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The exhibition Lazos mecánicos (Mechanical Bonds) brings together a number of pieces that in one way or another were part of a performance series of the same name that was held on the opening weekend of the exhibition, including the participation of nine artists. One of the features of performance is that it takes place in a specific space for a specific duration in front of an audience. This project aims to place it in the centre of the exhibition space and show works by each of the artists that in some cases are or were activated during the series, while others are the result of the same performances that took place in Artium Museoa or in other places, although following similar processes.
For a few days, the museum’s galleries became a space in which the nine participating artists and collectives presented their proposals. What we are attempting with the exhibition is to prolong this experience in order to demonstrate the interest that these works have when they are no longer activated, or when the artists are not present and it is up to the spectator to interpret the work. Participating in Mechanical Bonds: Performative Practices in the Museum II are Valeria Maculan (Buenos Aires, 1968), Federico Vladimir (Buenos Aires, 1983) & Pablo Llilienfeld (Madrid, 1981), Ainara LeGardon (Bilbao, 1976), Itsaso Iribarren (Pamplona, 1981) & Germán de la Riva (Cumaná, Venezuela, 1977), Pedro Barateiro (Almada, 1979), Elena Aitzkoa (Apodaka, 1984), Marta Fernández Calvo (Logroño, 1978), Alejandra Pombo Su (Santiago de Compostela, 1979) and Marc Vives (Barcelona, 1978).
Mechanical Bonds: Performative Practices in the Museum II is curated by Iñaki Martínez Antelo.
With the collaboration of Portugal Embasy / Camões, I.P.
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Despedida a la exposición Tierra de los amigos de Carolina Caycedo
El próximo 7 de abril finaliza la muestra de la artista colombiana Carolina Caycedo (Londres, 1978). En el marco de su clausura el museo ha preparado una programación especial coicidinedo con los días festivos de la Semana Santa.
Haciendo ríos. Talleres abiertos
Como despedida a la exposición Tierra de los amigos de Carolina Caycedo, vamos a emular su trabajo en esta muestra y haremos retratos de ríos, contando sus historias. Pintaremos el agua, dibujaremos los animales, las plantas, las piedras y todos los seres que los habitan. Entre todas y todos crearemos largos ríos con muchos personajes y muchas historias.
28, 29, 30 y 31 de marzo; 1, 3, 4, 5 y 6 de abril // De 11:30 a 13:30 h y de 17:30 a 19:30 h
Para niñas y niños de 5 a 12 años, acompañados de una persona adulta
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Cuaderno de exploración
Además, para poder disfrutar de la exposición de una forma diferente, de forma individual o en compañía, el cuaderno de exploración de la exposición te propone 10 enigmas que, de una manera estimulante y divertida, te ayudan a recorrer la exposición y experimentar el trabajo de la artista.
Visitas guiadas
Durante estas dos semanas festivas, se realizarán las visitas guiadas Todo Artium, un recorrido de 50 minutos en el que conocer la arquitectura del museo, su colección y sus exposiciones temporales. Además, los días 3 y 7 abril tendrán lugar las dos últimas visitas guiadas monográficas a la exposición de Caroloina Caycedo.
Todas las visitas cominzan en el Lorategi del museo.
Jueves 28 de marzo, 17:30 h
Todo Artium
Viernes 29 de marzo, 17:30 h
Todo Artium
Sábado 30 de marzo, 12:30 h
Todo Artium
Domingo 31 de marzo, 12:30 h
Todo Artium
Lunes 1 de abril, 12:30 h
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Miércoles 3 de abril, 18:00 h
Carolina Caycedo. Tierra de los amigos
Domingo 7 de abril, 12:30 h
Carolina Caycedo. Tierra de los amigos
Horario especial de Semana Santa: 28, 29, 30, 31 de marzo y 1 de abril: abierto ininterrumpidamente de 11:00 a 20:00 h (martes 2 de abril: cerrado).
Tarifa gratuita: Todas las tardes; Domingos todo el día; Todos los días para menores de 14 años, estudiantes, personas en desempleo y pensionistas.
Tarifa general: 5 €
Institutionalisation Processes of Art Education in the Basque Country, 1978-1991
The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basque Country, Artium Museoa presents this exhibition and series dedicated to performative practices. Mechanical Bonds stems from the desire to consider the museum space and the relationships built within it in based on the bodies that inhabit it, attempting to create moments of porosity between the interior and exterior of the building through the varied practices of a number of artists and collectives.
The title of the project is a product of chance, as it is the recently discovered title of a painting by María Paz Jiménez (Valladolid, 1909 – San Sebastian 1975) that until now had been listed as “untitled” (1968) in the museum databases associated with its Collection. The painting is an almost monochrome canvas depicting several abstract forms crowded together as in a sci-fi landscape. The decision was made to replace the frame of the painting for the exhibition Bilduma Hau Collection. Elementary Movements (1950-2000) and the inscription "Lazos mecánicos" (Mechanical bonds) appeared on a piece of tape stapled to the wooden stretcher when the old frame was removed.
Curated by the artist Itziar Okariz and Catalina Lozano.
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