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Juan Carlos Maldonado Art Collection JCMAC Alexander Calder. Fourteen Black Leaves, 1961. Painted sheet metal and wire. 3 3 1 11 /4 x 41 /4 x 20 /2 in. (29.8 x 106 x 52 cm). Courtesy: Sotheby’s. Art Collection Juan Carlos Maldonado FRANCINE BIRBRAGHER- nization of the first exhibition presented was sponsored by Art & Art in its English ROZENCWAIG in the United States dedicated to the version. historical development of the Venezuelan At the beginning, the collection fo- he Miami Design District has estab- geometric abstract movement. Embracing cused on the development of geometric Tlished itself as a center for the visual Modernity: Venezuelan Geometric Abstrac- abstraction in Latin America (1940-1970). arts through the presence of the Institute tion, presented at The Patricia and Phillip As it grew, the need to open its own of Contemporary Art, the De la Cruz Collec- Frost Art Museum, Florida International headquarters to share with the public tion, the Craig Robins Art Collection and University, brought together for the first the vision of its creator became obvious. the Juan Carlos Maldonado Art Collection. time iconic works by twenty-six artists In November 2016, the collection opened The first three focus on contemporary art, who distanced themselves from tradi- its own space in an iconic building in the while the third one is dedicated to high- tional styles and adopted abstraction in Miami Design District with the exhibi- lighting the contributions of geometric the search for new alternatives towards tion The Unbounded Line: A selection of abstraction in the twentieth century. With experimentation and freedom of expres- the Collection, which explored how Latin the opening of the exhibition Constructing sion. Among the works included in the American artists, from different periods Constructivism in November 2017, the Juan exhibition were paintings, sculptures and and geographical contexts, evaluated the Carlos Maldonado Art Collection consoli- mixed media works by Omar Carreño, nature of art and their role as creators dates itself as an important cultural space Carlos Cruz-Diez, Narciso Debourg, GEGO, through abstraction. where the exhibitions presented and their NEDO, Alejandro Otero, Mercedes Pardo Around the same time, an important related projects contribute to increasing and Francisco Salazar, belonging to the alliance was forged with the Pérez Art the knowledge of abstract art at an inter- then Art & Art Collection. Museum Miami, to which he offered on national level. Another project in which it was in- loan for a period of three years (2016- Since its inception in 2005, the Juan volved was the publication of the book 2019) one of the masterpieces of the col- Carlos Maldonado Art Collection has Geometric Abstraction in Latin America. lection, the Penetrable BBL Bleu (1999), stood out for supporting academic and This important editorial project that docu- by the Venezuelan master Jesús Rafael museum projects in keeping with its ments the impact of abstract geometric Soto. The monumental piece, measuring mission. In 2010, the collection, which art in Latin America through articles pub- fourteen meters long by five meters high at that time was known as the Art & Art lished in the magazine Arte en Colombia / and five meters wide, is made out of an Collection, was instrumental in the orga- ArtNexus for approximately twenty years, independent metal frame from which hang 58 | ArtNexus 108 Gego. Dibujo sin papel (Drawing Without Paper), 1985. 7 Metal wire and thread construction. 35 /8 x 34 in. (96.2 x 86.3 cm). 5 3 Carlos Cruz-Diez. Physichromie 233, 1966. Aluminum, PVC and paint on wood. 23 /8 x 39 /8 in. (60 x 100 cm).* ArtNexus 108 | 59 Burgoyne Diller. Untitled, c.1940. Paper collage on board. 21 x 21 in. Ilya Bolotovsky. Untitled, 1969. Oil on canvas. 42 x 42 in. (106.6 x 106.6 cm).* (53.3 x 53.3 cm).* 5,600 bright blue PVC tubes that can be accessed by the public. The visitor can freely enter the work of art and become part of its vibratory world. Around the same time, an important alliance was forged with the Pérez Art Museum Miami, to which he offered on loan for a period of three years (2016- 2019) one of the masterpieces of the col- lection, the Penetrable BBL Bleu (1999), by the Venezuelan master Jesús Rafael Soto. The monumental piece, measuring fourteen meters long by five meters high and five meters wide, is composed of an independent metal frame from which hang 5,600 bright blue PVC tubes, which can be crossed by the public. The visitor can Carlos Rojas. V2, V4, from Vision Engineering, 1969 – 1970. Mixed media. 31 ½ x 31 ½ in. (80 x 80 cm).* freely enter the work of art and become part of its vibratory world. Almost a year ago, the collection began to include works by artists from Europe and North America, which allowed it to contextualize Latin American artists within the framework of the history of Western art, and to promote a deeper and more complete analysis of the importance of geometric abstraction at the interna- 60 | ArtNexus 108 5 3 Jesús Rafaél Soto. Vibration, 1960. Painted wire on painted wood. 23 /8 x 78 /4 x 7 in. (60 x 200 x 17.7 cm).* Detail. tional level. This new direction led to the by artists who, although they did not sibilities to configure and conceptualize restructuring of the website (www.jcmac. necessarily work together or belong to the space through optical illusion and/or art) which, in addition to digitally display- the same generation, show similar inter- constructions of great precision and detail. ing a selection of the works from the col- ests and strategies. In Order, the works Finally, in the Rational Encounters section, lection, constitutes an important source by Harry Abend, Ilya Bolotowsky, Carlos which includes works by Alexander Calder, of information as it includes detailed Cairoli, Burgoyne Diller, Carlos Rojas and Lygia Clark, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Narciso biographies of the artists represented, as Lygia Pape illustrate different approaches Debourg, Gene Davis, GEGO, Dan Graham, well as news related to the artists and/or to the treatment of figure and ground. In Tadaaki Kuwayama, Joel Stein, Nicolás the inclusion of works from the Collection Literal Image, the works show the desire Schöffer and Jesús Rafael Soto, the works in important curatorial projects. of Constructivism to move away from the respond to the environment in which they In terms of the space located in the representation of reality. Its followers are exhibited, evoking movement, real or Miami Design District, this new stage in the created objects in which rhythm, balance optically, and stimulating the participation development of the collection is consoli- and color dominated. This is the case of of the public in the creative process. dated with the opening of the exhibition Francisco Narváez, Kenneth Noland, Mer- This exhibition and its accompanying Constructing Constructivism, organized by cedes Pardo, Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar, catalog clearly fulfill the objective of the María Carlota Pérez-Appelbaum, curator León Polk Smith and Larry Zox. The sec- Juan Carlos Maldonado Art Collection of the Collection, in November 2017. The tion Shape and Structure highlights works by presenting academically documented exhibition shows how artists of several that break with the traditional rectangular curatorial proposals that not only study generations and origins have adapted, canvas and call the attention to the rela- different approaches to geometric abstrac- interpreted, rejected and/or reformulated tionship between the art object and the tion, but also validate their contribution the sociopolitical and aesthetic principles spatial context in which it is located. It to the knowledge of abstract art at an of the Soviet Constructivism movement of contains works by Antonio Llorens, Edgar international level. the early twentieth century. Negret, Alejandro Puente, Volf Roitman, The exhibition is organized into five Francisco Salazar and Neil Williams. The * Photos: Mariano Costa-Peuser. sections: Order, Literal Image, Shape and works included in Impossible Spaces, made FRANCINE BIRBRAGHER-ROZENCWAIG Structure, Impossible Spaces and Rational by Hercules Barsotti, Willys de Castro, PhD in Latin American History and Masters in Art History. Encounters. Each one presents artwork Leon Ferrari and NEDO, explore new pos- Writer and independent curator. ArtNexus 108 | 61.
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