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The Origins of the Future 2006 | Fernando Leal Audirac |
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1958: (16.11.58) Fernando Leal Audirac was born into a family of painters, being his father one of the founders of Muralism in the 20's. 1974-78: Studies the techniques of Medieval and Renaissance painting under the direction of Master Restorer Guillermo Sánchez Lemus. 1978-80: Founding Member of the
"Restauro" workshop, collaborates with Professor Manuel
Serrano in the research of contemporary artistic utilisation
of 1980-85: Practices lithography
and etching at the" Taller de Gráfica Popular "
under the guidance of Master Printmaker José Sánchez.
Stage at the 1989-93: Founding Member of the Consultant Commission of the Mexican Endowment for the Arts and Academic Tutor of the same institution. 1993: Establishes his residence in Milan, where he currently lives and works. 1995: Represents Mexico at the
Centennial of the Venice Biennale. Is invited to assist in the
creation of a new course in painting at the Fine Arts 1996: Completes one of the first
murals at the Paolo Pini Museum of Art in Milan and for almost
ten years co-operates with that institution in the art-therapy 1997-00: Works on encaustics
and transportable frescoes, which are both of architectural and
sculptural intention, being considered one of the few artists 2003: He executed the portrait of Pope John Paul II, being the second artist which has been allowed to portray His Holiness from life. 2005: Realised the portrait of the Rector of the Virgin of Guadalupe Shrine for the collection of the Sanctuary. As well as working as a painter,
FLA has written essays on art and literature and participated
as lecturer in various educational and cultural institutions
in He has travelled, to study and work, in Europe, Asia, USA and Canada.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS: 2006: “El retrato de Monseñor
Monroy”. Oil painting. Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe,
Casa Lamm, Mexico City. Book with texts by Gabriel Bernal, 2004: "Line and Time". Designs. Howard Scott Gallery, New York. 2004: "Fernando Leal Audirac". Encaustics. Galleria Arte ’92, Milan. 2004: "Fernando Leal Audirac". Encaustics. Galería Balance, Mexico City. 2003: "Fernando Leal Audirac".
Transportable frescoes and encaustics. Max Planck Institut, Berlin.
Presentation of the monograph "Fernando Leal 2002: "The Hall of Mirrors".
Exposition dedicated in memoriam to Bertha Cuevas. Museo José
Luis Cuevas, Mexico City. Catalogue with texts by José 2001: "Labyrinthos". Transportable frescoes. Civica Galleria d'arte moderna, Spoleto, Italy. Catalogue with preface by Martina Corgnati. 2000: "Fernando Leal Audirac". Galería Balance, Mexico City. 2000: "Fernando Leal Audirac / Paintings 1997 - 2000". Howard Scott Gallery, New York. Catalogue with preface by Gerard Hagherty. 1999: "Leal o la modernità del sublime". Galleria Arte 92, Milan, Italy. Catalogue with preface by Enrico Mascelloni. 1999: "Fernando Leal Audirac".
Torhaus Galerie, Bundersverband Bildender Künstler E.V.
Braunschweig, Germany. Catalogue with preface by Martina 1999: "Fernando Leal Audirac".
Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea della Rocca di Umbertide, Umbertide,
Italy. Catalogue with preface by Enrico 1998: "The Permanence of Fire". Galería Drexel, Monterrey. Preface by Martina Corgnati. 1998: "Fernando Leal Audirac". National Museum of Art, Bucarest, Rumania. Catalogue with preface by Enrico Mascelloni. 1998: "Fernando Leal Audirac / Lime, Wax & Time". Galería Talento Mexicano, Mexico City. Catalogue with preface by Enrique Franco Calvo. 1997: "Recent Works by Fernando Leal Audirac". Galería Drexel, Monterrey. Preface by Jorge Juanes. 1997: "Fernando Leal Audirac". Mexican Institute, Madrid, Spain. Preface by Fernando Savater. 1997: "Fernando Leal Audirac / Recent Paintings". M-13 Gallery, New York. Catalogue with preface by Enrico Mascelloni. 1996: "Recent Works by Fernando Leal Audirac". Galleria Manzoni, Milan. Catalogue with preface by Juan Acha. 1996: "Fernando Leal Audirac". Galerie Signum Winfried Heid, Heidelberg. 1995: "The Face of the Venice Biennale". Painting. Mexican Cultural Center, Paris, and Florian, Venice. 1994: "Under a Leaden Sky".
