The death of painting, the death and the impossibility of art have been proclaimed many a time. Yet, the profusion of projects and works inhabiting the contemporary scene seems to refute such apocalyptic omens.
In this regard, this show, which was conceived as a contemporary prologue to the permanent collection of the MNAV of Montevideo, focuses on the way some contemporary artists use quotes, reappropriation or allegory to revisit certain aspects of art history and its internal logic.
This reduced repertoire seeks to activate from the present a vision of the various traditions underlying the modern art of the region, which is singularly represented in all the works of the MNAV Collection.
