Juan Genoves was born in Valencia in 1930, is one of Spain’s wellknown contemporary artists and he is recognized for his aesthetic style rooted in Social Realism and political art.
Genoves joined Marlborough Gallery in 1966 and his first exhibition at Marlborough London – a year later - was a resounding success. It was one of the first solo exhibitions abroad for an artist living in Spain who opposed the Franco dictatorship.
He is working with acrylic paint and many of his works explore the concept of a crowd where the groups of people are pulled toward something they cannot control. All the figures look alike yet everyone is singular.
Juan Genoves won a great number of important prizes including the Mention of Honor at the XXXIII Venice Biennale, 1966, the Gold Medal at the VI Biennale Internazionale de San Marino, 1967, the Marzotto Internazional Prize, 1968, the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Spain, 1984, the Premio de las Artes Plasticas de Generalitat Valenciana, Spain, 2002, and the Medalla de Oro al Merito en las Bellas Artes, Spain, 2005.
His latest work is presented at the Marlborough Gallery in New York City until February 11, 2012.
A.V.
January 24, 2012
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