Exhibitions
Kandinsky to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Centre Pompidou Malaga
A retrospective at the Centre Pompidou Málaga that explores the evolution of the artist and his legacy in modern art.
The Centre Pompidou Málaga celebrates its tenth anniversary, consolidating itself as a cultural reference in the city, and does so by hosting the exhibition Wassily Kandinski, pioneer of abstract art, a retrospective dedicated to one of the most influential artists of modern art. The exhibition brings together 47 paintings and a video, all of which belong to the collection of the Centre Pompidou - Musée National d'art moderne in Paris , thanks to donations from his widow, Nina Kandinski .
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Vassily Kandinsky, pioner de l'art abstracte. © Centre Pompidou Màlaga
The exhibition, curated by Angela Lampe and open to the public until September, allows visitors to retrace the career of the Russian artist through five chapters that illustrate his evolution from figuration to abstraction. His style began to be defined with his move to Munich in 1896, where he was inspired by Jugendstil (art nouveau) and began to develop his own pictorial language. In 1911, with the publication of De lo espiritual en el arte, he established the theoretical foundations of abstraction. After the October Revolution, he participated in the reorganization of Russian cultural institutions, but remained faithful to his aesthetic vision. At the Bauhaus (1922-1933), Kandinsky explored geometric precision and experimented with new forms until the rise of Nazism. His last years in Paris were marked by the Surrealist influence and the fusion of geometric abstraction and symbolism. Although today it is recognized that the origins of abstraction are multiple, the artist's decisive contribution to the idea of an "autonomous" art, freed from any reference to the outside world, is valued both in his theoretical work and in his role as instigator, editor and teacher.
Im Grau (En gris), Vassily Kandinsky (1919). © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Philippe Migeat/Dist. GrandPalaisRmn
Regarding the museum's anniversary, since its opening on March 28, 2015, the Centre Pompidou Málaga has received more than a million and a half visitors and has hosted numerous exhibitions with works by masters such as Miró , Barceló , Matisse , Sophie Calle , Lucio Fontana and Carlos Cruz-Diez . In addition, it has been the setting for eight editions of Hors Pistes, an event that explores current issues through photography and video by French and Spanish artists. Now, with this exhibition, the Centre Pompidou Málaga reaffirms its commitment to the dissemination of modern and contemporary art, consolidating itself as a key cultural space both in Málaga and internationally.
Entassement réglé (Acumulación controlada), Vassily Kandinsky (1938). © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Bertrand Prévost/Dist. GrandPalaisRmn
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