Art Madrid'24 – First retrospective of Carl André in Madrid

The words of the curator of "Carl Andre: Sculpture in town, 1958-2010", Yasmil Raymond, are a good way to approach the world of this artist and poet born in Massachusetts in 1935 and named representative of Minimal Art, also linked with Land Art and Conceptual Art. "The big question for Andre is man's relationship with space and materials out of the earth, looking for the definition of a place in the cosmos," Raymond said. "The materials and their use also involve a relationship with the economy and political because the places are not only geographical or geometrical condition. It also imports the link with memory, and emotions of existence, ", she added.
Carl André redefined the parameters of sculpture and subjected it to a process that includes the "Sculpture as form, as structure and as place". To do this, André altered the concept of composition, the usual materials, opened the "site-specific" way, seeking the essence of the object, looking to get the maximum expression with minimum resources, coming to stop using the material to sculpting with the space itself, creating places in the viewer's mind to put you in touch with the materials and their disposal.
 
Industrial materials such as concrete, cement, bricks, steel, raw wood, aluminum and graphite are covered with André, of noble air and convey emotions and moods. The sculptor even dispenses with pedestals and placed the sculptures on the ground, , closer to the earth ... as a  more human version until them seem barricades, walls, megalithic monuments, tombs...
The exhibition traces 50 years of the work of Carl Andre and has about 400 pieces, including sculptures, objects, visual poems and works on paper in which emphasizes his obsession with language - only during the 60s of last century, André created over 1000 pages of poems, collages Support, etc ... -.
 
As has explained the curator Yasmil Raymond, the artist always involve the public in its work: "Carl Andre uses the visitor experience as an element of the art work. The viewer must be brave to complete the organization of the work. The piece that it is in a store, does not exist ".
The exhibition in Madrid that will be since October 12 in two locations: the Sabatini Building of the Reina Sofia Museum until 28 September and Velázquez Palace in Retiro Park, is organized by the Dia Art Foundation New York in collaboration with the Reina Sofia Museum, and curated by Philippe Vergne and Yasmil Raymond with the participation of the artist. After Madrid, the exhibition will travel to the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin; Contemporary Musée d'Art de la Ville de Paris and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

 

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The 20th edition of Art Madrid will take place from 5 to 9 March 2025 in the Galería de Cristal del Palacio de Cibeles. This privileged location, good communications and the quality of the project have always been guarantees of success for an event that reaches 20,000 visitors in each edition.

Art Madrid has been held during the capital's Art Week for the last twenty years, consolidating itself as an interdisciplinary fair of new artistic trends, in which nearly 40 national and international galleries participate, working with painting, sculpture, graphics, photography, installation and digital art of recent production.

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Gallery Program

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Parallel Activities Program

The Parallel Program of Art Madrid'25 will have as its main axis the concept of the Territory City. The public space, the city and the territory will serve as a link to the artistic practices that take place in the "imagined spaces" and revitalize the cultural geography of Madrid.

Collecting Program

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Support Program for New Entries

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Activities

The program will include a series of activities that will take place throughout the month of February and during Madrid Art Week at the Galería de Cristal del Palacio de Cibeles. Likewise, the parallel program will maintain the 2nd edition of the Open Booth, the Performance Cycle, Lecturas: Curated Walktrhoughs by Art Madrid, and the Interviews Section curated by Art Madrid.

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AWARDS

Best Booth Award

Award that will be articulated around the gallery with the best booth set up at the fair.

New Entry Award

Award will be given to the newly incorporated gallery with the best booth setup and exhibition proposal at the fair.

Emerging Artist Award

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Relevant information

Applications for the 20th edition of Art Madrid'25 can be sent to the following e-mail address: info@art-madrid.com until October 7, 2024