El plano flexible

Exhibition at the Sala de Exposiciones of the Banco de España that surveys the institution's textile collection, from classic rugs and tapestries to contemporary proposals that use fabric as an artistic language.

The exhibition brings together pieces from the Banco de España Collection to show textiles as a meeting point between art, architecture and industry. The institution's Sala de Exposiciones in Madrid hosts the route, which presents fabric as surface, structure and a way of thinking. Its guiding thread is the capacity of cloth to organise spaces, modulate light and sound, and generate sensory experiences.

The first section focuses on classic rugs and tapestries that helped define the architectural setting of institutional spaces. Here appear manufactures from the Real Fábrica de Tapices and sets by Geraert Peemans, Urbanus Leyniers and Jacques Neilson, in which function and representation are combined.

The second section looks at textiles beyond their use and presents them as a tool for formal experimentation and critical reflection, with attention to their political, social and symbolic dimensions. Among the proposals are works by Esther Ferrer, Elena del Rivero, Narelle Jubelin, Elo Vega, Isabel Oliver, Teresa Lanceta, Yto Barrada, Patricia Esquivias, Mercedes Azpilicueta, Andreas Maria Fohr, Manuel Chavajay and Dora García. It also includes the reclaiming of weaving rooted in feminist demands.