The exposition “Julio González : L’évidence de la vérité, le dessin dans l’espace” opens at the Musée Zervos (Vézelay, Bourgogne) on July 13 (through November 15, 2024). This innovative exhibition retraces the relationship between Julio and Roberta González with Christian and Yvonne Zervos, emblematic figures of the Parisian avant-garde, and their prestigious revue and gallery […]
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Julio González at the Fondation Maeght
For its 60th anniversary, the Fondation Maeght has unveiled an extension! New galleries designed by the architect Silvio d’Ascia, in harmony with Josep Lluis Sert’s original building, allow for a more spacious display of the foundation’s permanent collection. Among the masterpieces on view is Julio González’s Daphné (iron, 1937). This iron sculpture innovatively captures the […]
Roberta González at the Centre Pompidou (2 April 2024 to 9 March 2025)
For the first time, the Pompidou Center is showcasing an ensemble of work by Roberta González (1909-1976), an artist active on the Parisian and international scene starting in the 1930s. From April 2, 2024 through March 9, 2025, an ensemble of her paintings, drawings, illustrated books, objets d’art and archives will be on display, following […]
Roberta Gonzalez at the Conde Duque Museum, Madrid (through Sept. 22, 2024)
“Roberta González, una pequena coleccion madrilena” opened on October 6, 2023 at the Museo Conde Duque in Madrid (through Sept. 22, 2024)! This exhibition, curated by Fernando Castillo Caceres, retraces Roberta González’s artistic career through the works housed in Vicente Garcia San Benito’s private collection of works by Roberta González. It is the first exhibition […]
Julio, Roberta & Joan González in “Popular”, IVAM Centre Julio González, through April 2024
Works by Julio & Roberta González at the entrance of “Popular” Julio, Roberta and Joan González are currently featured in the IVAM Centre Julio González’s collectiveexhibition “Popular”, an expansive show that explores the complex notion of the “popular”, as under-represented communities find a voice through symbolic representation. Visitors are greeted with various depictions of countrywomen […]
Julio González’s “Daphné” in Festival AR(t)CHIPEL, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours, through Jan. 8, 2024
“Daphné” (c. 1937), one of Julio González’s most important sculptures, is currently on display at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours. It is an innovative, personal interpretation of the ancient Greek myth in which the young nymph transforms into a tree to thwart the sun god Apollo’s unwanted advances. The ethereal rods at the top […]
“Julio González in the collection of the Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght”, Les Arcades Espace d’Exposition, Antibes, Nov. 10, 2022-Jan. 8, 2023
The exhibition “Julio González in the collection of the Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght”, organized by the Musée Picasso Antibes at Les Arcades – Espace d’Exposition in Antibes is set to open on November 10, 2022. This exhibition, composed of 44 drawings and two sculptures, highlights the impressive ensemble of Julio González’s works housed at […]
“Julio González, Pablo Picasso, and the dematerialization of sculpture”, Fundación MAPFRE Madrid, Sept. 23, 2022 to Jan. 8, 2023
“Julio González, Pablo Picasso, and the dematerialization of sculpture” opens at the Fundación MAPFRE on September 23, 2022. This major exhibition benefitted from the support of a number of prestigious international institutions, including González Administration, in order to shed new light on the multiple points of convergence between the art of Julio González and Pablo […]
Release of Julio González’s new catalogue raisonné, volume V
The fifth volume of Julio González’s new comprehensive catalogue raisonné, which covers the years 1928-1935, will be released this September 2022. This multi-volume publication, in progress since the early 2000s by the renowned Spanish art historian Tomás Llorens, incorporates the various facets of Gonzalez’s production: decorative arts, painting, drawing and sculpture–in a sole publication. This […]
“Roberta González, the art of flying with her own wings”, galerie Espace des femmes, Paris, Sept. 9-30, 2022
Roberta González is featured in an exhibition at the galerie Espace des Femmes (35 rue Jacob, Paris 6th district) from September 9-30, 2022. This exhibition, entitled “Roberta Gonzalez, l’art de voler de ses propres ailes” (or “Roberta González, the art of flying with her own wings”) retraces her personal affirmation as an independent artist through […]