HORIZONTAL
Miquel Mont y Guillermo Mora
2019Horizontal is a collaborative project by artists Miquel Mont, born in Barcelona in 1963, and Guillermo Mora, born in Alcalá de Henares in 1980. Despite being from different generations and residing in France and Spain, both artists have gained significant recognition for their work. They rigorously explore the boundaries of the pictorial medium, constantly experimenting in diverse directions.
Edit: Ministerio de Cultura y deporte
Year: 2019
Texts: Virginia Torrente, Miquel Mont, Guillermo Mora
Pages: 32
Language: Spanish, English
DL: M30177-2019
Horizontal presents a joint project by artists Miquel Mont (Barcelona, 1963) and Guillermo Mora (Madrid, 1980). Both artists, hailing from different generations and currently residing in France and Spain, have garnered widespread acclaim for their exploration of the limits of the pictorial medium in diverse and innovative ways.
Mont and Mora share a mutual understanding of artistic intent, where an additional mental layer transforms and evolves within a physical realm. This creates a new possibility that revolves around painting as a backdrop, allowing for boundless exploration.
The overlapping nature of their work makes this joint exhibition particularly intriguing. Ideas and their outcomes will be present in an exploratory mode throughout the project, as their works engage in a dialogue that supports one another. This collaboration fosters a dimension that yields new results of mutual interest. Their process involves making and remaking, reflecting on the visible and invisible aspects of art, exploring the materiality and diversity of painting, questioning classical perspectives, and inviting viewers to engage in an immersive experience linked to the La Fragua exhibition space itself.
EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY SPATIAL QUESTIONS
Eight Spatially Extraordinary Questions is set in the Tabacalera building, which has a rich history tied to a particular economic, political, and social context. This diverse location serves as the ideal setting for the eight site-specific artistic interventions created by the artists in the exhibition, with each intervention placed in its own distinct space.
GENERACIÓN 2013
Proyectos de arte Caja Madrid
Many of the authors of Generación 2013 agree that in their respective projects—directly, without any artifice—concepts such as emptiness, ruin, loss, and disappearance are addressed; an approach that, in tune with current events in the world, is open to enrichment through multiple interpretations by viewers.
PAINTING. A Permanent Challenge
Painting has been one of the most controversial art forms, yet it has also undergone numerous revitalizations. Through brilliant innovations and unexpected transformations, it has expanded its boundaries into other artistic disciplines.