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Miró visita el estudio de Picasso: A Fernando Bellver Exhibition at Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Experience Fernando Bellver's striking artwork and its contemporary commentary on painting's rich history.

At Museo Lázaro Galdiano, delve into 'Miró visita el estudio de Picasso', a compelling exhibition by Fernando Bellver. This large-format artwork from Bellver's 'Los Visitantes' series offers an ironic look at an imagined meeting between avant-garde masters, critically engaging with art history through a contemporary lens. Visitors can explore how Bellver uses iconographic encounters to reflect on the evolution of artistic languages.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition at the Museo Lázaro Galdiano showcases Fernando Bellver's large-format artwork 'Miró visita el estudio de Picasso'. The piece humorously imagines an iconographic meeting between two avant-garde masters, reflecting on the history of painting and the convention of artistic languages.

Curatorial context

The Museo Lázaro Galdiano presents 'Miró visita el estudio de Picasso', a significant large-format artwork by the figurative artist Fernando Bellver. Created in August 2023, this piece is part of Bellver's 'Los Visitantes' series, which humorously explores the theme of painters visiting each other's studios. Bellver employs a mimetic strategy, establishing an ironic iconographic encounter that comments on the history of painting and the conventions of avant-garde artistic languages, described by the museum's director as 'true symbolic anthropophagy'. The artwork itself is painted in oil on board, divided into panels, and is being exhibited for the first time in the museum's 'Sala Arte Invitado' (Guest Art Room). Bellver, a Madrid-born painter and printmaker, is known for his figurative approach, drawing inspiration from art history, images, and contemporary impressions. His process involves recontextualizing decontextualized citations to create new meanings, working between the original and its double. The exhibition also highlights Bellver's extensive career, including his international exhibitions, awards such as the Gold Medal for engraving at the Alexandria Biennial, and his representation in major collections worldwide, including the MNCA Reina Sofía and the Centre Pompidou. Visitors can expect a work that critically engages with art history through a contemporary, ironic lens.

Admission and ticket notes

Admission to this exhibition is included with the general museum ticket price. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM, with extended hours Tuesday to Friday from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Venue
Museo Lázaro Galdiano
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Mar 14, 2024 – May 12, 2024
Artist line / attribution
Featuring work by Fernando Bellver (Madrid, 1954), a painter and printmaker recognized internationally for his figurative art, critical social commentary, and unique iconographic style.
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