Instante, tan claro. Ecos del 27 en el arte último

Group exhibition at the Sala de Arte Joven of the Comunidad de Madrid bringing together ten contemporary creators and their dialogue with the cultural heritage of the Generation of '27.

The Sala de Arte Joven de la Comunidad de Madrid is hosting this exhibition, framed within the centenary of the Generation of '27, which sets aside the usual list of poets to look at the cultural context of those years and its relationship with contemporary art. The display brings together works by Rosana Antolí, Lola Lasurt, Belén Rodríguez, Irene Infantes, Carmen Ayala Marín, Carmen González Castro, Marina Reina, Abel Jaramillo, José Iglesias García-Arenal and Víctor González.

The pieces do not limit themselves to a merely formal act of homage. The artists work with old photographs, historical documents, live actions and reinterpretations of classical texts and images. Federico García Lorca occupies a central place with his literature, his drawings, stage experimentation, cante jondo and the concept of duende. Alongside him appear the poetry of Luis Cernuda, the thought of María Zambrano, the texts of José Díaz Fernández, the filmography of Luis Buñuel, the visual work of Manuel Ángeles Ortiz and Ángeles Santos, and the music of Manuel de Falla.

Some later readings come through Martha Graham, Celestino Coronado and Lindsay Kemp. The whole raises how that legacy continues to prompt questions and serves as a starting point for new generations of artists.