This exhibition presents the facet of Eduardo Chillida (San Sebastian, 1924-2002) as an illustrator and smith of two-dimensional forms and icons in various formats and collaboration projects. Whether as part of his own exhibitions or commissioned by public and private associations and institutions, the exhibition explores the expanded, repeated universe of Chillida’s outlines. A Chillida scattered in the public sphere.

Given Eduardo Chillida’s prolific output throughout his career, it is fair to add the definition of engraver to that of sculptor. The importance of drawing in his early days determined a round trip from the proto-ideas of his small drawings to sculpture in order to embark from there on a path back to the flat surface in graphic work. This principle of the interpenetration of forms, as one of the meanings of art in Chillida, is then transferred to the relationship between various artistic disciplines.

In this exhibition organised to mark the centenary of his birth, the applied art of design leads to a social and political, but also corporate, understanding of the artist’s legacy.

The exhibition is curated by Peio Aguirre.

25 October, 6 pm
Meeting with the curator 

[Image: Poster for the Munich 1972 Olympic Games. Eduardo Chillida, 1972. Documentation Centre, Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basque Country, Artium Museoa]. 

List of works | Brochure 

With the collaboration of: