El principio Asia: Exploring China, Japan, and India's Influence on Spanish Contemporary Art

This exhibition investigates the significant influence of China, Japan, and India on Spanish contemporary art between 1957 and 2017. It highlights how Asian artistic traditions have inspired new forms and structures in Spanish art, featuring over 60 artists and more than 300 works.

The exhibition 'El principio Asia' makes visible the influence of Chinese, Japanese, and Indian cultures on the art scene in Spain during the second half of the 20th century, an aspect that, though present in the work of many artists, remains largely underexplored. Borrowing from chemistry, the title refers to an active element reacting with others to produce new structures. The exhibition focuses on the chronological period between the Spanish abstract generation of the 1950s and artists born around the mid-1960s, a time marked by the establishment of the Museo de Arte Abstracto Español in Cuenca by Fernando Zóbel, a key figure in this narrative. Featuring over 60 artists who have worked in Spain and whose art is linked to East Asian and Indian art, the exhibition includes prominent names such as Frederic Amat, Miquel Barceló, Miguel Ángel Campano, Josep Llorens Artigas, Chema Madoz, Joan Miró, José María Sicilia, Susana Solano, and Antoni Tàpies, among many others. Beyond painting, sculpture, and works on paper, the show encompasses diverse manifestations like installation, photography, new artistic behaviors, and conceptual art. Over 300 Asian and Western pieces are presented together, creating a dialogue between two worlds within the same exhibition space. While including significant works from international museums, the exhibition prioritizes Asian collections from Spanish institutions, many of which are highly valuable yet still little known.

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