Human images: art, identities and symbolism exhibition in Madrid, Spain - 04 Jan 2022

The 'Malawi Chewa Village Mask' piece seen during the human images: art, identities and symbolism' (La imagen humana: arte, identidades y simbolismo) exhibition at Caixa Forum. A journey through time and cultures how the human being has represented and represents himself. Exhibition organized in collaboration with the British Museum. The exhibition offers an exciting journey through one of the great themes - perhaps the most recurrent - of figurative art: the human being. The iconic works of ancient civilizations in the British Museum are combined with a selection of contemporary works from the "la Caixa" Foundation Collection and with some important loans from other institutions such as the Prado Museum. In the same space, pieces from absolutely different eras, themes and cultures are juxtaposed. In all corners of the world, people have constantly created representations of themselves. Many of these representations contain complex symbolism; others refer us to the beauty and mystery of the human body, through different routes, from the deepest stylization to hyper-realism.