Painting. Casa del Mantegna, Mantua, Italy. Catalogue with texts
by Juan Acha, Jorge Juanes, Giuliano Serafini, Pierre 1994: "The Shore of the Finite". José Luis Cuevas Museum, Mexico City; Instituto Italo - Latinoamericano, Rome. Preface by Juan Acha. 1993: "The Codex of the
Invisible War". Fine Arts Palace, Mexico City. Monograph
with texts by Richard Brettell, Juan Acha, Jorge Juanes, Alberto
Híjar, 1992: "The Museum of Mankind". Painting. Galería de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City. Catalogue with preface by Juan Acha. 1992: "Nudes". Drawings. Galería Hakim Arte Actual, Mexico City. 1991: "The Antiportrait of Dr. Villanueva ". Galería de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City. Catalogue with preface by Juan Acha. 1986: "Nudes", exhibition of drawings. Ibero-American University, Mexico City.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2006: “Ferdinand Porsche trifft Walter Gropius“ Encaustic large format triptych. Fagus-Gropius Museum, Hanover. Presentation by Michael Stöber. 2002: "Anniversary, 10 Years of the Galería Drexel". Galería Drexel, Monterrey, Mexico 2001: “Artissima”, Contemporary Art Fair / Galleria Le bureau des esprits. Torino, Italy. 2001: "Frida Kahlo e i capolavori
della pittura messicana", Fondazione Bevilacqua la Massa,
Venezia. Exhibition curated by Achille Bonito Oliva, parallel 2001: "Ego Mensch". Heidelberg Castle, Germany. 2001: "C’era non cera", Galleria Diecidue, Milan, Italy. Text by Lorella Giudici. 2000: "Opening Exhibition". Galería Avance, Mexico City. 2000: "Itinerario di un decennio". Galleria Arte 92, Milan, Italy. Catalogue with preface by Luciano Caramel. 2000: "Drawings". José Luis Cuevas Museum, Mexico City. 1999: "Praga Magica, Oro e Nero". Palazzo dei Sette, Orvieto, Italy. Catalogue with preface by Enrico Mascelloni. 1999: "Kama Sutra / Arte
e Poesia". Spazio Montenero, Milan, Italy. Catalogue with
texts by Julián Zugazagoitia, Vittorino Andreoli, Massimo
Donà and 1999: "Immagine italiana". V.A.M. Gallery, Budapest, Hungary. 1998: "Trasparenze / Works
on Glass by Contemporary Artists". Palazzo Ducale, Genova,
Italy. Catalogue with preface by Claudio Cerritelli and poetry
by 1997: ARCO Contemporary Art Fair, Madrid, with Galería de Arte Mexicano. 1997: "Iberoamérica
pinta". House of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. The exhibition
was organised by UNESCO and presented in 17 museums from Latin 1996: Paolo Pini Museum of Art (permanent collection), Milan. Catalogue with preface by Marco Meneguzzo. 1996: Milan Art Fair 1996, with Diagonal Gallery. 1996: Miami Art Fair with Afinsa Almirante Gallery, Miami, USA. 1996: Bologna Art Fair 1996, with Diagonal Gallery. 1996: Art Multiple Fair, Düsseldorf, with Galerie Signum. 1996: "The Figure in Contemporary Art". Teatro dell'Olivo, Camaiore, Italy. Catalogue with preface by Daniele Crippa. 1996: " White". M-13 Gallery, New York. 1996: "Grafica Massima". Giorgio Upiglio Gallery, Milan. Catalogue with preface by Pierre Restany. 1995: Rudolph Mangisch Gallery and Auction House, Zürich, Switzerland. Catalogue. 1995: MIART Art Fair of Milan, with Rino Costa Gallery. 1995: Forum Artis Museum (opening exhibition), Montese, Italia. Catalogue with preface by Pierre Restany and Flavio Tedeschi. 1995: Biennale of Venice, Mexican representative. Presentation by Pierre Restany. 