Works from the Collections of the Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo and Fundación ARCO
The exhibition Third Space features works by Spanish and international artists selected from the collections of the Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo and Fundación ARCO, two Madrid-based contemporary art organizations. It mostly focuses on unfamiliar artists, working in Spain and elsewhere, and on works that provoke reflection on a variety of engaging social issues.
Third Space looks at the productive tensions that appear from the unexpected presence of contemporary art in the heritage town of Cáceres. The title references a concept coined by the theorist Homi K. Bhabha, which speaks of a “third space” to explain the uniqueness of each individual or community as a “hybrid”. Here, the expression “third space” suggests a dialogue between works and hosting venue, art and city.
Third Space is shown across four institutions and two palaces: Museo de Cáceres, Fundación Mercedes Calles-Carlos Ballestero, Sala de Arte El Brocense, Filmoteca de Extremadura, Palacio de Hernando de Ovando, and Palacio de los Condes de Adanero. Throughout the exhibition, the traditional and the modern become intertwined, permitting the temporary reconciliation of a sense of place and cosmopolitanism that Cáceres envisions for itself.
Fundación Mercedes Calles-Carlos Ballestero: Endika Basaguren, Guy Ben-Ner, Walead Beshty, Monica Bonvicini, Dinh Q. Lê, Esther Ferrer, Ken Lum, Jill Miller, Santu Mofokeng, Ester Partegàs, Navin Rawanchaikul, Jorge Satorre, Sean Snyder, Fatimah Tuggar, Erwin Wurm
Sala de Arte El Brocense: Alexander Apóstol, Pedro Barateiro, Andrea Canepa, Daniel García Andujar,David Goldblatt, Juan Fernando Herrán, Marine Hugonnier, Emily Jacir, Hassan Khan, Thomas Locher, Teresa Margolles, Asier Mendizabal, Antoni Muntadas, Txuspo Poyo, Mauro Restiffe, Thomas Ruff, Anri Sala, The Atlas Group /Walid Raad, Alejandro Vidal
Museo de Cáceres: Artur Barrio, Carmen Calvo, Marcel Dzama, Ryan Gander, Mona Hatoum, A Kassen, Nelson Leirner, Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa, Yinka Shonibare, Pablo Vargas Lugo
Filmoteca de Extremadura: Keren Cytter, Mateo Maté
Palacio de los Condes de Adanero: Jacobo Castellano
Palacio Hernando de Ovando: Sara Ramo
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