The exhibition titled Art in Airports. AENA Contemporary Art Collection opens on April 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the MACA and can be seen in the temporary exhibitions room until July 8, open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Tuesday to Saturday) and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Sundays and public holidays). Closed Mondays.

Opening
On behalf of the Alicante City Council, attending the event are Sonia Castedo Ramos, Mayor of Alicante, and Miguel Valor, Councilor for Culture.
On behalf of AENA, Teresa Díaz Caneja, Director of the AENA Foundation, Marcos Curator of the Exhibition and Director of Conservation and Cultural Projects of the AENA Foundation, and Santiago Martínez-Cava Arenas, Director of Alicante Airport.

AENA Contemporary Art Collection
This collection began to be formed more than 30 years ago by the organizations that preceded AENA in making decisions about investments in aeronautical infrastructure.
Most of the paintings, sculptures, murals and graphic works that make up the Collection correspond, with some important exceptions, to the most recent Spanish and Ibero-American artistic production where the most significant trends of contemporary art are represented.
It is a collection consisting of 1,600 works corresponding to an extensive group of artists representing several generations, from Eusebio Sempere himself, through Arroyo, Barceló, Barjola, Broto, Canogar, Óscar Domínguez, Genovés, Gordillo, Guinovart, Carmen Laffón, Roberto Matta, Murado, Gerardo Rueda, Soledad Sevilla, Sicilia, Tàpies, Dario Urzay, Úrculo, Uslé, Zóbel, Ibarrola, Palazuelo, Miquel Navarro, Jaume Plensa and Torner.

Exhibition
The selection shown at the MACA corresponds to an excellent generation of artists representing the best of Spanish art from the last quarter of the 20th century. Already classic names of contemporary aesthetics such as: Eduardo Arroyo, Miquel Barceló, José Manuel Brotó, Luis Gordillo, Cristina Iglesias, Miquel Navarro, Pablo Palazuelo, Soledad Sevilla, José María Sicilia, Daria Urzay, Juan Uslé, Xesús Vázquez and Dario Villalba.
The selected works stand out for their contemporaneity and expressive force and provoke an intense emotional impact on the viewer.
Artists and Works


Eduardo Arroyo, (Madrid 1937)
The Archangel Saint Gabriel, 1995
Oil on canvas
300 x 350 cm

Miquel Barceló, (Andratx, Balearic Islands, 1957)
Table with Octopus and Squid, 1991
Mixed media on canvas
235 x 285 cm

José Manuel Broto, (Zaragoza, 1949)
Machine, 1998
Acrylic on canvas
200 x 200 cm

Luis Gordillo, (Seville, 1934)
Crown of Thorns-cas, 1996
Acrylic on canvas
214 x 388 cm

Cristina Iglesias, (San Sebastián, 1956)
Untitled Polyptych Three, 2000
Silkscreen on copper
200 x 400 cm

Miquel Navarro, (Mislata, Valencia, 1945)
Moon Crossed, 1995
Cast iron
297 x 100 x 49 cm
Pablo Palazuelo, (Madrid, 1915)
Of Dreams N.T.R XIII, 1999
Oil on canvas
235 x 174 cm

Pablo Palazuelo, (Madrid, 1915)
Lauda I, 1981
Corten steel
200 x 140 x 180 cm

Soledad Sevilla, (Valencia, 1944)
Sica, 1997
Oil on canvas
200 x 400 cm

José María Sicilia, (Madrid, 1954)
L´horabaixa-paravent, 1997
Oil, paper and wax on wood
252 x 870 cm

Dario Urzay, (Bilbao, 1958)
Moving Field, 2003
Mixed media on wood
180 x 300 cm

Juan Uslé, (Santander, 1954)
One Way Trip, 2003
Acrylic, pigments and dispersion on canvas
153 x 255 cm

Xesús Vázquez, (Pentes, Ourense, 1946)
Mars Latour, 1992
Mixed media on silk
235 x 250 cm

Dario Villalba, (San Sebastian, 1939)
Red Branches I, 1975-1993
Oil and photolinen on canvas
200 x 160 cm

Dario Villalba, (San Sebastian, 1939)
Red Branches II, 1975-1993
Oil and photolinen on canvas
200 x 160 cm
Catalog.
On the occasion of the exhibition, a catalog has been published by the AENA Foundation, coordinated by the Museum of Contemporary Art and the AENA Foundation and directed by Teresa Díaz-Caneja.
Educational Services
The MACA provides a service of guided visits for groups to both the permanent collections and the temporary exhibition on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays by prior reservation by calling 965.213.156 or by email educacion@maca-alicante.es
Library and Documentation Center
The museum has a library with more than 7,000 titles where references to the artists shown in the exhibition Art in Airports. AENA Contemporary Art Collection can be consulted, which can be accessed from Tuesday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For any inquiries biblioteca@maca-alicante.es
Press and Communications.
For any inquiries about the exhibition or requests for images, you can visit the museum's website www.maca-alicante.es, write to the email comunicacion@maca-alicante.es or contact by phone 965.213.156.