1995: Art Multiple Fair, Düsseldorf, with Galerie Signum. Düsseldorf, Germany. 1995: "Tracce". Fuoricentro Gallery, Rome and Cervantes Institute, Milan. Catalogue with preface by Massimiliano Vigneti. 1995: "Presenze", Biennale of foreign artists living in Italy, Perugia, Italy. Catalogue with preface by Emidio De Albentiis. 1995: "Art as a Life Project" auction in collaboration with Sotheby's Italy. Catalogue with preface by Luciano Caramel. 1994: Los Zacatecanos Gallery. Zacatécas, Mexico. 1994: FIAL International Fair of Latin American Art, represented by Galería Hakim. Brussels, Belgium. 1994: "International Art Exhibition", Seoul, on the occasion of the 600th anniversary as capital of Korea. Catalogue with preface by Pierre Restany. 1994: "Erótico". Galerie 1900 - 2000, Paris. 1993: Europalia '93. "Four
Latin American Painters". Espace Medicis, Brussels, Belgium;
Casa Lamm, Mexico City. Catalogue with preface by Carla 1993: Casa de México. Washington, D.C.. 1993: "Wounded Painting".
Circle of Fine Arts, Madrid; Generalitat, Barcellona; Museum
of Modern Art, Valladolid, Spain. Chopo Museum, Mexico City. 1992: José Luis Cuevas Museum (opening exhibition), Mexico City. Catalogue with preface by Enrique Krauze. 1992: "Contemporary Mexican Art". Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany. Catalogue with preface by Peter Weiermair and Alberto Ruy Sánchez. 1991: Galería de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City. Catalogue. 1990: "A Review of Mexican Cinema". Fine Arts Palace, Mexico City. Catalogue published by Artes de Mexico.
DISTINCTIONS FROM 1993 UP-TO-DAY: 2005: : Invited to execute a portrait of the Rector of the Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe. 2003: Invited to execute a fresco portrait of Pope John Paul II, based on drawing studies from life. 2002: Included in the permanent collection of José Luis Cuevas Museum, Mexico City. 2001: Included in the permanent collection of the Civica Galleria d'Arte Moderna della città di Spoleto, Italy. 1996: Included in the permanent collection of the Museo d'Arte Paolo Pini, Milan, Italy. 1995: Included in the permanent collection of the Museo del Parco, Portofino, Italy. 1995: Included in the permanent collection of the Forum Artis Museum, Montese, Italy. 1995: Honorary Mention. MIART, Milan Art Fair. 1995: Chosen as the only artist to represent Mexico in the Centennial of the Venice Biennale. 1994: Chosen artist to represent Mexico in the 600th Anniversary of Seoul as capital of Korea. 1993-96; 96-99; 2002-05: Member of the National System of Art Creators of the FONCA, Mexican National Endowment for the Arts.
EVENTS: 2004-05: Presentation of the
monograph "Fernando Leal Audirac - La stagione che rimane"
published by Silvana Editoriale, including texts by Martina
FORTHCOMING PROJECTS: 2006: “The Countenance of God”. Inauguration of Leal Audirac’s Centre for the Arts, 20 large format encaustics in low relief. 2007: “L’Ultima Fragola”: four-hand painterly installation and concert based in Dante’s original versions of the Divine Commedy, to be performed-exhibited in different cities in Europe and the US, along with Emanuel Dimas di Melo Pimenta, Portuguese Musician, Architect and Philosopher. 2007: “The Vastness of Intimacy”.
Selection of essays by Leal Audirac, published by “El equlilibrista”,
preface by Gabriel Bernal. |
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