Aurelia Muñoz. Entes

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This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition Aurèlia Muñoz. Beings, a retrospective, organised jointly by the Museo Reina Sofía and the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), on artist Aurèlia Muñoz (Barcelona, 1926–2011), a pivotal figure in understanding contemporary textile art. The show, curated by einaidea, a platform for research and cultural programming from Fundació Eina (Barcelona), under the scientific management of Manuel Cirauqui and in collaboration with Rosa Lleó and Sílvia Ventosa Muñoz, sets forth a chronological survey of the artist’s five-decade career under the title “beings”, one of the key concepts in her practice.

The publication, overseen by the Museo’s editorial team, delves into the content of the show. It opens with an essay written by Cirauqui, who puts forward a reading of Muñoz’s work through knotting and weaving as generative principles, understood not solely as a technique but also as a form of knowledge and of constructing the living. The text by Rosa Lleó that follows centres on drawings as a productive space for these “beings”, exploring their procedural nature and constant evolution between the two-dimensional and the sculptural. For her part, Sílvia Ventosa Muñoz analyses the artist’s material and technical pathways, focusing on the development of her processes and diversity of supports she used across her career. In addition to these investigations are the contributions of ethnographer Ana María Ramo Affonso and theorist Melody Jue, who both expand the gaze on the work of this unique artist. On a final note, the publication is completed with the reproduction of a broad selection of works, as well as archive material, unreleased documentation, a chronology and a bibliography to add context to her evolving practice in all its artistic expanse.

Year

2026

Language

Español

Type

Exhibition Catalogue

Binding

Paperback

Format

Printed

Size

21,2 x 29,7 cm