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Cover photo: Detail of the Tao sculpture group installation by Cristobal Gabarron. Wesenberg Sculpture Park (Germany).
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Welcome to the Museum's May newsletter! |
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Dear Readers,
After a flourishing month of April for the art world due to the ardent opening of the Venice Biennale, we are pleased to welcome you to our newsletter for the month of May, where we present a special program for the week of the Museums where we highlight the activities, events, conferences, workshops, performances and guided tours in addition to the open days with free admission offered by the museum on the occasion of International Museum Day on May 18. We pay tribute more than ever to the work of this space in which we trust is a tool for knowledge, culture and evolution. In times of change museums are a reminder of the importance of creativity, history and dialogue.
We are especially delighted, after many months of work, to present to you the Call for Artistic Residencies at the Gabarron Museum Sculpture Park in Wesenberg (Germany), which is open for proposals and applications until June 10th.
Finally, following our exhibition program, we announce, after the success of the exhibition 'The Spirit of Dreams' by the French artist and thinker Frédéric Ballester, the extension of the Exhibition until July 21, and we continue with our section of the #ConnectedMuseum with the LIASONS section, moving once again to the city of Hong Kong.
Cordially,
Cris Gabarron Cabero
President of the Casa Pintada Foundation
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May 11 I Gabarron Museum Sculpture Park I Wesenberg
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| CALL FOR ENTRIES / Artistic Residencies / Gabarron Museum Wesenberg Sculpture Park |
The Gabarron Museum Sculpture Park in Wesenberg opens the call for applications for artist residencies. To encourage cultural production, the Gabarron Museum in Wesenberg launches a call for residencies with the aim of promoting and inviting artists, curators and cultural creators to submit proposals to stay, work and exhibit in Germany. |
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May 16, 19 h | Ramón Gaya Museum | Murcia
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| "Museos Unipersonales" Series / IAACC - Pablo Serrano Museum / Ramón Gaya Museum (Murcia) |
Susana Spadoni, Honorary Director of the IAACC Pablo Serrano Museum. She will intervene within the Single-Museums Cycle, organized by the Ramon Gaya Museum and the Cristobal Gabarron Museum. The Aragonese Institute of Contemporary Art and Culture (IAACC), popularly known as the Pablo Serrano Museum, is a center dedicated to modern and contemporary art, which has as its founding legacy a large collection of works by the Aragonese sculptor Pablo Serrano (1908 - 1985). In addition, thanks to the private collection (added in 2013), it has examples of Spanish and foreign artists from all over the 20th century, from Emil Nolde, Pablo Picasso and Calder to Warhol, Jean Tinguely or Anthony Caro.
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May 17 and 18, 12 and 18 h | Cristobal Gabarron Museum | Mula
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| GUIDED TOURS / 'The spirit of dreams' and 'Gabarron limitless' |
Join our guided tours to enjoy the temporary exhibition 'The spirit of dreams' and the permanent collection 'Gabarron limitless'. In 'The Spirit of Dreams', Frédéric Ballester takes us on a journey from the 1970s to his most recent works, exploring the interaction between humans and nature. The Museum's permanent collection 'Gabarron limitless' presents the artist's most recent works, reflecting on themes such as oblivion and the complexity of the world, marked by his profound humanistic character. |
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May 18, 12 h | Cristobal Gabarron Museum | Mula
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| WORKSHOP / We are seeds of peace / Blas Miras |
The activity aimed at children from 6 to 10 years old, consists of a collective work focused on the work of Cristobal Gabarron, specifically in ' Ambit', in which we will use creativity as a tool for peace building, of rapprochement between peoples. We will focus on the painting 'Flowers against bombs' and from there, supported by the music of the video, we will make a small session of body language directed in which they will be seeds that will grow into large blue trees. The inscription must be made by email at: museo@gabarron.org providing contact details. This workshop will be given by the brilliant artist and pedagogue Blas Miras. |
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May 18, 20:30 h | Cristobal Gabarron Museum | Mula
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| NIGHT OF THE MUSEUMS / Open day / free of charge / from 5 pm to 12 am |
Tour 'Night of Museums' in Mula with Spoken Word by Ángela Salcedo. The author Ángela Salcedo, with a tour focused on poetry and Spoken Word, pays tribute through the art of the word as a form of creation and dissemination of contemporary oral literature. Born in San Felipe Neri, a hamlet of the town of Crevillent, Alicante (2001). With training in Hispanic philology and drama, she is dedicated to the performing arts. In 2021 she published her first collection of poems El silencio de la herida. Now she is mainly dedicated to writing, creating and performing plays.
