ART CITIES:Porto-The Sonnabend Collection

The Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art presents “The Sonnabend Collection. Half a Century of American and European Art. Part 1”, devoted to the Sonnabend Collection. Works from this Collection formed part of the Museum’s inaugural exhibition, “Circa 1968” in 1999, several of which have remained on long-term deposit at Serralves.

By Dimitris Lempesis
Photo: Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art Archive

Created by the influential art dealer Ileana Sonnabend, the Sonnabend Collection is considered one of the most important collections of American and European art of the second half of the 20th Century, representing some of the most influential western art movements of our time. While known for her support of the prime artistic protagonists of Pop Art, Minimalism, Arte Povera, Post-Minimalism and Conceptual Art, Sonnabend’s engagement continued up to her death in 2007. The exhibition includes 61 paintings, sculptures, and installations, dating from 1956 to 2007, by 44 artists, the majority of whom are presented for the first time in Portugal. Participating artists: Giovanni Anselmo, Arman, Richard Artschwager, John Baldessari, Larry Bell, Mel Bochner, Pier Paolo Calzolari, John Chamberlain, Christo, Jim Dine, Carroll Dunham, Robert Feintuch, Fischli & Weiss, Peter Halley, Jörg Immendorff, Jasper Johns, Donald Judd, Clay Ketter, Anselm Kiefer, Jannis Kounellis, Barry Le Va, Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Piero Manzoni, John McCracken, Mario Merz, Robert Morris, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, Guilio Paolini, A. R. Penck, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Rona Pondick, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, George Segal, Richard Serra, Mario Schifano, Keith Sonnier, Andy Warhol, Robert Watts, Tom Wesselmann and Terry Winter, Gilberto Zorio.

Info: Curator António Homem, Assistant Curator: Isabel Sousa Braga, Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Rua D. João de Castro 210, Porto, Duration: 6/2-8/5/16, Days & Hours: Tue-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-19:00, www.serralves.pt