Legado de Juan Genovés

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Juan Genovés’ paintings are instantly recognisable for their crowds seen from above. @juangenoves Small figures move across open fields of colour, caught between tension and momentum, pause and movement. From afar, the composition feels almost abstract, built through rhythm and spacing. Up close, each figure gains texture, weight and presence. For Genovés, the crowd is never faceless. It becomes a powerful image of vulnerability, resistance and possibility. Artwork: Juan Genovés, Primario, 2015 on view at Opera Gallery Madrid ✅ Learn more and plan your visit via the link in our bio.

Now on view in Geneva until 10 April, Juan Genovés’ solo exhibition brings together just over fifteen paintings from the 2000s, including works from the artist’s estate. @juangenoves Known for his powerful aerial views of crowds in motion, Genovés creates striking compositions where bold fields of colour, textured surfaces, and tiny figures convey both movement and presence. ✅ Learn more and plan your visit via the link in our bio.

Juan Genovés’ solo exhibition is now on view at Opera Gallery Geneva until 10 April! @juangenoves A major figure of postwar Spanish art, Genovés is celebrated for his striking aerial compositions of crowds in motion. Bringing together just over fifteen paintings from the 2000s, including works from the artist’s estate, the exhibition highlights his unique ability to balance distance and intimacy. Across bold expanses of colour, tiny figures gather, pause, and disperse. Seen from afar, the compositions appear almost abstract; viewed up close, thick impasto and sharp shadows give each figure a vivid sense of presence. Artworks: •Juan Genovés, Alba que das a mis noches un resplandor rojo y blanco (Homenaje a Miguel Hernandez, 2010 •Juan Genovés, Axioma #2, 2018 📸©️Juan Genovés in El Carmen, Valencia 2013 ✅ Learn more and plan your visit via the link in our bio.

Juan Genovés’ solo exhibition is now on view at Opera Gallery Geneva until 10 April! @juangenoves A major figure of postwar Spanish art, Genovés is celebrated for his striking aerial compositions of crowds in motion. Bringing together just over fifteen paintings from the 2000s, including works from the artist’s estate, the exhibition highlights his unique ability to balance distance and intimacy. Across bold expanses of colour, tiny figures gather, pause, and disperse. Seen from afar, the compositions appear almost abstract; viewed up close, thick impasto and sharp shadows give each figure a vivid sense of presence. ✅ Learn more and plan your visit via the link in our bio.

Juan Genovés’ solo exhibition is NOW OPEN at Opera Gallery Geneva! @juangenoves A major figure of postwar Spanish art, Genovés is celebrated for his striking aerial compositions of crowds in motion. Bringing together just over fifteen paintings from the 2000s, including works from the artist’s estate, the exhibition highlights his unique ability to balance distance and intimacy. Across bold expanses of colour, tiny figures gather, pause, and disperse. Seen from afar, the compositions appear almost abstract; viewed up close, thick impasto and sharp shadows give each figure a vivid sense of presence. ✅ Learn more and plan your visit via the link in our bio.

Sneak peek! 👀 @juangenoves Juan Genovés’ solo exhibition opens tomorrow at Opera Gallery Geneva! A leading figure of postwar Spanish art, Genovés is known for his iconic crowd scenes seen from above. The exhibition brings together just over fifteen paintings from the 2000s, including works from the artist’s estate. Tiny figures move across bold fields of colour, clustering, pausing, drifting apart. From afar, the compositions read like patterns; up close, thick paint and sharp shadows give each figure its own presence. Dynamic, human, and full of energy, Genovés’ crowds invite us to look closer. ✅ Learn more and plan your visit via the link in our bio.

