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Dates: February 17 – May 17, 2010
Thomas Schütte is considered one of the most important German artists of his generation, having studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy under Fritz Schwegler and Gerard Richter. Since the late 1970s Thomas Schütte has been working on his homonym series that examine moments of human isolation, vulnerability and hopelessness, not without irony. He became well known in the 1980s for his architectural models—designs that push to the extreme their ability to simplify and exaggerate, and which unintentionally provide viewers with a sense of protection and mental refuge. His works have at once a handcrafted and a utopian appearance to them. All of Schütte’s oeuvre is imbued with social and political questions, as well as his concern for the artist’s relevance to and place within society. + info
Mario García Torres. Have you ever seen the snow?
Date: February 10 – May 24, 2010 The Museo Reina Sofía presents the work of Mario García Torres, shown for the first time at a Spanish institution. After more than three years of rigorous research, this Mexican artist living in Los Angeles uncovers a new era in a curious relationship that some artists have with history. García Torres uses slides in his audiovisual piece created specifically for this occasion to relay a largely unknown chapter in the career of artist Alighiero Boetti: One Hotel, which opened in Afghanistan. + info
Date: January 13 - March 29, 2010
Francisco López (Madrid, 1964) presents the sound installation Untitled #223, a project created specifically for one of the Museum’s most unusual spaces and its particular acoustic effects: the metal interior corridor located on the top floor of the Nouvel Building. In this area, barely lit for the exhibition, the artist installs a sound system for visitors to experience the 8-minute piece. The installation creates a virtual sonic atmosphere with extreme contrasts; in order to do so, López draws from the metallic surfaces of the corridor’s floor, walls and ceiling, as well as the space’s peculiar measurements. + info
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