La creación muda (The silent creation)
Updated: Mar 30, 2022
Instituto Cervantes, New York
Jun 28 - Sep 10
10:00 AM - 5:00PM
La creación muda (The silent creation) celebrates the magic of the language of art and reflects on the infinite possibilities which exist to generate a dialogue. In this exhibition, a group of artists, all from Spanish-speaking countries, dismiss the idea that language is the only way of common interaction and defend the spirit of art as a means of communication.
In 1916, the German philosopher and essayist, Walter Benjamin, published "On Language as such, and on the Language of Man,” the text from which this curatorial proposal, and title for the exhibition, originated.
The exhibition reflects the subtle differences in artistic "accents" of these creators—Laura Jiménez Galvis, Alba Lorente Hernández, Daniel Mantilla, Fernando Martín Godoy, Hernán Rivera Luque, Quintín Rivera Toro and Alex Valls—from Spain, Chile, Colombia, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Their “language” influences their art, be it the language of history, of destruction, of the city or nature, or of its magic.
La creación muda, Instituto Cervantes New York 2021, curated by La Pera Projects © Casey Kelbaugh
If you have any questions or wish to receive additional information about the exhibiting works, please do not hesitate to reach out. You can access the full press release here in English/Spanish. We offer curatorial walk-throughs of the exhibition and studio visits for the New York-based artists.
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