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Ignacio Uriarte: X, Y, Z – An Exhibition of Abstract Office Art at Museo ABC

Experience Ignacio Uriarte's unique approach to drawing, transforming routine office materials into abstract, geometric art.

The exhibition 'Ignacio Uriarte: X, Y, Z' at Museo ABC invites visitors to delve into the artistic vision of Spanish artist Ignacio Uriarte. His renowned 'art of office' approach recontextualizes everyday materials like pens, paper, and photocopies. Discover how these items are meticulously arranged to explore compelling themes of repetition, monotony, and routine through abstract and geometric forms. This display offers a unique perspective on artistic potential in the ordinary.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition showcases the work of Spanish artist Ignacio Uriarte, focusing on his use of drawing with everyday office materials like paper, photocopies, and pens. The exhibition explores themes of repetition, monotony, and routine gestures through abstract, geometric, and minimalist forms.

Curatorial context

The exhibition 'Ignacio Uriarte: X, Y, Z' at Museo ABC delves into the artistic practice of Ignacio Uriarte, a Spanish artist known for his distinctive approach to drawing. His work, often described as 'art of office,' utilizes common office supplies such as folios, photocopies, pens, and typewriters to create pieces that examine repetition, ordered systems, monotony, and routine gestures. The title 'X, Y, Z' references spatial representation axes and mathematical unknowns, mirroring the formal organization of Uriarte's drawings, which feature symmetries, zigzags, folds, and arrows. These works are the result of meticulous, repeated gestures, accumulating hours of labor to create forms that find emancipatory meaning within an artistic context. For 'Conexiones XVI', an initiative by Museo ABC and Fundación Banco Santander supporting contemporary art, Uriarte engages in a formal dialogue with selected works: Gerardo Rueda's 'Pintura blanca' from the Banco Santander Collection and Mecachis's 'Aguinaldos' from the Museo ABC collection, analyzing their shared abstract, linear, and geometric qualities through his minimalist abstract drawing.

Admission and ticket notes

Information on ticketing and admission is not explicitly detailed on this page. Visitors are directed to the museum's main website for further details. The exhibition is part of a program co-organized with Fundación Banco Santander, suggesting standard museum admission policies may apply.

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Venue
ABC Museum of Drawing and Illustration
Current status
Open now
Exhibition schedule
From Dec 20, 2018
Artist line / attribution
Ignacio Uriarte (born 1972 in Krefeld) is the featured artist, with invited pieces by Gerardo Rueda and Mecachis (Eduardo Sáenz Hermúa).
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