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, etc... that will help us discover all kinds of art and perspectives.

This April, we are pleased to put the spotlight on Warhol's amazing city, connecting you with the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and specifically the Carnegie Museum of Art. 

In the city of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), the mogul of the steel industry, Andrew Carnegie, decided to finance since 1896 a system of access to culture for the American people, which included a museum and, periodically, an exhibition where the best of Western modern art was shown: the Internationals. Spanish art was the protagonist in many of these editions, with the success of Zuloaga, Anglada Camarasa, Picasso, Dalí, Miró, Solana, Chillida, Tàpies, Canogar, Feito, Saura or Rivera, among others. For more information on this important research, we recommend the book ¡Bienvenido, Mr. Carnegie! Spanish Art in the Internationals of the United States (1898-1995) by Dr. Javier Pérez Segura, professor of Art History at the Complutense University of Madrid and independent curator of exhibitions; where his research topics are the reception of 20th century Spanish art abroad, the debates between identity and modernity or between art and politics, and the rise of visual and mass culture.

When I begin I have no idea where I am going. All I can see is a certain spatial constellation from which lines of strength gradually emerge… I perceive something that I call, for want of a more appropriate word, the “emanation” of form; I gradually absorb it and as it were inhale it. -Eduardo Chillida

The work of Spanish Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida embraces a contradiction between the heft and solidity of chosen material (iron or steel) and a sense of ethereal movement.  A student of architecture, Chillida was driven to investigate questions of density and rhythm in his often-monumental works, exploring the many ways that mass and volume can contain and occupy space. Here, in Aizean (In the Wind), rough-hewn bars of iron appear to splinter and flutter as if caught in a storm.

In his uses of direct welding, Chillida rejected classical traditions of sculpture-molding and casting- to engage in a more improvisational process that echoed how his peers experimented with gestural forms of abstraction in painting.

At the Carnegie Museum of Art, we connected with Elizabeth Tufts-Brown, Manager of Registration & Archives, and Raymund Ryan, curator The Heinz Architectural Center, for their insights. Check the videos below.

If an empty room may be understood as a blank canvas, Phyllida Barlow fills her canvas emphatically with layers of painted plaster and cement. Surface after surface, her outsized three-dimensional constructions, which often evoke the multi-faceted style of Cubism, come to occupy space much like a ship in a bottle.

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.

This month we dedicate this space to 'Vincent's Demons', a series composed of three paintings made with pigment and ink on paper. This series is a tribute to Vincent Van Gogh, the artist and his complex personality, whom Gabarron has studied and admires. Through these works, Gabarron explores the torments, enigmas and difficulties Van Gogh faced throughout his life, especially in relation to his communication with the world and his internal struggle. Vincent Van Gogh was known for his intense emotional experiences and his deep connection to artistic expression. His life was marked by responsibility, anguish and a sense of duty that often plagued him. In addition, Van Gogh made reference to disturbing dreams that exacerbated his inner concerns. In 'Vincent's Demons', Cristobal Gabarron personally interprets these dreams and the elements that might have tormented Van Gogh. Through his distinctive style and using pigment and ink on paper, Gabarron brings to life the emotions and challenges that Vincent experienced in his life. This series, which Gabarron himself calls La nave de los locos (The Ship of Fools), alludes to a ship whose crew is made up of artists who in some way have marked and inspired Gabarron. One of those artists is Vincent Van Gogh, to whom he dedicates a total of six works, where he captures the emotional intensity and inner struggle that he faces in his work.

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In this section we share the latest news related to the activity of our museum and the work of Cristobal Gabarron of the previous month

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