Ocupación (Occupation), Juan Genovés

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Ocupación (Occupation), Juan Genovés
Ocupación (Occupation), Juan Genovés
Juan Genovés
Ocupación (Occupation)
1971
Juan Genovés, artist
1930–2020
Ocupación (Occupation), 1971
Portfolio/Series title: EL Lugar Y El Tiempo (The Place and the Time)
Where object was made: Spain
Material/technique: aquatint; Arches® wove paper
Credit line: Gift of Mr. James W. Dye through the Martin S. Ackerman Foundation
Accession number: 1979.0119.02
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Archive Label 2003:
Genoves was born in Valencia, Spain. As a child he witnessed the Spanish Civil War firsthand. His family sided with the anti-fascist Republicans. Shortly after completing El Lugar Y El Tiempo, Genoves was instrumental in organizing an exhibition in Milan to support the cause against General Franco, who was still Spain’s fascist dictator. The stark silhouettes in El Lugar Y El Tiempo (a portfolio of ten prints) suggest aggressively political crowds that rally and advance.