Joana Vasconcelos Transfiguración at Museo Picasso Málaga
Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos presents 'Transfiguración' at the Museo Picasso Málaga from May 29 to September 27, 2026. Curated by Miguel López-Remiro, the exhibition features sculptures and installations dating from the 1990s that transform everyday objects such as textiles, ceramics, and tiles into visual experiences and cultural symbols. Works include 'Málaga Betty Boop (PA)', giant Marilyn sandals made from kitchen pots; 'Loft', revealing domestic intimacies; 'www.fatimashop.com', exploring devotion and commerce; 'J´adore Miss Dior', a giant bow of perfume bottles; 'Gestalt', an abstract textile landscape; and 'Valkyrie Marina Rinaldi', a soft sculpture referencing Norse mythology. Vasconcelos employs materials like appliances, tiles, fabrics, medications, urinals, pots, and plastic cutlery, often incorporating movement, light, and sound. The exhibition follows her previous shows at Guggenheim Bilbao, Palacio de Liria, Versailles, Uffizi, and Palacio de Ajuda.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Transfiguración' runs May 29 to September 27, 2026 at Museo Picasso Málaga.
- Curated by Miguel López-Remiro.
- Features works from the 1990s onward.
- Includes 'Málaga Betty Boop (PA)', 'Loft', 'www.fatimashop.com', 'J´adore Miss Dior', 'Gestalt', 'Valkyrie Marina Rinaldi'.
- Materials include textiles, ceramics, tiles, appliances, pots, cutlery, perfume bottles.
- Vasconcelos previously exhibited at Guggenheim Bilbao, Palacio de Liria, Versailles, Uffizi, Palacio de Ajuda.
- Works incorporate movement, light, and sound.
- Themes include domesticity, femininity, popular culture, and transfiguration.
Entities
Artists
- Joana Vasconcelos
- Miguel López-Remiro
- Pedro Cabrita Reis
Institutions
- Museo Picasso Málaga
- Museo Guggenheim Bilbao
- Palacio de Liria
- Versailles
- Uffizi
- Palacio de Ajuda
- Dior
- Marina Rinaldi
- Fondation Louis Vuitton Paris pour la Création
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (MUSAC)
- Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo (MEIAC)
- Colección Berardo
- Colección de Arte de la Fundación EDP
- Revista de Arte - Logopress
Locations
- Málaga
- Spain
- Bilbao
- Madrid
- Versailles
- France
- Florence
- Italy
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Paris
- León
- Castilla y León