Javier Pérez
Subtitle: presence, absence
By: texts Alfonso De La Torre, Kathy De Nève
Contributors: Nève, Kathy de, author; Torre, Alfonso de la, author; Fundación Kutxa. Sala Kubo Kutxa
Publisher: Ludion
Published: 2022
Place of publication: Antwerpen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9789493039742
Subjects: Spanish Art; Spanish Sculpture; Spanish Drawing; Artistic Photography; Exhibitions
Other titles: Presence, absence
Description: Javier Pérez (Bilbao, 1968) is one of the best-known Spanish artists of his generation. His international breakthrough came in 1996 with his first solo exhibition at Galerie Chantal Crousel in Paris, followed a year later by his first museum exhibition at the Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain in Strasbourg. Pérez examines humankind through a visual language replete with intense metaphors and symbolism. His work reveals how tenuous the dividing line can be between apparent opposites such as nature and culture, inside and outside, life and death. Pérez' oeuvre is marked by a certain syncretism in terms of both his techniques and materials. Sculpture, photography, drawing, video and performance are utilized both independently and in combination to create installations in which interaction and exploration are crucial.0 0The artist's work features in major collections including those of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Reina Sofía Art Center and the Centre Pompidou. Exhibition: Sala Kubo Kutxa, Kutxa Foundation, San Sebastian, Spain (June 2022)
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at Sala Kubo Kutxa, Kutxa Foundation, San Sebastian, Spain in June 2022