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Victoria Combalia Surveys Spain's New Art Generation

publication · 2026-04-23

In a 1992 article for Artpress, critic Victoria Combalia surveys fifteen artists representing Spain's new generation. She argues that Spain joined the European contemporary art movement through a new cultural action model that created numerous art centers, institutions, and galleries, and by integrating Spanish artworks into the aesthetic debates of the decade and postmodern currents.

Key facts

  • Victoria Combalia authored the survey.
  • The survey covers fifteen artists.
  • The article was published in Artpress in 1992.
  • Spain developed a new cultural action model.
  • New art centers, institutions, and galleries were created.
  • Spanish artworks engaged with postmodern aesthetics.
  • Spain integrated into European contemporary art.
  • The generation is described as 'young'.

Entities

Artists

  • Victoria Combalia

Institutions

  • Artpress

Locations

  • Spain

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