International Zóbel show makes Asian premiere at Ayala Museum
Spanish Ambassador Miguel Utray Delgado, US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson, Manuel Fontán del Junco, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Mariles Gustilo and Tony Lambino.
Zóbel: The Future of the Past premiered last 14 September at the Ayala Museum on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, Zóbel’s birth centenary, and the Ayala Corporation’s 190th anniversary.
Co-curated by Felipe Pereda, the Fernando Zóbel de Ayala Professor of Spanish Art at Harvard University, and Manuel Fontán del Junco, director of Museums and Exhibitions at Fundación Juan March, Madrid, the multimedia exhibition showcases the artist’s brilliance in bridging artistic traditions across Asia, America and Europe.
Ambeth Ocampo and Evelyn Forbes.
Anton Periquet, Patricia Coseteng, Ethylyn Hidalgo, Manuel Fontán del Junco and Erwin Hidalgo.
Atty. Ruel Canobas, Bighani Canobas, Atty. Binibini Canobas and Kenneth Esguerra.
Bianca Zobel and Mariana Zobel de Ayala.
The Manila exhibition boasts of over 200 works by Zóbel, including never-before-seen sketchbooks, offering an in-depth exploration of his contributions to modern art and his role as a pioneering figure in the global and diverse nature of contemporary culture.
The exhibition illustrates how the study of the past remains relevant to the development of artists in the present, Zobel being a prime example. Zóbel: The Future of the Past was only the second exhibition at the Prado dedicated to modern art by a 20th-century artist, the first being Pablo Picasso.
