In 1946 Albert Porta was born in Barcelona, who adopted the nickname of Zush from 1968 until 2001, when he is known as Evru, as he is called today. Self-taught, he defines himself as ArtCienMist, that is, artist, scientist and mystic.
He draws from a very young age, but his contact with the art world is through René Metras, a French gallery owner, in 1962, who encourages him to continue creating. He establishes contacts and works with artists such as Jordi Galí or Silvia Gubern, among others, with whom he will later form the Grup del Maduixer. It was in 1964 when his work was shown to the public for the first time in the collective exhibition ‘Presences of our time’ at the René Metras Gallery.
The year 1968 was established as a momentous point in his artistic journey, as he decided to create Evrugo Mental State, accompanied by his own communication code and change his name to Zush. During this time his work stands out for a psychedelic aesthetic created by phosphorescent pigments and a great formal anarchy, understanding his work as the construction of a personal mythology, something applicable to a large part of his creation. Thanks to various scholarships he studies Holography applied to Art at the M.I.T. from Boston, something that is reflected in his works from the mid-1980s on integrating technology. Exhibitions in renowned spaces such as the Documenta in Kassel in 1977, the Guggenheim in New York in 1980 or the Pompidou in Paris in 1989 stand out.
In 2001, during his retrospective organized by MACBA, Zush was renamed Evru. It is at this moment when the concept of ArtCienMist appears, which defines the new artistic figure of him. His long career to date has led to major museums dedicating retrospectives to him, such as the one presented in 2007 in different museums in China such as the Today Art Museum in Beijing or at the MoMA Duo Lun in Shanghai.
In addition to having exhibited in numerous major museums, he has also received various awards. Examples are the National Engraving Prize in 1997, the Laus Prize in 1999, the Premi Ciutat de Barcelona in 2000 or the ACCA Prize for Art Critics in 2003.
Sel·lecció d’obres
Sense títol , 1963
Mujeres de Milo , 1964
Sense títol , 1965
Sense títol , 1965
Sense títol , 1965
Sense títol , 1965
Bodegón , 1966
Bodegón , 1966
Agua zushgata , 1968
Personaje 11 , 1986
Sense títol , 1968
Sense títol , 1968
Autorretrato , 1970
Sense títol , 1970
Mannikin , 1971
Mannikin , 1971
Saneligo , 1973
Looking at the sky in Ibiza sometimes in October , 1974
Zeyemax , 1974
Zeyemax , 1974
Sense títol , 1976
The bird of Africa , 1977
Nasha guda , 1979
Nasha guda , 1979
Sense títol , 1984-1986
Seruva , 1998-1999
Sense títol , 2000
Sense títol , 1963
Sense títol , 1965
Agua zushgata , 1968
Autorretrato , 1970
Saneligo , 1973
Sense títol , 1976
Sense títol , 1984-1986
Mujeres de Milo , 1964
Sense títol , 1965
Personaje 11 , 1986
Sense títol , 1970
Looking at the sky in Ibiza sometimes in October , 1974
The bird of Africa , 1977
Seruva , 1998-1999
Sense títol , 1965
Bodegón , 1966
Sense títol , 1968
Mannikin , 1971
Zeyemax , 1974
Nasha guda , 1979
Sense títol , 2000
Press articles
1915 – 1995
Col·lecció Josep Suñol
Owing to the number of works in the collection, the first show included a selection of the most representative pieces dating from 1915 to 1995.
Observation
Act 1:
Antoni Abad, Roman Buxbaum, Luis Frangella, Federico Guzmán, Joan Leandre, Glòria Martí, José Noguero, Joan Rom, Idroj Sanicne, Abu Ali*Toni Serra and Zush/Evru.
1970 – 2001
Josep Suñol Collection
Conceptual art, minimal art and arte povera of extreme radicalism in its thinking, in dramatic contrast to attitudes since then.
Porta}Zush
1961-1979
Porta-Zush-Evru’s particular mythology and iconography and his evolution from the first works of his artistic career.
Dialogues
First part
An idea that ran right through the 20th century: confrontation implies both affinities and discrepancies with initially similar subjects.
Signs and Writing
Josep Suñol Collection
Collective exhibition which hosts around fifty works, all of them part of collection funds and carried out between 1972 and 2008.
27 works, 18 artists
Josep Suñol Collection
27 pieces from the Josep Suñol Collection to help expand visitors’ knowledge of 20th-century art.
Sculpture/Object
Josep Suñol Collection
36 pieces from the Josep Suñol Collection, ranging from the early avant-garde up to the most daring experiments of the 1990s.
5th Anniversary
Josep Suñol's Collection
A fresh insight into his collection that can help us understand the function of art in society.
Continuum
Josep Suñol Collection
A journey through the last ninety years of artistic creation and offers an excellent platform for thinking about 20th-century art.
Nothing Stops
Josep Suñol and Centre d'Art La Panera Collections
Dialogue between the Suñol’s Collection and the collection built up by Lleida City Council over the course of the editions of the Leandre Cristòfol Art Biennial.
Dialogues of the Gaze
A selection of works from the Col·lecció Josep Suñol with the aim of reflecting on the importance of the gaze.
Portrait: 1971-1987
Fernando Vijande
We brought together 51 artists to talk about Fernando Vijande, the gallerist who supported the work of all those who exhibited at the Galería Vandrés and the Galería Vijande.
Itineraries
Dialogues of the Gaze
EL QUE SAPS / EL QUE SENTS / EL QUE PERCEPS: tres itineraris de l'exposició Diàlegs de la mirada.
La Nit dels Museus 2016
Free entry on May 21st of 2016, from 7pm to 1am.
Literarture
Fall 2017
This fall we take up Literarture, an activity focused in the relationship between art and literature.
Open days
December 2017 and January 2018
Visit for free the current exhibition at the Fundació Suñol Fernando Vijande. Portrait: 1971-1987 to say goodbye to 2017 and salute the new year 2018.
Fernando Vijande. Portrait: 1971-1987
José Luis Alexanco and Daniel Giralt-Miracle
José Luis Alexanco —artist and coorganizer of the exhibition— and Daniel Giralt-Miracle —art critic and historian— will lead a tour visit of Fernando Vijande. Portrait: 1971-1987 on Monday, February 5.
Guided tours to Fernando Vijande. Portrait: 1971-1987
The Fundació Suñol organizes some commented tours for individual audience through the exhibition Fernando Vijande. Portrait: 1971-1987.
27 works, 18 artists
This exhibition puts together 27 pieces from the Suñol Soler Collection with the aim of expanding knowledge of 20th century art.
Sculpture/Object
The exhibition Sculpture/Object was the first of various commemorative events for Fundació Suñol’s 5th anniversary, held in 2012. It showed 36 pieces from the Collection.
