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Watch a time lapse installation of "In the Forced Vortex (Black)" by Ana de Alvear and see the full exhibition "Everything You See Could Be a Lie: Photorealistic Drawings by Ana de Alvear" at The San Diego Museum of Art through September 27, 2021.
Ana de Alvear, is an artist and filmmaker from Madrid, Spain who has exhibited throughout Asia, Europe, and South America. This is her first solo exhibition in the United States.
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This huge galaxy drawing is one of two! Our position in the universe is laid before us as we are made more aware of our physicality and scale in the presence of two dramatic galaxy murals, one an inverse of the other, each comprising fifty elaborately executed drawings. Here, our Assistant Registrar closely examines the condition of each paper panel before handing them off to our Chief Preparator and Museum Technician for installation—using magnets and a carefully laid out grid on our gallery wall. ⠀⠀
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Funding for this exhibition is made possible by Tatiana and Robert Dotson, Carolina and Tom Gildred, Sheryl and Harvey White, the Tourist Office of Spain, Viasat, the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, and the members of The San Diego Museum of Art.⠀⠀
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Featured: Ana de Alvear. "In the Forced Vortex (Black)," 2015-2016. Color pencil on paper. 275 5/8 x 118 1/8 inches. Courtesy of the artist.⠀⠀
Ana de Alvear's Website | anadealvear.com
Ana de Alvear's Instagram | instagram.com/anadealvear
Installation Time Lapse "In the Forced Vortex (White)" | youtu.be/_1bYAAG-TA8
Website | SDMArt.org
Exhibition Page | sdmart.org/exhibition/everything-you-see-could-be-a-lie-photorealistic-drawings-by-ana-de-alvear
Instagram | instagram.com/sandiegomuseumofart
Facebook | facebook.com/TheSanDiegoMuseumOfArt
Twitter | twitter.com/SDMA
Watch a time lapse installation of "In the Forced Vortex (Black)" by Ana de Alvear and see the full exhibition "Everything You See Could Be a Lie: Photorealistic Drawings by Ana de Alvear" at The San Diego Museum of Art through September 27, 2021.
Ana de Alvear, is an artist and filmmaker from Madrid, Spain who has exhibited throughout Asia, Europe, and South America. This is her first solo exhibition in the United States.
⠀⠀
This huge galaxy drawing is one of two! Our position in the universe is laid before us as we are made more aware of our physicality and scale in the presence of two dramatic galaxy murals, one an inverse of the other, each comprising fifty elaborately executed drawings. Here, our Assistant Registrar closely examines the condition of each paper panel before handing them off to our Chief Preparator and Museum Technician for installation—using magnets and a carefully laid out grid on our gallery wall. ⠀⠀
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Funding for this exhibition is made possible by Tatiana and Robert Dotson, Carolina and Tom Gildred, Sheryl and Harvey White, the Tourist Office of Spain, Viasat, the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, and the members of The San Diego Museum of Art.⠀⠀
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Featured: Ana de Alvear. "In the Forced Vortex (Black)," 2015-2016. Color pencil on paper. 275 5/8 x 118 1/8 inches. Courtesy of the artist.⠀⠀
Ana de Alvear's Website | anadealvear.com
Ana de Alvear's Instagram | instagram.com/anadealvear
Installation Time Lapse "In the Forced Vortex (White)" | youtu.be/_1bYAAG-TA8
Website | SDMArt.org
Exhibition Page | sdmart.org/exhibition/everything-you-see-could-be-a-lie-photorealistic-drawings-by-ana-de-alvear
Instagram | instagram.com/sandiegomuseumofart
Facebook | facebook.com/TheSanDiegoMuseumOfArt
Twitter | twitter.com/SDMA
