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This talk discusses the production and consumption of popular visual erotica in Modernist Spain.
Furthermore, it reflects upon the erotic-artistic potential of ("home-produced" female) flesh in conjunction with iron and (imported) machines, such as bicycles and typewriters.
The lecture will be held in conjunction with the exhibition “Julio González: Sculptures and Drawing from the IVAM Collection.”
“Julio González: Sculpture and Drawings from the IVAM Collection” is co-curated by Dr. Selma Holo, director of Fisher Gallery, and Dr. Ángel Kalenberg, director of the Museum of Modern Art in Montevideo, Uruguay. It showcases 43 rarely-seen works, all from the important collections of IVAM (Valencia Institute of Modern Art). Although bronze and iron sculpture prevails, the show also includes reliefs, jewelry and drawings. This survey illustrates a career that was affected by the great movements of European modern art, including Modernism, Cubism, and Constructivism. González, however, never aligned with any single style. He developed his own distinct idiom inspired by his talent for drawing, his exceptional skills at welding, and his veneration for the human form.
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