J.M.W. Turner

Centro Cultural La Moneda presents a unique instance to see Joseph Mallord William Turner´s work (1771- 1851), starting Wednesday, March 27th. until Sunday, July 28th., 2019. J.M.W. Turner. Watercolors. Tate Collection will be exhibited at the Andes hall: a show that includes 85 works that reflect different stages of Turner´s career. Renowned as the Master of Light, he proposed an approach to landscape different to what was being made by his contemporaries.

Turner became obsessed with light, reflection, mist and atmosphere: in order to picture these, he went over European towns and cities for 30 years. 168 years after his death, his influence remains vivid, so much so that the most important contemporary art award in England is called the Turner Prize.

“Showing art’s own power and majesty, through the exhibition of such a great master as Turner, who builds with the minimum: paper, graphite and opaque watercolour, is an important bet for CCLM. This show contrasts with the current rhythms of the city in some way, and invites us to stop, observe in silence and turn our gaze to what is essential”, our director Beatriz Bustos Oyanedel points out.

The painter’s artworks, known as the Turner Legacy, are protected by the English State, and are currently a part of the Tate Britain collection. The J.M.W. Turner. Watercolours. Tate Collection exhibition marks a milestone as the first exchange project between Centro Cultural La Moneda (CCLM) and Tate, one of the most prestigious art institutions of the world. CCLM and Tate have laid out this collaboration looking into the future, drafting further instances of collaborative work.