Burro grande (Big Donkey)
Fernando Sánchez Castillo- Time
From 9pm to 7am - Discipline
In the streets / With the kids -
Place
- Bus
10, 14, 27, 34, 37 y 45 - Metro
Atocha
Plaza de Carlos V - Bus
On view until Sunday, September 27
Reinterpreting our symbols, our past, our identity or our self-awareness as a human collective, setting us in front of the mirror and forcing us to think for ourselves: these are some of the primary aims of the work of Fernando Sánchez Castillo, one of the most iconic creators of Spanish contemporary art.
On this occasion, Sánchez Castillo reinterprets Spanish iconography with a 14-meter-high statue of a common donkey made of welded sheet metal. This symbol of rural life in Spain will be displayed in one of the city's most emblematic locations: Puerta de Atocha. In addition, Madrid will offer the statue as a gift to any Spanish township that is willing to take it and can prove a solid history of commitment to contemporary art. This offer will be publicly announced and a contest will be held to determine the statue's final destination.
Fernando Sánchez Castillo is a young artist who was born in Madrid in 1970. Since his first exhibition in 1992, he has developed a solid and successful career. His works have been shown at the Tate, the Centre Pompidou, the Sao Paulo Biennial and the MUSAC in León, to name but a few venues. In most cases, Sánchez Castillo uses paradox to present an ironic vision of Spanish anecdotes, symbols and monuments and of our own historical awareness.
