector and most of the notable artists of the time arising from his visiting their studios and following their progress, has led to the fact that the pieces in this show are a good example of what happened in that particular period in the visual arts.
1970-2001 is mainly based on pieces from the ‘80s and ‘90s, a period notable for certain movements which irrupted into the art scene: the Transavanguardia italiana, German Neo-Expressionism, Bad painting and New British Sculpture. This new notion of art spread rapidly to other countries, including Spain.
What united these new generations of artists was that they all questioned the validity of the historic avant-garde movements, stemming from a certain perception of a weakening in the progress of art, a crisis about the subject and the modern movement.
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