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A museum's permanent collection is like its nerve centre, out of which all other messages emanate. The Museo Reina Sofía's Collection has been developing since 1894 and the foundation of the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art, bringing together, almost a century later, all the state's various collections of modern and contemporary art.
The Museo's Collection now comprises almost 25,000 pieces and spans the last decades of the 19th century through to the present day. The principal focus is the history of Spanish art but there is international work too, with a particular emphasis on Latin America.
Ana Locking on Doubles / Pairs / Couples, by Louise Lawler
La Favorita
This interview sees designer Ana Locking (Toledo, 1970) discuss the photographic work Doubles / Pairs / Couples (1982–1985) by Louise Lawler (Bronxville, New York, 1947), an artist she discovered at an exhibition on the Pictures Generation which transformed the way she understood art.
Locking analyses the photographs that make up the work, exploring in greater depth some of the principles that defined the Pictures Generation: a critical gaze towards traditional art structures, the questioning of forms of representation, the demystification of the artwork and the strategic use of repetition and seriality. Concepts, moreover, which are not only linked to her work in the fashion world, but also form her life philosophy, shaped by a critical, activist gaze in relation to political, social and cultural issues.
This interview is part of La Favorita, a project which invites public figures to choose their favourite work from the Museo Reina Sofía Collections and share their personal history around it.
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Guided visit to the Collection led by mediator Koumba as part of the Neighborhood Picnic, Museo Reina Sofía, June 10, 2023
Photograph: Paula Lorenzino
The Museo Reina Sofía's main headquarters has two buildings, Sabatini and Nouvel, where you can visit the Collections, ranging from the earliest avant-garde movements to the present day, as well as temporary exhibitions, activities, and events for all audiences. Find out how to get there.
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