 | La Termica & Contemporanea are pleased to announce a solo show by artist Ryan McGinley entitled 'Yearbook', and curated by Alex Brahim and Mario Martin Pareja, from November 19th to February 4th. 'Yearbook' is a single artwork that consists of over five hundred studio portraits of over two hundred models, always in the nude, printed on vinyl and adhered to every available inch of the La Termica's walls. The installation's effect is hugely impressive in its standalone visual power, an enveloping entity flooding the entire space with bold color and form. McGinley's works have deeply permeated the fabric of popular imagery to become foundational touchstones for our very perception of the modern world. Like all McGinley's pictures, they are characterized by a unique temporal tension: they are strongly contemporary, but create and capture a paradisiacal ideal that is timeless. The 'Yearbook' project – which began in 2008, three years prior to the advent of Instagram – compartmentalizes, confuses, celebrates and categorizes the carnal. These photographs are characterized at the deepest level by a euphoric optimism. You get the feeling you could spend a happy eternity marveling at the grandeur of these seemingly limitless bodies. Throughout his career, the artist has repeatedly broken down distinctions between the public and the private. Here, he has employed techniques of mass commercial image production to realize what is a profoundly personal vision. 'Yearbook' focuses on the extraordinary ability of McGinley to generate an emotional climate in the observer when dealing with individuals who appear in the images. While every photograph signs a relationship between three elements: the photographer, the viewer and that photographed, Ryan McGinley induces his work not only to the contemplation of an image or its understanding, but opens the doors to the emotional backroom of the human condition. Concepts like freedom, innocence, sensuality, disturbance or wisdom, as well as a wide range from the hilarious to the tormented of emotions emerge in the photographs presented in this exhibition to infect us, or even dive us. Ryan McGinley (USA, 1977) enrolled as a graphic design student at Parsons School of Design. After a handmade, self published book called 'The Kids Are Alright' with the photos of his friends: skateboarders, musicians, and graffiti artists from New York, he had a solo show at the Whitney while he was only 26. His subjects are performing for the camera and exploring themselves with an acute self-awareness that is decidedly contemporary. His work has been exhibited in the best Museums and galleries worldwide. Many thanks to Salomon Castiel, Yolanda Guardamuro, Alicia Fernandez, Martin Moniche, Antonio Rodríguez, Miguel Gomez, Violeta Sanchez, Virginia Quero and all La Termica staff. | |
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