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May 19 | Cristobal Gabarron Museum | Mula
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| OPEN HOUSE / free admission |
Join us at the Cristobal Gabarron Museum to celebrate this museum day internationally with your favorite museum in Mula, an open day in all museums in the world and how not, in your museum too!
An opportunity to enjoy the museum with the whole family from the youngest to our elders, with the couple, or with lifelong friends. In addition to the opportunity to meet new friends sharing the love of art. Discover unique works in our collection, explore the temporary exhibitions and learn about the rich history and culture that surrounds us. Ask our experts who will guide you through an unforgettable experience, sharing stories and anecdotes behind each work of art. Create art, learn and have fun with us! Don't miss this opportunity to connect with arts and culture in a unique and special way. Come and discover why the Gabarron Museum is a place where history comes alive! We'll be waiting for you on Sunday 19 from 11 a.m. You won't regret it!" |
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May 22 and 23 | Tianjin Museum | China
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| INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM / CREATIVITY / Museums |
More than 40 international experts will gather at the Tianjin Museum (Tianjin, China), for the fourth edition of this forum "China - Europe - America Museum Cooperation Initiative" in which the Gabarron Foundation participates since its inception. This 2024 symposium focuses on exploring the connections between museums and creativity. Juan Manuel Gabarron, Director of the Gabarron Foundation Asia
will present the evolution over the last decades of the Gabarron Method for the development of creativity through art. The program will be held over two days with the following sections: International Youth Awards, Qian Wu's Exhibition, Museums as catalysts for creativity, Museums as educate platform, Museums as a bridges between civilizations, The future of museums and public libraries. |
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INTERVIEW / Frédéric Ballester | CGM
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Frédéric Ballester Exhibition | Gallery 1 | CGM
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May 26 | Cristobal Gabarron Museum | Mula
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| EXTENDED / Exhibition / The spirit of dreams |
We are pleased to announce that due to the success of the exhibition "The Spirit of Dreams" by Frédéric Ballester, we will be extending it until July 21, 2024. Curated by Celine Seidle-Bahougne with the collaboration of Lieven De Buck, the exhibition shows us a retrospective of the works made by the artist from the 70's until today, addressing themes such as climate change, life, death or love. |
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May 30 | Asia Society Center | Hong Kong
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| MULTI-ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE / Wifredo Lam |
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To celebrate the end of - Homecoming - the first exhibition devoted to Wifredo Lam in Hong Kong, Le Pavillon Rouge des Arts (HK) invites you to a multiartistic performance. An immersion in the painter's poetic universe, highlighting his path to dignity.
Live poetry readings and musical performances will open up the interaction between visitors and the vibrant 20th-century spirit of Lam's paintings. An artistic and emotional experience made possible by the involvement and commitment of renowned artists.
Juan Manuel Gabarron, Director of the Gabarron Asia Foundation, will recite Gabriel Garcia Marquez's verses in Spanish, accompanied by other artists reciting verses also in Cantonese, Mandarin, French and English.
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The Cristobal Gabarron Museum is not restricted to the walls of its headquarters in Mula, but also like the artist that gives its name, it is characterized by its nomadic spirit. The divulgation of the work we do moves beyond its geographical boundaries, reaching different parts of our planet. |
The LIASONS section of #connectedmuseum, seeks to establish connections with the art world in different cities around the world, through its real protagonists, artists, critics, curators, heads of museums, biennials... that will help us discover all kinds of art and perspectives.
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The Gabarron Foundation Asia (GFA) is based in Hong Kong and had its first exhibition in 2014 and the lastest concluded in January 2024, as well as the eighth edition of Ambit at Asia Society Center. Beyond Hong Kong, GFA has done children educational programs, Liasons and partnerships with museums, universities, governments, foundations and cultural organizations. GFA had done over twenty exhibitions and programs in cities like New Delhi, Calcuta, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Yinchuan, Wenzhou or Chong Wu. |
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Alice Mong, President of the Asia Society Center, reveals the keys to the great exhibition " Homecoming" Wifredo Lam, as well as the gestation of this important exhibition of one of the most important artists in the history of Latin American art and worldwide in contemporary art (MoMA already acquired one of his paintings in 1944), and who until now was virtually unknown in Asia, although his father was from Canton, in southern China.
