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Thanks to exhibitions covering almost 50 years of history, you may be able to go back in time and immerse yourself in a sea of works from a crucial period for Ecuadorians.
“Social Reality and Artistic Modernity 1916-1958” is the name of the exhibition that the Eacheve Foundation will present for the rest of 2024 as part of the activation of the reserve of the Museum of Anthropology and Contemporary Art (MAAC).
“For ten years we have been working to promote, study and disseminate Ecuadorian art. We have held more than 25 exhibitions in the past ten years, each one of them special. We, the Foundation, are responsible for raising funds and forming a team to implement these projects,” explains Eliana Hidalgo Vilaseca, Founder and Director of the Foundation.
The idea of everything
“When they appointed the Minister of Culture (Romina Muñoz Prosser), because we were close to her and as people from Guayaquil, we suggested giving her a space so that a project could be developed along the lines of the rescue work that was happening in warehouses or private collections so that it could be exhibited,” details Hidalgo, who works in Sotheby’s Latin American art department in New York.
Thus, under the curation of Trinidad Pérez Arias, an entire period of Ecuador’s history was transferred to the museum facility.
Perez is an art historian from Quito with a PhD in Latin American Cultural Studies. She is a researcher in modern art of Ecuador and the Andes and a full professor at the Simon Bolivar Andean University in Quito.
Hidalgo said Perez was chosen because of her extensive knowledge of the historical period they wanted to cover.
“This project will have several chapters where we think about salvaging what happened back then. It will be divided into three modules, the second of which will be launched in early 2025 and will deal with another temporal issue,” he said.
Sample heart
Having established the goal of reviving the art of the past, Perez led a team that brought to life the exhibition, which included extended periods of time that reflected various artistic and political positions in Ecuadorian social reality.
“The selection of the works began with a review of the MAAC reserve. More than half of the works that were finally selected came from the museum. The collection had been discussed with other estates and private collections. They came from different places, which is why it was important to build a story,” Perez said.
They started preparing for the exhibition in January this year.
Artists use their memories to present
Original paintings by Camilo Egas of Quito, Oswaldo Guayasamín, Germania Paz y Miño, Piedad Paredes, Alba Calderón of Esmeralda, Eduardo Kingman of Loja, Leonardo Tejada of Latacungu, Galo Galecio of Vince and others.
“Calderón is a completely modern artist. Egas, in my opinion, is the initiator of modern art that represents the indigenous peoples of the country. Paz y Miño is a well-rounded and intelligent artist who creates very interesting works. We also have three wonderful works by Guayasamín,” he commented.
The art expert has visited the proposal several times since it was inaugurated last Thursday (July 18).
“One morning, I was fascinated by Calderón’s portrait because of the simplification of its features; in the afternoon, I was amazed by Galecio because he is a versatile artist who transmits the spirit of a modern, research and experimental artist,” Perez said.
For Hidalgo, the work that had the greatest impact was Egas’ Las Floristas. “I had never seen it in person and it was really shocking to see it because of its scale, its technique, its colors, and I also think I have completely rediscovered it,” he declared.
The exhibition, which is on display in rooms 4 and 5, located in Malecón Simón Bolívar Avenue, will allow visitors to review the data and curiosities of these works in order to understand the context and the way in which they were produced. (Britain)
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