En este Arco Madrid 2026 @feriaarco podemos disfrutar de esta pintura de Genovés. La podréis encontrar expuesta en la Galería Mayoral @galeriamayoral Stand 7C01 “Re-estructura” 2015 Acrílico sobre lienzo 130 x 160 cm —— Currently at Arco Madrid 2026 @feriaarco we can enjoy this painting by Genovés. Find it on display with the Mayoral Gallery @galeriamayoral , Stand 7C01 “Re-structure” 2015 Acrylic on canvas 130 x 160 cm #galeriamayoral #arco2026 #arcomadrid2026 #juangenoves #juangenovés genoves genovés @operagallery

Juan Genovés’ solo exhibition opens 13 March at Opera Gallery Geneva! A leading figure of postwar Spanish art, Genovés is known for his iconic crowd scenes seen from above. The exhibition brings together just over fifteen paintings from the 2000s, including works from the artist’s estate. Tiny figures move across bold fields of colour, clustering, pausing, drifting apart. From afar, the compositions read like patterns; up close, thick paint and sharp shadows give each figure its own presence. Artwork: Juan Genovés, Tosco, 2019, Acrylic on canvas mounted on board, 180 x 180 cm I 70.9 x 70.9 in @juangenoves ✅ Learn more and plan your visit via the link in our bio.

Juan Genovés’ solo exhibition opens 13 March at Opera Gallery Geneva! @juangenoves A leading figure of postwar Spanish art, Genovés is known for his iconic crowd scenes seen from above. The exhibition brings together just over fifteen paintings from the 2000s, including works from the artist’s estate. Tiny figures move across bold fields of colour, clustering, pausing, drifting apart. From afar, the compositions read like patterns; up close, thick paint and sharp shadows give each figure its own presence. 📸©️Juan Genovés in El Carmen, Valencia, 2013 ✅ Learn more and plan your visit via the link in our bio.

Juan Genovés opens 13 March at Opera Gallery Geneva. This solo exhibition brings together just over fifteen powerful paintings from the 2000s, including works from the artist’s estate. Seen from above, Genovés’ iconic crowds hover between movement and stillness, capturing moments of tension, unity, and quiet intensity. Shaped by his experience under the Franco regime, his figurative realism transforms the collective into a charged visual rhythm, where dense surfaces and subtle spacing invite you to look closer and find individuality within the many. 📸 Juan Genovés, 2016 © Leonardo Villela. Courtesy of the Estate of Juan Genovés. All rights reserve. @juangenoves ✅ Learn more and plan your visit via the link in our bio.

Acaba de inaugurarse en el Museo Reina Sofía @museoreinasofia la exposición «Arte contemporáneo: 1975 hasta la actualidad», una ambiciosa renovación de la colección permanente que propone una reinterpretación crítica del arte español e internacional de los últimos cincuenta años. Es un gran honor que esta pintura clave de Genovés haya sido elegida como imagen representativa y obra inaugural de la muestra. La obra actúa como un símbolo del fin de la dictadura y del inicio de una nueva etapa marcada por la esperanza y las aspiraciones democráticas, al tiempo que subraya la necesidad permanente de proteger y salvaguardar los derechos humanos fundamentales. Gracias a todo el equipo de @museoreinasofia y @manuel.segade y @amandenoire1 «Documento n.º…» Juan Genovés 1975 Acrílico sobre lienzo Colección del Museo Reina Sofía ….. The exhibition “Contemporary Art: 1975 to the present” has just opened at the Reina Sofía Museum, an ambitious renewal of the permanent collection that proposes a critical reinterpretation of Spanish and international art of the last fifty years. It is a great honour that this key painting by Genovés has been chosen as a representative image and inaugural work of the exhibition, where the work acts as a bold signifier of the end of the dictatorship and the beginning of a new stage marked by hope and democratic aspirations, while underlining the permanent need to protect and safeguard fundamental human rights. Thanks to the whole team at @museoreinasofia and @manuel.segade and @amandenoire1 ‘Document No. …’ Juan Genovés 1975 Acrylic on canvas Collection Reina Sofía Museum ….. #juangenoves #juangenovés #genoves #genovés