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Juan Muñoz (17 June 1953 – 28 August 2001) Spanish Artist - "the present and death, and that the only way to arrive at them was by their absence."

Juan Muñoz

Juan Muñoz (17 June 1953 – 28 August 2001) was a Spanish sculptor, working primarily in paper maché, resin and bronze. He was also interested in the auditory arts and created compositions for the radio. He was a self-described "storyteller". In 2000, Muñoz was awarded Spain's major Premio Nacional de Bellas Artes in recognition of his work; he died shortly after, in 2001.

Personal life

Juan Muñoz was born in 1953, the second of seven brothers, into a prosperous, educated family in Madrid. He was enrolled in a local school but became bored and was expelled, so his father retained a poet who was also an art critic to provide lessons, which gave Muñoz an awareness of modernism. He grew up under Franco's repressive regime. In the 1970s, he moved to England to study at Croydon College and the Central School of Art and Design. There he met his wife, sculptor Cristina Iglesias, with whom he has two children, Diego (b. 1995) and Lucia (b. 1989). His marriage to Cristina also made him the brother-in-law of the Academy Award nominated film composer, Alberto Iglesias. In 1982 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and traveled to the United States to study at the Pratt Institute in New York City. He spoke an idiosyncratic English, learned from his experience as a waiter in New York restaurants.

Career

His first exhibition was in 1984 in the Fernando Vijande gallery of Madrid. Since then, his works have been frequently exhibited in Europe and other parts of the world. At the beginning of the 1990s, Juan Muñoz began breaking the rules of traditional sculpture by sculpting works in a "narrative" manner which consisted of creating smaller than life-size figures in an atmosphere of mutual interaction. Muñoz's sculptures often invite the spectator to relate to them, making the viewer feel as if they have discreetly become a part of the work of art. His slate-gray or wax-colored monochrome figures create a sort of discreetness due to their lack of individuality, but that absence of individuality questions the viewer, perhaps even so much as to make the viewer uncomfortable. When asked his occupation, Muñoz would respond simply that he was a "storyteller."
Muñoz's sculptures were created primarily with paper maché, resin and bronze. In addition to sculpture, Muñoz was interested in the creation of auditory arts, creating some works for the radio. One of his more recognized auditory works was a collaboration with British composer Gavin Bryars in 1992 called A Man in a Room, Gambling, which consisted of Muñoz explaining card tricks over a composition by Bryars. The pieces, ten segments all shorter than five minutes, were played on BBC Radio 3.
In one unpublished radio program (Third Ear, 1992), Juan Muñoz proposed that there are two things which are impossible to represent: the present and death, and that the only way to arrive at them was by their absence.
In 2000, Muñoz was awarded Spain's major Premio Nacional de Bellas Artes, about which Muñoz said, "I think I'll buy a watch."
Juan Muñoz died suddenly of cardiac arrest caused by an aneurism of the esophagus and an internal hemorrhage at the age of 48 in his summer home in Santa Eulària des Riu, Ibiza, in 2001.
 He has been called "the most significant of the first generation of artists to achieve maturity in post-Franco Spain, and one of the most complex and individual artists working today." His works are displayed in such galleries as the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Guggenheim Museum in New York, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C., the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Tate Modern in London.

Back Drawing 1990
© The estate of Juan Muñoz 
Conosciuto soprattutto per le sue sculture in papier maché, resina e bronzo, Juan Muñoz si è spesso interessato anche alla scrittura e alle arti sonore, creando composizioni per la radio e audio pieces. L’opera di Juan Muñoz (1953-2001) reintroduce la figura umana al centro dello spazio architettonico e scultoreo. Marionette, acrobati, ventriloqui, nani e ballerine sono alcuni dei personaggi che popolano i suoi lavori a fianco di figure anonime la cui presenza rimanda a scenari ambigui e contradditori. Numerose istituzioni internazionali gli hanno dedicato importanti retrospettive fra cui l’Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington DC (2001), il Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2002), The Art Institute of Chicago (2002), il Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston (2003), il Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble (2007), la Tate Modern, Londra (2008) e il Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (2009).

 FELLING HANDS, 1984
 oil on wood 
100 x 100 cm. (39.4 x 39.4 in.)

