Communicating Vessels: video works by seven Spanish artists
The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
April 22nd 2006
Exhibition curated by Manuel Saiz
It is a "must" for contemporary artists to know what other artists are doing in different parts of the world. It is also important to look at one's own background, one's own culture from the outside in order to understand deeply who one is and what one's own work and interests are. Spanish artists are no exception, and many of them have left Spain at some point to be part of the art scene in other parts of the world. They regularly return to Spain and act as carriers of new images and ideas in both directions.
The programme reflects on the ways in which cultures merge, the extent to which personal cultural backgrounds are indelible, and art as a means of communication and knowledge. It presents important works by artists who were born in Spain and are part of the Spanish art scene, but who also live in different countries in the EU and the Americas.
The artists in the exhibition share the fact that they were born in Spain and that they have left it. Each of them was very specific about which country they wanted to move to.
List of Artists
Jordi Colomer (France)
Alicia Framis (Netherlands)
Dora García (Belgium)
Sergio Prego (USA)
Tere Recarens (Germany)
Manuel Saiz (UK)
Fernando Sanchez Castillo (The Netherlands)
(The countries given are the artist's resident country)
The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, 4-7-25,
Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 140-0001
Tel:03-3445-0651
info@haramuseum.or.jp
Tokyo (Japan)
