Miguel Condé
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Born | MacDowell Fellowship (1966) (1974)Guggenheim Fellowship | May 31, 1939
Miguel Condé (born 1939) is a Mexican
Early life
Miguel Condé was born in
Career
[My paintings are] a narrative which could be carried out on stage as well as on canvas, perhaps even on film. Of course, the ultimate narrative is our lives as we lead them.[2]
–Miguel Condé
In 1956, at age 17, Condé rented a studio in New York and began to study
In 1966, Condé returned to the United States and soon afterwards accepted a teaching position in drawing and
In 1969, he traveled to France and then moved with his family to Sitges, Catalonia, Spain.
In 1971, Condé worked at the
In 1974, Condé was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship by the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. In 1976, Miguel Condé: paintings and drawings exhibition was organized by the Scottish Arts Council and took place in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1977, Condé participated in Documenta 6 in Kassel, Germany.[5] In 1978, an exhibition Miguel Condé: Guggenheim Suite took place at the Biblioteca Nacional de España in Madrid. In 1980, he was invited and took part in Peintres-Graveurs Français exhibition at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris.
In 1983, the Ministry of Culture of Spain organized an extensive retrospective exhibition Miguel Condé: 20 años de obra grabada at the Sala Picasso of Biblioteca Nacional de España in Madrid. In a review of Condé's graphic work on display there, art critic and prolific author Fernando Huici opined that it was "paper—already forgotten in the absurd hierarchy of genres—in both drawing and engraving, where Condé finds most freedom, where he expresses with greater ease his particular vocabulary of images... "[6] Another retrospective of the artist, Miguel Condé: Pinturas, Gouaches, Dibujos, opened at the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum later the same year.[7]
In 1993, Condé met a Danish born, Madrid based printer and publisher Dan Benveniste, who would become his printer and, eventually, a collaborator in graphic projects.[8] That same year, Ediciones Eegee-3 published 19 etchings printed by Dan Benveniste and presented them at the Fundación Carlos de Amberes in Madrid.
In 1998, a large scale installation Grandes Formatos opened at the
Numerous other exhibitions at both private and public venues followed,
In 2012, Miguel Condé was featured in Michael Peppiatt's book Interviews with artists 1966 – 2012, published by the Yale University Press, along such post-war and contemporary masters as Francis Bacon, Balthus, Henry Moore, Diego Giacometti, Jean Dubuffet, Sean Scully, and Antoni Tàpies, to name a few.[17]
Personal life
Miguel Condé married Carola Schisel in Mexico, in 1960. They have two children: a son Amadeo, who was born in Paris in 1964, and a daughter, Caëtana María del Pilar, who was born in
, Spain, where Condé works and maintains studios.Awards and honors
- MacDowell Fellow, 1966[18]
- Special mention for painting, “May Show”, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973
- Guggenheim Latin American Fellow, 1974[19]
- First prize for printmaking, Landesbank, Stuttgart, 1981
- First prize “I/89 Euroamericana del Grabado”, Centro de Grabado Contemporáneo of A Coruña, Spain, 1989
- Lifetime member of the Société des Peintres-Graveurs Français, 1991
- Invited artist, “II Bienal Internacional de Gravado” of the Caixa de Ourense in Ourense, Spain, 1992
- Mapfre Foundation's Penagos Prize for drawing, 1999[20]
Selected museum collections
- Museum of Modern Art, New York, U.S.A.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, U.S.A.
- Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, Spain
- Brooklyn Museum, New York, U.S.A.
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, U.S.A.
- Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, U.S.A.
- University of Iowa Museum of ArtIowa City, U.S.A.
- Essex Collection of Art from Latin America (ESCALA), University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
- Albertina, Vienna, Austria
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
- Vatican Library, Vatican City
Selected works
- Untitled (1971), Museum of Modern Art, New York.[21]
- Plomo (1977), Brooklyn Museum.[22]
- Messerschmitt (1973), Cleveland Museum of Art.[23]
- Untitled (1972–1973), University of Iowa Museum of Art.[24]
- Sin título, Colección MAPFRE, Madrid.[25]
- Untitled (drinkers) (1993), Essex Collection of Art from Latin America (ESCALA), University of Essex.[26]
- Sin título, Biblioteca Nacional de España.[27]
References
- ^ Miguel Condé, gentleman del grabado, Radio France Radio France Official web site
- ^ ISBN 978-8489948587. Retrieved 32 August 2012.
- ^ Artists Who Have Worked at Atelier 17 (1950-1988)
- ^ Flores, Oliver (15 October 2010). "Inspiración mediterránea" (PDF). Excélsior. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Documenta 6 List of Artists
- ^ a b Huici, Fernando (31 December 1983). "Magia y evocación en los grabados de Miguel Condé". El País. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Artista: Miguel Condé on Mudmedia
- ^ Se inaugura la Exposición El Canto del Grabado de Miguel Condé OBRA GRÁFICA 1977-2007 Marbella TV
- ^ Samaniego, Fernando (5 December 1998). "Miguel Condé expone sus personajes en grandes formatos". El Pais. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Molina, Margot (5 February 1999). "El pintor Miguel Condé celebra con una muestra sus 25 años en España". El Pais. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Miguel Condé: Pele-mele 1972-2006 ArtDaily Official web site
- ^ El Cant del Gravat Andorra Official web site
- ^ El Museo del Grabado inaugura la exposición de Miguel Condé 'El Canto del Grabado' Marbella Official web site
- ^ "Castres. Vernissage au Musée Goya". La Dépêche du Midi. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ J.M. Martí Font, chef du bureau parisien du quotidien espagnol "El Pais" Libération Official web site
- ^ Martí Font, J.M. (10 June 2012). "El rocambolesco Miguel Condé". El Pais. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Stevenson, Talitha (31 March 2012). "Interviews with Artists, 1966‑2012 by Michael Peppiatt – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- MacDowell ColonyOfficial web site
- ^ List of Guggenheim Fellows Guggenheim Fellowship Official web site
- ^ List of Award Recipients Mapfre Official web site
- ^ Miguel Condé. Untitled Museum of Modern Art Official web site
- ^ Untitled Brooklyn Museum Official web site
- ^ Messerschmitt Cleveland Museum of Art Official web site
- University of Iowa Museum of ArtOfficial web site
- ^ Sin título Colección MAPFRE Official web site
- ^ Untitled (drinkers) (1993) Essex Collection of Art from Latin America (ESCALA), University of Essex Official web site
- ^ Sin título Biblioteca Nacional de España Official web site
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-0300176629
- ISBN 978-8489948587
- Condé, Miguel. Detalles. Gijón: Sala de Arte Van Dyck, 2006.
- Obaldia, René de. Miguel Condé: Obra reciente. Gijón: Sala de Arte Van Dyck, 2003. ISBN 84-89948-58-5
- ISBN 978-8488006431
- Peppiatt, Michael. Miguel Condé. Seville: Caja San Fernando, 1999. Legal deposit M-2467-1999
- Condé, Miguel. Poésies de Sappho. Paris: Lacourière-Frélaut, 1986.
- Condé, Miguel. Miguel Condé: Obra Grafica. Madrid: Ministerio de Cultura, Direccion General de Bellas Artes y Archivos, 1984. ASIN: B008AEZJAE
- Condé, Miguel. Hänssel, Roland. Miguel Condé : Radierungen, 1963-1979. Stuttgart : Manus Presse, 1980.
- Condé, Miguel. Miguel Condé, paintings and drawings. Edinburgh: ISBN 978-0902989320