{"id":9318,"date":"2022-06-10T14:28:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juliogonzalez.org\/?p=9318"},"modified":"2022-07-22T14:18:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T13:18:51","slug":"gonzalez-shapiro-at-the-cayon-gallery-menorca-june-13-aug-27-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juliogonzalez.org\/en\/2022\/06\/gonzalez-shapiro-at-the-cayon-gallery-menorca-june-13-aug-27-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Julio Gonz\u00e1lez et Joel Shapiro, at the galer\u00eda \ufffcCay\u00f3n, Menorca, June 13-Aug. 27, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the first time, Julio Gonz\u00e1lez’s sculpture will be displayed alongside works by the celebrated contemporary American sculptor Joel Shapiro at the galer\u00eda Cay\u00f3n in Menorca (Spain). The fertile dialogue between these two artists who lived on different continents at different times, but whose work shares formal and philosophical affinities, speaks to Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s role as a pioneer of contemporary sculpture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joel Shapiro is a New York-based artist, active since the 1970s. Like so many creators of his and the previous generation, Shapiro found inspiration in Julio Gonz\u00e1lez’s revolutionary sculptural production. By applying technological innovation and his unique personal vision, Gonz\u00e1lez opened new possibilities for three-dimensional metallic creation, namely by integrating empty space as a constructive element. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ensemble of Gonz\u00e1lez’s works on display date from his mature period in the 1930s. Ranging from figuration to near abstraction, they represent the human body in different postures, positions and portions, in a variety of formats: vertical or horizontal, compact or ethereal, entire or partial, static or in movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(L) J. Gonz\u00e1lez, Petite Danseuse <\/em>(1929-1930)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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(L) J. Gonz\u00e1lez, The Cagoulard <\/em>(1935)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As the exhibition poignantly reveals, the common thread between the innovative works of these two artists is that of formal simplicity, dynamism and elegance. The ensemble speaks to the enduring legacy of Julio Gonz\u00e1lez’s work, and his role as a precursor of contemporary sculpture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a> to watch Joel Shapiro speak about Julio Gonz\u00e1lez’s impact on his work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a Look at the videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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