The new Space Looked exposed in Madrid about 60 works of the artist – Terra Mexico

The Fundación Mapfre, presented today here their new Space Looked, at the that permanently will be exhibiting about 60 works of the Catalan artist, as well as four pieces that the sculptor american Alexander Calder gave.

The headquarters of the foundation will dedicate some of their rooms to the new space, which will remain open regardless of the other temporary exhibitions that houses the cultural center, and that allows you to go through the career of Joan Miró (Barcelona 1893 – Palma de Mallorca 1983).

The director of Culture of Fundación Mapfre, Pablo Jiménez, the director of campus Madrid from New York University and a specialist in Miro, Robert Lubar Messeri, presented the new space as an alternative to existing collections in Spain by the Catalan artist.

Jimenez explained that the more than 60 works that belong in their majority to five private collections that have delivered the parts to the Mapfre Foundation for five years, and with the option to renew automatically, which gives permanence to the new space.

Emphasized that the permanently exhibited collection from this Tuesday allows us to study the relationship of Miró, Calder, with whom he exchanged numerous works throughout his friendship of years.

Lubar Messeri said that the collection shows “a Looked more unusual and less known, more expressionist, forceful, almost violent in some ways”.

The exhibition is divided into five sections: the first is the relationship with Calder; the second “sign and gesture” includes paintings of influences of expressionist and abstract canvases torn.

The section “Women, birds, stars” highlights the paintings with those three reasons, that mark an important identity in the evolution of the artist, while “The heads” includes works by figures both monstrous and in some cases with humor.

The fifth section is “Challenge to painting” with works that Looked bought in the markets of painters unknown, and on them he painted and made his mark as a way to mingle and give shape to your idea ever expressed, of “assassinate painting”.