In 1935, Julio Gonzalez participated in the groundbreaking exhibition “Thèse, Synthèse, Antithèse” at the newly opened Kunstmuseum Luzern, along with his friends and colleagues Calder, Giacometti, Kandinsky, Miro and Picasso (among others). While modern art was being derided as “degenerate” in Nazi Germany, this exhibition celebrated it. To commemorate the 90th anniversary of this groundbreaking […]
To celebrate its 15th anniversary, work form the Pompidou Center’s collection has taken over the Pompidou Center Metz in a new exhibition curated by contemporary artist Maurizio Cattelan. In keeping with his conceptual and provocative work, of which “Comedian” (2019), a banana duct-taped to the wall, is the most notorious example, Cattelan’s exhibition creates unprecedented […]
Artwork by Julio and Joan González is currently on display at the Museu Picasso Barcelona, in its new exhibition “De Montmartre à Montparnasse: Catalan artists in Paris, 1889-1914”. It focuses on the important place held by Catalan artists among the influx of French and foreign creators that amassed in Paris at the turn of the […]
Opened in 2019 in Madrid, the Fundación Maria Cristina Masaveu Peterson uses its extensive collection to retrace Spanish 20th century art in its new exhibition « Masaveu Collection. 20th c. Spanish art from Picasso to Barceló ». A sculpture and several drawings by Julio González are on display in a gallery devoted to trailblazers of the Spanish […]
Roberta González is now registered with AWARE (Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions), a prestigious database of 18th, 19th and 20th century female artists. Founded in 2014 by curator and art historian Camille Morineau, this project aims to put female creators in the spotlight. Check out Roberta González’s webpage, illustrated with a selection of […]
Since June 29 , 2024, two of Julio González’s paintings have been on display at the Musée Crozatier (Puy-en-Velay) in an exhibition that explores the theme of the rural world in modern art through works on loan from the Pompidou Center’s collection. This Catalan living in Paris’s paintings are exhibited alongside works by other internationally […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
