El Lugar y El Tiempo (The Place and the Time)

Juan Genovés

1930–2020

El Lugar y El Tiempo (The Place and the Time), 1971

Where object was made: Spain

Material/technique: Arches® wove paper; aquatint

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 313 x 439 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 12 5/16 x 17 5/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 502 x 659 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 3/4 x 25 15/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 24 x 32 in

Credit line: Gift of Mr. James W. Dye through the Martin S. Ackerman Foundation

Accession number: 1979.0119.07

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Past Presence

Marching soldiers and a rallying crowd converge at the centerline of this print by Juan Genovés. The stark silhouettes echo scenes that the artist witnessed as a child during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). Shortly after completing the portfolio El Lugar y El Tiempo, Genovés was instrumental in organizing an exhibition in Milan to support the cause against General Franco, who was then still Spain’s fascist dictator.

Past Presence

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.