Escultor, escritor, ilustrador y creador de artes auditivas, Juan Muñoz Torregrosa — el “poeta del espacio” — nació en Madrid, en 1953 en el seno de una familia numerosa y bien asentada. Sus primeras experiencias en el colegio no fueron exitosas: fue expulsado de la escuela por prestar poca atención en clase, pero su educación continuó en casa gracias a la enseñanza privada de un poeta y crítico de arte contratado por su padre. Y fue a través de este encuentro que Muñoz descubrió el modernismo, aspecto clave en sus futuras obras escultóricas. En la década de los setenta, durante el régimen franquista, el joven Muñoz decide viajar a Londres donde estudia en el Croydon College y después en la Central School of Art and Design. Tras conocer a su futura esposa, la escultora española Cristina Iglesias, a la edad de 29 años gana la beca Fulbright con la que pudo viajar a Nueva York para estudiar en el prestigioso Pratt Institute, el centro de estudios privado de arquitectura, diseño interior y diseño industrial fundado en 1887.


 Juan Muñoz
The Wasteland, 1986
Bronze, linoleum and steel
Variable dimensions
Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 1991
Photo by Peter Cox
Courtesy Juan Muñoz Estate, Madrid

Momento II, 1987
charcoal on paper, laid on board and metal shelf
 150 x 220 x 25 cm. (59.1 x 86.6 x 9.8 in.)
RAINCOAT DRAWING, 1988
 oil and chalk on fabric
 143.4 x 102.8 cm. (56.5 x 40.5 in.)

 
Raincoat Drawing IV,1988–1989
Paintings, Oilstick on linen stretched over board
180 x 120 cm. (70.9 x 47.2 in.) 

Krefeld Dwarf, 1989
Sculpture, bronze  
34 x 17 x 13 in. (86.4 x 43.2 x 33 cm.)

Three Figure Balcony, 1990
 each figure: 37 ½ x 13 ½ x 5 ½ in. (95.3 x 34.3 x 14 cm.)
 95.3 x 34.3 x 14 cm. (37.5 x 13.5 x 5.5 in.)

Uff, 1992
Acrylic on plastic  
22.5 x 9.7 x 14 cm. (8.9 x 3.8 x 5.5 in.)

ALBUQUERQUE BALCONY, 1993
 painted resin and iron
81 x 101 x 45.1 cm. (31.9 x 39.8 x 17.8 in.)

Portrait of a Turkish Man Drawing, 1995
oil stick on paper
  76.8 x 57.2 cm. (30.2 x 22.5 in.)

Sarah with a chair,1996
Installation, Sculpture, Polyester, resin, carpet, wood
 118 x 265 x 148 cm. (46.5 x 104.3 x 58.3 in.)

  Sarah in front of the mirror,1996
Installation, Sculpture, Polyester, resin, mirror 
220 x 140 x 58 cm. (86.6 x 55.1 x 22.8 in.)
 

 The Nature of Visual Illusion 1994-1997
© Courtesy of the artist & The Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona

Chino con Coletta II, 1997
 bronze
 152.4 x 53.3 x 34.3 cm. (60 x 21 x 13.5 in.)

 
Untitled,1997
Works on paper, White chalk on black paper
100 x 70 cm. (39.4 x 27.6 in.) 

 
Miroir et cuillère,1997
Sculpture, Mixed media assemblage, resins, pigments, mirror
59 x 19.62 in. (149.9 x 49.8 cm.)  
 Towards the Corner 1998
© The estate of Juan Muñoz



 Many Times,1999
Installation, Sculpture, Polyester Resin
Each Figure Approx.: 63 X 15 3/4 X 15 3/4 in. (160 X 40 X 40 cm) 

2 Seated on the Wall with Small Chairs, 2000
Polyester Resin
31.5 X 35.43 X 17.72 Inches (Each Figure) 80 X 90 X 45 Cm (Each Figure)
© Courtesy of the artist & Skarstedt Gallery


One Figure (Una figura) 2000
Resina, pigmentos y espejo
110×60 x 50 cm
© Museo de Grenoble 
 Derailment
2000-01
© Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery

Walking with a pointed stick (no hands), 2001
Sculpture, Bronze
56.75 x 13.38 x 30.75 in. (144.1 x 34 x 78.1 cm.) 

Untitled 2001
© Courtesy of the Artist and Frith Street Gallery


Conversation Piece III 2001
bronze
Dimensions variable
© Courtesy of the artist's estate & Turner Contemporary

L'ultimo lavoro di Juan Muñoz Thirteen Laughing at Each Other (2001) esposto a Porto, Portogallo
Neva Micheva - Opera propria
Fragment of Juan Muñoz' series of sculptures "Thirteen Laughing at Each Other" (2001), Jardim da Cordoaria, Porto, Portugal

Figure Hanging From One Foot,2001
Installation, Sculpture, Bronze and Galvanized Steel
70.81 x 27.5 x 33.44 in. (179.9 x 69.8 x 84.9 cm.)

