Bruce Nauman
Black Stones Under Yellow Light, 1987
Black marble and neon
CaixaForum presents 'The Persistence of Geometry'
The exhibition in Madrid shows the use of geometrical shapes in the art of the last few decades from a selection of 96 works by 31 artists from the MACBA and la Caixa Foundation collections.
From 15 December 2011 to 25 March 2012
Source: CaixaForum / theartwolf.com
The Persistence of Geometry is a journey around ”la Caixa” Foundation and MACBA collections which starts from the recurrent appearance of geometry in sculpture and installation, from the sixties to our day. It shows a break with traditional forms and a redefinition of the work of art which, through the experience of shape and space, seeks the active participation of the spectators.
Geometry has always been present in art, though it was not until the 20th century that its use was extensively theorised.
The Persistence of Geometry travels the road that began in the sixties and seventies, when Minimalism, post-Minimalism and Conceptual Art were forged. The exhibition is divided into eight areas, some of them occupied by an installation by a single artist (James Lee Byars, Ettore Spalletti, Damián Ortega) while others contain groups of works by different authors.
"The Persistence of Geometry" includes works by Bruce Nauman, Donald Judd, Gordon Matta-Clark, Richard Long, Francesc Torres, Jordi Colomer, León Ferrari, James Lee Byars, David Maljković and Ettore Spalletti, among others
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