Exhibitions
Pere Noguera and the memory of the land
Landscape, tradition and dualities in La Bisbal d'Empordà.
The Terracotta Museum of La Bisbal d'Empordà is hosting a new exhibition-installation by Pere Noguera , an essential figure in Catalan contemporary art. Landscape. Clay Dust is part of the Pere Noguera Year , a far-reaching project that pays tribute to his artistic career with the collaboration of institutions such as the Filmoteca de Catalunya , the Bòlit Centre d'Art Contemporan and the Fundació Vila Casas .
This installation invites us to reflect on the interaction between past and present through the symbolic use of local lands, valuing the connection between the artist, the landscape and the ceramic tradition of La Bisbal. At the same time, it addresses contemporary issues such as geopolitical tensions and the dualities that define today's society. Noguera has developed his work within the framework of the poor, ephemeral and conceptual poetics of the seventies, following the spirit of arte povera and claiming the use of simple materials but full of meaning and tradition. His artistic career is characterized by a process work in which the object, space and landscape become fundamental elements of his installations.
For the Terracotta Museum, hosting this work is more than an artistic event, it is a recognition of Noguera's deep connection with the institution, which he directed between 1996 and 2007, as well as his contribution to local heritage with the donation of part of his work.
Fragment de la instal·lació Paisatge. Pols d’argila. © Terracotta Museu
The inaugural event, which will take place today, March 30, will include the screening of the documentary Fer suc al laberint by Pere Noguera. Lligams insospitats. Pere Noguera i Carles Hac Mor, directed by Adolf Alcañiz and Ester Xargay , which delves into Noguera's artistic vision. This will be followed by a discussion with prominent figures such as Xavier Rocas , director of the Terracotta Museum; Manuel Guerrero , art critic and essayist; Pere Noguera , artist; and Oscar Aparicio , mayor of La Bisbal and president of the Terracotta Museum Board of Trustees, who will share reflections on the meaning of the installation and its relevance in the current cultural context.
As part of the parallel actions of the Pere Noguera Year, the book Terrissa de la Bisbal has been republished. Clay as a material, the process of making it as a practice, a fundamental work for understanding the relationship between art and pottery tradition in La Bisbal. First published in 1978 on the occasion of an exhibition by the artist at the Fundació Joan Miró, the book had been out of print for years and is now available again in order to promote understanding and appreciation of the pottery tradition.
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