 
Piggyback with Knife,2001
Sculpture, Bronze with yellow patina
 70.87 x 23.63 x 23.63 in. (180 x 60 x 60 cm.)

  Lousiana, 2001
 Sculpture, Bronze
 53.5 x 17.38 x 17.38 in. (135.9 x 44.1 x 44.1 cm.)

  Looking at himself, 2001
Sculpture, Bronze
 50.75 x 43.75 x 17.38 in. (128.9 x 111.1 x 44.1 cm.)


Chopping Block, 2002
 Sculpture, wood, knife
5 x 17.6 x 11.4 in. (12.7 x 44.7 x 29 cm.)
 
Untitled
Oilstick and chalk on paper
24 x 18 inches (61 x 45.7 cm)
© Courtesy of Blake Byrne & the Skylark Foundation


Abitazione dove piove sempre, Barcellona
Pedroarroyo - Opera propria
Juan Muñoz: Una habitación donde siempre llueve, Barcelona


Figuras sentadas con cinco tambores 1999, disponible en http://www.ocio.net

  imagen: Double Blind, disponible en http://www.bbc.co.uk/, 14 de mayo de 2010

  imagen: Conversation Piece, disponible en http://www.guggenheim.org/

  imagen: Many Times (1999), disponible en http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/

 Conversation, disponible en http://www.thinkspain.com/, 16 de febrero de 2011




Juan Munoz, la narrazione silenziosa di un grande scultore - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d04Ly5vRb-c
08 apr 2015 - Caricato da askanews
Milano (askanews) - Una città sommersa, una storia di megalopoli e claustrofobia, un "underworld" che ...
04 apr 2015 - Caricato da askanews
Milano (askanews) - Declinare il monumentale: potrebbe essere questa la sfida per chi si avvicina alla ...

Juan Muñoz | TateShots - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8xrjA6-0zI
06 ago 2008 - Caricato da Tate
Tate Modern presented the first major retrospective of his work in the UK. Curator Sheena Wagstaff offers an ...

Juan Munoz, la narrazione silenziosa di un grande scultore - Il Sole 24 ...

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08 apr 2015
Milano (askanews) - Una città sommersa, una storia di megalopoli e claustrofobia, un "underworld" che ...

Juan Muñoz | Double Bind & Around @hangarbicocca - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EwNmevVxFM
10 giu 2015 - Caricato da Pirelli HangarBicocca
HangarBicocca presents “Double Bind & Around”, the first solo exhibition in Italy dedicated to Juan Muñoz ...

Mostre: Juan Muñoz all'Hangar Bicocca, prima personale in Italia

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08 apr 2015
Di scena all'Hangar Bicocca, la prima personale italiana dedicata a Juan Muñoz, a cura di Vicente ...

Juan Munoz - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjRNb25-nb4
04 nov 2016 - Caricato da Parkett Art
In this short video excerpt Juan Munoz talks about some aspects of his art. To preview the Parkett publication ...
27 mar 2015 - Caricato da Pirelli HangarBicocca
On Wednesday April 8th 2015 at 7pm HangarBicocca - the contemporary art centre promoted by Pirelli, open ...

Juan Munoz in Hangar Bicocca, un'anteprima della grande mostra - Il ...

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04 apr 2015
Milano (askanews) - Declinare il monumentale: potrebbe essere questa la sfida per chi si avvicina alla ...

Juan Munoz in Hangar Bicocca, l'allestimento della grande mostra ...

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23 apr 2015
L'allestimento in Hangar Bicocca a Milano, 'Double Bind & Around', sullo scultore spagnolo Juan ...


JUAN MUÑOZ on Vimeo

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28 ott 2011 - Caricato da Lucas Caraba
Pieza inédita realizada para el Museo Reina Sofía de la exposición retrospectiva sobre Juan Muñoz.

JUAN MUÑOZ TRILERO on Vimeo

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25 ott 2011 - Caricato da Lucas Caraba
Pieza inédita realizada para el Museo Reina Sofía de Madrid sobre la exposición retrospectiva de Juan Muñoz en ...





 

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