In Tenerife, the CajaCanarias Foundation introduced the exhibition ‘Creative Plastic in Millares Sall’, a journey through the heritage of a family that left a significant mark on the art history of the Canary Islands during the 20th century.
The exhibition comprises a total of 106 artworks and 40 documents. A notable piece is ‘Artifact for Peace’ by Manolo Millares, making a return to Tenerife after 50 years.
The exhibition will be open for viewing until July 20 at the CajaCanarias Foundation in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It showcases pieces by the seven brothers and two sisters of the Millares Sall family, as well as their parents, offering an opportunity to explore an artistic world in which 47 private donors, as well as public and private institutions, have participated.
The installation is divided into four spaces, with the first dedicated to Manolo Millares, featuring predominantly 60s works, including the series ‘Mutilados de Paz’, ‘Los Curas’, and ‘Homonúnculos’.
The second space focuses on Jane Millares and her creations over four decades, spanning from figuration to her ventures into abstraction, including indigenism.
The third space showcases the comics and caricatures of Eduardo Millares and the drawings and poems of José María Millares, while the fourth features the parents, Juan Millares and Dolores Sall, along with a large selection of documentaries with book editions, magazines, photos, and other family-related items.
During the inauguration, the president of the CajaCanarias Foundation, Margarita Ramos, emphasised the significance of “a dynasty” that has left its mark on the Canarian cultural landscape through “sensitivity, creativity, knowledge, learning, and improvement” and indicated a “firm continuity for the future.”
Ramos indicated, “From pure experimentation to reaching the highest levels of excellence, the Millares Sall family has succeeded in creating what we could call the memory of a certain era, the memory of the evolution of art in the second half of the 20th century fundamentally.”
He highlighted the importance of a specific piece, ‘Artifact for Peace’ by Manolo Millares, which was present 50 years ago at the first International Street Sculpture Exhibition held in Santa Cruz de Tenerife between 1973 and 1974 and has since been on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante.
