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EXHIBITION:
THE ESLEEP OF REASON
2020.01.24 - 2020.04.12 Curator: Oliva María Rubio
Simon Edmonson, During supper, 1987. ©VEGAP, Donostia / San Sebastián, 2020
2019 is the 200th anniversary of the year Francisco de Goya y Lucientes started to paint the Pinturas Negras in two rooms of the Quinta del Sordo. They are now on display in the Prado Museum.
This exhibition is an approximation to the enormous influence that Goya continues to exert on the art of our time, following the success of the exhibition titled Goya y el arte moderno held in the Museum of Zaragoza in 2008. It is produced by the Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa (Madrid) and La Fábrica.
Goya’s work (1746-1828) reflects his era, that Age of Enlightenment in which Reason did not guarantee anything, and the great disappointment felt by the artist in the face of the inequality and injustice of the times of warfare he experienced. Francisco de Goya was a revolutionary painter -in both substance and form- who awakened the West’s awareness around the relationship between power and war. His battle scenes and sculptures have been used since then as elements to represent power and as propaganda art, and he introduced themes such as subjectivity, grotesqueness, deformity, madness and the world of dreams into art. As André Malraux said, “modern painting starts” with Goya.
Many artists have worked on these themes since Goya, incorporating them into their own socio-political contexts. Valeriano Bozal defines Goya as an “icon of modern art who will cast his shadow over the art of the future”. This exhibition delves into this long shadow through 83 pieces, created by 54 artists between 1960 and 2019.
The exhibition is structured in 5 thematic sections according to Goya’s series, made after contracting the illness that would leave him deaf in 1792 at the beginning of the crisis of the Old Regime, a crucial moment in the history of Spain: Los Caprichos, Los Desastres de la Guerra, Los Disparates, the Pinturas Negras and other works such as El 3 de mayo en Madrid. Production:
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ACTIVITIES:
Free guided visits Every Saturday At 6:30 in Basque and at 7:30 in Spanish.
Family Workshops: Goya's dog Goya painted a dog. Just a dog hidden in the sand. A painting with much more to it than meets the eye. Sometimes few words are needed to tell a story. Come and learn to say a lot with very little.
For acompanied participants aged 5-11 Every Saturday from 17:00 to 17:30 hours. Price: €3
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Programmes for groups:
Guided visits 60 min Price: €60
Guided visit + workshops 90 min Price: €80
Programmes tailored to groups with special needs
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RELATED ACTIVITIES:
Talk: El Horror y la Gloria: La Guerra en la Historia del Arte by Ramón Esparza 13 February, 7pm In Spanish. Free entry on a first-come first-served basis. Limited spaces.
Presentation of the Moving Artists project 20 February, 7 pm In Spanish / Micro- tales workshop El sueño de la razón produce monstruos. Yurre Ugarte. 13 March // from 6 pm to 8 pm - COMPLETED! Basque. / Free Registrations and further information at the Gallery itself, on 943251939 or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Goya & Bertso-saio Led by Ana Galarraga. Bertsolaris: Alaia Martin and Amets Arzallus 2 April, 7 pm In Basque / Free Prior registration required.Further information at the Gallery itself, on 943251939 or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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