The MIAC of the Castillo de San José premieres the new exhibition of the artist Juan Hidalgo, which he himself presented at a press conference together with the CACT councilor, Carlos Espino, who announced the upcoming creation of a board of trustees that will act as an advisory body for the organization of cultural activities in the centers and the acquisition of works for the museum.
"I don't want to be important; let chance lead me," said Juan Hidalgo during the presentation, who assured that it is "in absolute rest when ideas arise" and claimed to feel like he was twenty years old, both physically and spiritually".
Regarding the exhibition, the director of the MIAC, María José Alcántara, stated that "Hidalgo's work is built by the one who looks at it, as it is the viewer who fills it with meaning."
The CEO of the CAAM, Federico Castro, highlighted the collaboration of the Gran Canaria museum with the MIAC, which he hopes will continue in the future, "especially in these times of crisis, which significantly affect culture."
The exhibition
The exhibition brings together 13 pieces made in the 90s, belonging to the series "Taco, bola y... ", whose origin is Balls (1966), along with works that arise from subsequent investigations on said idea, made in 2007.
The proposal is part of the Artists of the Collection project, with which the MIAC intends to delve into the work of the authors whose work integrates the museum's collection, thus advancing its educational and communicative work through different trajectories in contemporary art.
The Juan Hidalgo exhibition opens a line for the production and realization of exhibitions on the island in collaboration with the Atlantic Center of Modern Art, also making possible the co-production and other forms of agreement between both museum institutions, dependent on the respective Island Councils.
Juan Hidalgo (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1927) is a multimedia artist who moves freely through the world of music, poetry and visual arts through his books, writings, musical compositions, postal art, actions and performances, object art, photographic actions, etc. The great versatility of his supports evidences the conceptual nature of his work, which he displays with great doses of humor, sex and irony.