Michael Jenkins and Javier Romero Collection from MACA
Authors:Rosa María Castells, Blanca de la Torre
Year:2025
Page:145
Edition:MACA - Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante
Language:Valencian, English, Spanish
Legal deposit:A-265-2025
ISBN:978-84-482-7074-2
Design:Lydia Girón Plaza
Binding:Rústica
Dimensions:23 x 23 cm
Catalog of the exhibition of artist Kara Walker with works from the Michael Jenkins and Javier Romero Collection of MACA. It presents a journey through the artist's artistic trajectory over the last four decades. Exhibition curated by Rosa Mª Castells. MACA. Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante, from February 28 to September 7, 2025. Traveling exhibition: IVAM Centro Julio González, from September 25, 2025 to February 22, 2026.
Scientific direction: Rosa Mª Castells. Texts: Blanca de la Torre and Rosa Mª Castells
The Michael Jenkins and Javier Romero Collection is an extensive international exhibition that documents the broad range of formal and conceptual research investigations that characterize modern and contemporary artistic practice. The extreme vari...
Kara Walker is considered one of the most important contemporary artists. Her work addresses themes of violence, identity, race, and sexuality in the context of the still-present psychological wound caused by the tragic legacy of slavery, presenting a critical vision of the historical past and examining racial and gender stereotypes in our current society. Known for her work with silhouettes creat...
