Toledo City Hall and ACCIONA Living & Culture launched today the exhibition titled “Fragmented Gazes. Spanish 21st-century artists”, which will be on display at the San Marcos Cultural Center from February 7th to May 4th. 

This exhibition shows for the first time some of the most relevant works of the HEF Collection, considered one of the most comprehensive collections of Spanish contemporary art.

Some of the most relevant works on display are Tableux Flotant (1985) by Miquel Barceló; Gentlemen's Neurosis (2007) by Luis Gordillo; Tres personajes. Asunto de celos (1980) by Chema Cobo and Cannula (2015) by Daniel Canogar.

The exhibition also brings together other pictorial and sculptural works by outstanding artists such as Juan Genovés, famous for his figurative paintings; Secundino Hernández, one of the most international artists of his generation; Jaume Plensa, a multifaceted plastic artist; Manolo Valdés, recognized for work that includes paintings, sculptures and engravings; and Isabel Muñoz, a world-renowned photographer. 

In total, the exhibition will display 60 works, each of which becomes a link in a creative chain, where past and present converge, revealing a continuous exchange of ideas, techniques and visions that enrich the contemporary art scene.

ACCIONA Living & Culture has been in charge of curating, designing and producing the exhibition, seeking to make the exhibition space count, so that it structures the visit and prepares the visitor’s gaze. The arrangement of the works in this space is based on the order in which they were added to the collection, with a visual and compositional interplay between the works when observed together.

Diana Jusdado, architect, museographer and head of design at ACCIONA Living & Culture, explains that “the aim of the exhibition is not to draw a chronological timeline, but to form connections between generations of artists, exploring the influences, techniques and visions that enhance the current art scene.”

The exhibition, like all ACCIONA Living & Culture shows, is carbon neutral and accessible for people with disabilities. 

CAPITAL OF CULTURE

This initiative is part of the activities to support Toledo's candidacy to become a European Capital of Culture in 2031.

Toledo's European Capital of Culture candidacy seeks to highlight its historical heritage and its capacity to integrate tradition with modernity in cultural projects. As a World Heritage Site, Toledo has demonstrated its commitment to the arts, promoting innovative projects that make the city a role model in the European cultural sphere.

ACCIONA Living & Culture has highlighted the heritage of Castilla-La Mancha’s capital with large-scale shows such as Toledo, the Universal City, which bathed the Alcázar fort in light and sound in 2018; the large-scale audiovisual show that brought the story of King Alfonso X the Wise to the façade of the Cathedral in 2021; and Toledo Has A Star, the light and sound show that celebrated Christmas in 2022 at Puerta de la Bisagra.

ACCIONA Living & Culture, with a track record of projects in 42 countries, has the ISO 20121 certificate, which guarantees that all its processes are based on sustainability criteria and all its activity is carbon neutral. The company has made an important contribution to the development of sustainable practices in the planning and production of museums, exhibitions and events, achieving carbon neutrality in 2016.