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Memoria 1999 © FUNDACIÓN CÉSAR MANRIQUE Memoria 1999 © FUNDACIÓN CÉSAR MANRIQUE Servicio de Publicaciones Taro de Tahíche – 35509 Teguise Lanzarote. Islas Canarias Tfno. (928) 84 31 38 Fax (928) 84 34 63 Correo electrónico: [email protected] Redacción, Diseño, Maquetación y Coordinación TORRE DE BABEL S.L. Traducción VERBATIM Documentación y Supervisión FUNDACIÓN CÉSAR MANRIQUE Fotografía: Alberto Lasso y Archivo FCM ISBN: Depósito Legal: M-24868-2000 Imprime: Cromoimagen, S. L. Albasanz, 14 bis – 28037 MADRID Memoria 1999 Patronato de Honor 9 Patronato 11 Equipo Ejecutivo 13 Consejo Asesor 15 Presentación 17 Naturaleza y objetivos fundacionales 21 Introducción 23 La FCM 1993-1998 25 Infraestructura. Equipamiento 33 Manifiesto por la sostenibilidad de Lanzarote 35 Departamento de Programas Culturales 47 Departamento de Conservación y Artes Plásticas 65 Departamento Pedagógico 79 Departamento de Medio Ambiente 87 Departamento de Archivo y Biblioteca 95 Servicio de Publicaciones 103 Becas y Premios 109 Visitantes ilustres 111 Financiación 114 Auditoría 115 Visitantes 116 Personal de la Fundación César Manrique 118 Entidades colaboradoras 120 English version 121 Directorio de servicios generales 148 Patronato de Honor Patronato PRESIDENTA DE HONOR S.M. LA REINA Doña Sofía PATRONOS DE HONOR Excma. Sra. Dña. Cayetana Stuart y Silva. Duquesa de Alba Excmo. Sr. D. Ricardo Bofill Excmo. Sr. D. Emilio Botín Ríos Excmo. Sr. D. Camilo José Cela Excma. Sra. Dña. Carmen Delgado de March Excmo. Sr. D. Antonio González González Excmo. Sr. D. Jesús Hernández Perera (†) Excmo. Sr. D. Alfredo Kraus (†) Excmo. Sr. D. Antonio López Excmo. Sr. D. Federico Mayor Zaragoza Excmo. Sr. D. Antonio Mingote Excmo. Sr. D. Alfredo Muiños Excmo. Sr. D. Jesús Polanco Excmo. Sr. D. José Luis Sampedro Excmo. Sr. D. José Saramago 9 PATRONATO Patronato Presidente D. José Juan Ramírez Marrero Vicepresidente D. Esteban Armas Matallana Patrono Fundador D. Antonio López Suárez Secretario D. Leopoldo Díaz Bethencourt Vicesecretario D. Francisco Gómez Ruiz Patronos D. Juan Alfredo Amigó Bethencourt D. Marcos Guimerá Ravina D. Carlos Matallana Manrique D. Luis Morales Padrón D. José Luis Olcina Alemany D. Mario Alberto Perdomo Aparicio 11 EQUIPO EJECUTIVO Equipo Ejecutivo Presidente D. José Juan Ramírez Marrero Director de Actividades Fundacionales D. Fernando Gómez Aguilera Jefa de Administración y Recursos Humanos Dña. Montse Suárez González 13 CONSEJO ASESOR Consejo Asesor Dña. Carmen Alborch Bataller D. Fernando Castro Borrego D. Juan Cruz Ruiz D. Francisco J. Galante Gómez D. Antonio Machado Carrillo D. Manuel Padorno Navarro D. Wolfredo Wildpret de la Torre 15 JOSÉ JUAN RAMÍREZ Presentación Presidente Los programas de actuación emprendidos por la FCM desde el comienzo de su andadura en 1992, así como el fortalecimiento de la autonomía fi- nanciera de la institución han contribuido a consolidar el proyecto fun- dacional y a su progresiva integración en el tejido sociocultural de su entorno. La cada vez más activa participación de la FCM en la búsqueda de soluciones a los problemas ambientales y culturales que tiene plantea- dos la comunidad en la que se inserta, junto a la continuidad normalizada de las distintas líneas de trabajo abordadas por la institución, ponen de manifiesto la inequívoca voluntad de servicio cívico que orienta el idea- rio de la FCM. El compromiso de la FCM con su entorno se explicita en la campaña de sensibilización ciudadana que la institución lleva a cabo alertando de la difícil situación por la que atraviesa Lanzarote, caracterizada por un ace- lerado crecimiento de camas alojativas que provoca graves desequilibrios demográficos, sociales, ambientales y de infraestructuras. Una iniciativa que tiene como base el Manifiesto por la sostenibilidad de Lanzarote, sus- crito por importantes personalidades del mundo de la cultura, la ciencia y la universidad, en el que la FCM se posiciona sobre la necesidad de dete- 17 ner el crecimiento turístico de la Isla y fijar el techo alojativo en las cifras actuales, así como de articular políticas medioambientales sostenibles. Seguir potenciando iniciativas vinculadas al territorio, garantizar las actividades que han venido configurando el rostro de la Institución como plataforma cultural, y seguir sumando voluntades para el desarrollo de sus posibilidades son las tareas inmediatas que la FCM se ha trazado, en el deseo de que la especificidad de su proyecto, fiel a la herencia de su fun- Presentación dador César Manrique, contribuya a complementar la oferta cultural y el debate medioambiental. A todos los que han colaborado en hacer posible el presente de la FCM, a quienes han confiado en las posibilidades del proyecto y al equipo de personas que día a día hacen posible su existencia, quiero trasladarles mi agradecimiento. 