In the interview she also reveals other interesting insights into the cultural world of Hong Kong. |
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While Hong Kong has been establishing itself as an international cultural center in recent years, The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) is the city's first art museum, and in 2024 it celebrates its 62nd birthday. Maria Kow, the museum's director, gives us a masterly tour of the museum's collections and shares her insights of the museum success. In addition to the HKMoA collections of traditional and contemporary art, it holds important exhibitions of international contemporary art such as the one held in 2023 with the Miró Foundation. |
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CONNECTED MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS |
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'Siega Verde' Installation. Tour & Taxis, Brussels (Belgium). Photography: Rose Rongac
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Five sculptures from the series Siega Verde (Green Mowing) by Cristobal Gabarron, remain on display in Brussels, specifically in the spaces of Tour & Taxis and the ‘Migratie Museum Migration’, until December 2024. This series is inspired by the Paleolithic site of Siega Verde in Salamanca, recognized by UNESCO as exceptional in Iberian Paleolithic art, these works capture the essence of a prehistoric past that has fascinated the artist since he was young. The series reflects his constant exploration of prehistoric themes throughout his career, as witnessed in other series such as 101 Stones, Prints, The silence of Stones, My epicurean garden and The birth of time. |
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Gabarron Pilgrim Museum / Germany |
The exhibition proposal Pilgrim Museum of artist Cristobal Gabarron aims to expand the Cristobal Gabarron Museum of Mula beyond its borders, making our collection go beyond the museum and spread to other places. In his characteristic nomadic way, his work transcends geographical boundaries.
The Pilgrim Museum has 25 sculptures in the open-air park, as well as a selection of paintings in the galleries of its art center.
The Skulpturenpark Wesenberg museum is located 100 kilometers north of Berlin.
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Gabarron Museum / Sculpture Park in Wesenberg |
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'Tao' Sculpture group installation. Cristobal Gabarron, Wesenberg (Germany). Photography: Rose Rongac
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This agreement, signed in 2023, establishes the extension of the Cristobal Gabarron Museum of Mula that adheres as an enclave for the development of Artistic Residencies of the Gabarron Museum in the Skulpture Park Wesenberg as a continuation of the installation of Cristobal Gabarron's 'Pilgrim Museum' project in Germany. |
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Each month you will find in this section a work, curiosity or biographical information that will allow you to better understand and comprehend the life and work of Cristobal Gabarron.
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'Tribute to the Cinema with Camilo José Cela in the background' / Sculpture |
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'Tribute to the Cinema with Camilo José Cela in the background', Mixed - Steel and polychrome fiberglass. 700 x 300 x 150 cm. Cristobal Gabarron.
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‘Tribute to the Cinema with Camilo José Cela in the background’ The work, which represents a big heart (fundamental engine that gives life), as well as a big head (thinking and creative), or a fish (from the Mediterranean) or a film camera (seventh art, melting pot of all the arts), has multiple facets, full of color and symbolism, like the Spanish Nobel Prize winner Camilo José Cela.
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' Tribute to Cinema with Camilo José Cela in the background'.
Steel and polychrome fiberglass. 700 x 300 x 150 cm. Cristobal Gabarron
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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM / Creativity in Museums |
This month we present at the Tianjin Museum (Tianjin, China), in the international symposium "China-Europe-America Museum Cooperation Initiative", our progress in art education and creativity.
Juan Manuel Gabarron, Director of the Gabarron Foundation Asia will present the evolution in recent decades of the Gabarron Method for the development of creativity through art.
Why is it of great importance today? The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Survey 2023 highlights the growing importance of creative thinking in the future job market, surpassing even analytical thinking and technological literacy. Despite this, mainstream education systems continue to focus on convergent thinking, neglecting the imaginative potential of children, which is supported by research such as the NASA study showing an alarming decline in creativity as children grow up.
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We want to hear from you. We encourage subscribers to share their opinions, questions and contributions. Write to us at museo@gabarron.org. We will also let you know how you can become actively involved in the Cristobal Gabarron Museum's artistic community.
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TESTIMONIAL / Mula (Spain) |
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Juan Gabriel Navarro
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In this section we share with you the latest news related to the activity of our museum and the work of Cristobal Gabarron in the current month.
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