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Three Exhibitions Celebrate Roberto Matta’s 100th Birthday
02December
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Three Exhibitions Celebrate Roberto Matta’s 100th Birthday

By Jose Luis Dueñas

 

The celebration of the birthday of one of the most universal Chilean artists, Roberto Matta, will be the theme of three exhibitions to be inaugurated in order to pay tribute to one of the most outstanding figures of world art during the 20th century.

 

The most significant exhibition will be opened at Palacio de la Moneda Cultural Center (CCPLM) in Santiago de Chile, the artist’s birthplace, where a chronological tour through the different stages and aspects of his creation is displayed under the name 11-11-11 (figure recurrently used during his artistic career).

 

The exhibition, to be opened through April 22, 2012, will count on a selection of the most representative 100 artworks that speak of his professional work. Such paintings, drawings and sculptures were transferred from 28 museums, including Reina Sofia Art Center Museum, Thyseen-Bornesmiza Museum (Madrid), Herbert F. Johnson Museum and Lucid Art Foundation (US) among others; and will be making up the exhibition that will also be counting on contributions from private collections such as Chileans Isabel Aninat’s or Juan Salinas’; Matta’s widow, Germana Ferrari’s and her descendants Ramuntcho, Alisee, Federica and Pablo.

 

Another two exhibition will be paying tribute to the author: MNBA- MATTA 100 Collection, at Chile’s National Museum of Fine Arts - MNBA in Santiago, and Roberto Matta: A 100 años de su nacimiento, at Carrillo Gil Museum of Art- MACG in Mexico D.F. Both of them will be speaking of the legacy and depth of a revolutionary artist who was committed to the problems of his time.