18 FERNANDO GÓMEZ AGUILERA Presentación Director de Actividades Fundacionales Un año más, los programas culturales, plásticos y medioambientales im- pulsados por la Fundación César Manrique se han desarrollado con el propósito de contribuir a enriquecer el tejido de la cultura en Canarias. Exposiciones temporales, seminarios, ciclos de conferencias, publicacio- nes, fomento de la investigación y becas, además de un activo compromi- so medioambiental destinado a contener el excesivo crecimiento del par- que alojativo turístico que experimenta Lanzarote, han sido actividades a través de las cuales la FCM ha distribuido su oferta institucional. Una oferta destinada a la población de las Islas y a cuantos visitantes se han acercado a nuestras instalaciones, que se ha visto completada, como su- cede cada año, con la actividad del museo de la Fundación -por cuyas sa- las pasan más de 350.000 personas anualmente-, así como por una intensa acción pedagógica que familiariza a la población escolar con la obra de César Manrique y con el arte contemporáneo, además de procurar educar la sensibilidad ecológica de los jóvenes. Durante 1999, la FCM ha incluido en su dedicación diaria una conti- nuada atención a diversas cuestiones relacionadas con la conservación de 19 los equilibrios ambientales y territoriales de Lanzarote. El ciclo económi- co expansivo que afecta a la Isla ha incidido notablemente en la construc- ción de camas turísticas y en la ampliación de las infraestructuras, al tiempo que se han producido desajustes en los indicadores demográficos, consumo de energías y recursos naturales, producción de residuos, par- que automovilístico y servicios públicos. El análisis de la situación sobre- venida ha conducido a la FCM a proponer la revisión crítica del modelo Presentación de desarrollo para Lanzarote, promoviendo, a través de una campaña pú- blica de sensibilización ciudadana y de otras iniciativas técnicas, la implan- tación de una moratoria estricta que frene la construcción de alojamien- tos turísticos y tome el crecimiento cero como referencia para redefinir los patrones de desarrollo en el futuro. Asímismo, la FCM ha llamado la atención sobre la necesidad de incorporar políticas de gestión sostenible de los recursos y no sobredimensionar las intervenciones en la red viaria, nudos de comunciación y estructuras de ocio como muelles deportivos y campos de golf. Sin duda, la FCM continuará desarrollando su vocación de servicio a la comunidad en que se inserta a través de nuevos programas culturales y hará el esfuerzo que demanden las circunstancias para procurar estar a la altura de los desafíos que plantea nuestra época. 20 Tal como señalan sus Estatutos, la FCM es una institución cultural priva- fundacionales Naturaleza y objetivos da, sin fin lucrativo, de duración indefinida y de nacionalidad española, que tiene por objeto la conservación, estudio y difusión de la obra, el pa- trimonio artístico, la figura y el magisterio creador de César Manrique; y, paralelamente, la promoción, estímulo y apoyo de la actividad artística y cultural en sus más amplios términos, con especial atención a las artes plásticas, a los espacios integrados en el entorno natural (simbiosis arte–naturaleza / naturaleza–arte) y al respeto del medio ambiente. Para ello, busca y gestiona los instrumentos, relaciones e iniciativas oportunas, con la colaboración de cuantas entidades públicas y privadas desarrollan su actividad en estos campos. La FCM, con vocación universalista, procura su integración en la red nacional e internacional de espacios culturales y artísticos, de tal modo que sus iniciativas participen del espíritu de la modernidad, promoviendo para ello intercambios tanto creativos como de reflexión sobre el arte y la cultura, en una dimensión activa, actual y vitalizadora. 21 La FCM fue oficialmente inaugurada el 27 de marzo de 1992, abriéndose Introducción al público el 1 de abril de ese mismo año. Se cumplen, pues, siete de su existencia, en los que ha consolidado su papel institucional, su expansión en el ámbito cultural del Estado, sus vínculos con instituciones nacionales e internacionales y el desarrollo normalizado de las labores de sus distin- tos departamentos. El tiempo transcurrido ha ratificado la vigencia y actualidad del idea- rio de su fundador, César Manrique. En el año objeto de esta Memoria, en el que el artista habría cumplido su octogésimo aniversario, la Universi- dad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) le distinguió, a propuesta de los alumnos de la Escuela Técnica de Telecomunicaciones, con el nombra- miento, in memoriam, como doctor honoris causa, en una solemne sesión en la que fueron igualmente galardonados el Premio Nobel de Literatura, José Saramago –estrechamente vinculado a la FCM, de la que es Patrono
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