Blanca Sánchez retrospective at Museo Reina Sofía Library
"Leche, nieve, lágrima, mano. El saber hacer de Blanca Sánchez" is on display at the Biblioteca y Centro de Documentación del Museo Reina Sofía until October. This exhibition pays tribute to Blanca Sánchez, an influential figure of the movida madrileña, who passed away nearly twenty years ago. It showcases nearly one hundred items from her collection, including photographs, postcards, and letters, along with digitized versions of her six collage/drawing notebooks. After studying in London, Frankfurt, Paris, and Cologne, Sánchez returned to Spain in 1971. She collaborated with Galería Vandrés, Galería Vijande, and the Círculo de Bellas Artes, participated in Pedro Almodóvar's films, and curated the 1987 Andy Warhol exhibition. The project is curated by Master's students in Contemporary Art History and Visual Culture.
Key facts
- Exhibition runs until October at the Museo Reina Sofía Library and Documentation Center.
- Blanca Sánchez was a Madrid-born artist, curator, cultural manager, collector, and key figure of the movida madrileña.
- Nearly one hundred pieces from her archive are displayed, including letters, postcards, photographs, documents, magazines, vinyl records, posters, and objects.
- Her six collage/drawing notebooks have been digitized.
- Sánchez trained in London, Frankfurt, Paris, and Cologne, returning to Spain in 1971.
- She worked at Galería Vandrés (1971-1980), Galería Vijande (1981-1986), and Círculo de Bellas Artes (1992-2006).
- She participated in Pedro Almodóvar's film 'Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón' (1980) and short films by Iván Zulueta.
- She curated the Andy Warhol exhibition at Círculo de Bellas Artes in 1987 and represented Carlos Berlanga and Alaska y Dinarama.
Entities
Artists
- Blanca Sánchez
- Andy Warhol
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Iván Zulueta
- Carlos Berlanga
- Alaska y Dinarama
- Blanca Sánchez Berciano
- Lierni Abasolo Arregi
- Carla Andrea Corbella Raggio
- Rocío Gago Pijuan
- Lorenzo Galera González
- Salud Jarvis Díaz
- Maia Larrea Pérez
- Mario Wandu
- Alejandro Manzano Tomás
- Martina Marrero García
- Míriam Rodríguez Serrano
- Iker Veiga Lucena
- Rocío Robles Tardío
- Alberto Medina
Institutions
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Biblioteca y Centro de Documentación del Museo Reina Sofía
- Galería Vandrés
- Galería Vijande
- Círculo de Bellas Artes
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Archivo Blanca Sánchez Berciano
- Revista de Arte - Logopress
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- London
- Frankfurt
- Paris
- Cologne
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- France