The Museu Krekovic renews its permanent collection and unveils a new museographic project

The Museu Krekovic is entering a new stage with the renewal of its museographic project, the incorporation of 22 works into its permanent collection and the creation of the Premi KrekoArt, whose first winner is the artist Oriol Angrill.

Visitors view the renewed museographic project at the Museo Krekovic. Photo: Consell de Mallorca.

The vice-president of the Consell de Mallorca and councillor for Culture and Heritage, Antònia Roca, stressed that “this renewal places the Museo Krekovic where it belongs: as a living space, connected to the Llevant neighbourhood and to the cultural history of Mallorca”. Roca also noted that the new project “recovers the strength of Krekovic while also championing the presence of international artists who left their mark on the island”, reinforcing the identity of a museum that looks both to its legacy and to the present.

A renewed permanent collection at the Museu Krekovic

The main new feature at the Museu Krekovic is the update of its permanent collection, the first to be carried out in the last ten years. The new display incorporates 22 works and reinforces the figure of the painter Kristian Krekovic, whose artistic career maintained a close link with Mallorca.

In addition, the museum renews the space dedicated to foreign artists who developed part of their work on the island during the 20th century. The exhibition brings together pieces by creators such as Tito Cittadini, Roberto Ramaugé, George Sheridan, Mati Klarwein, William Edwards Cook, Erzsébet Ringer, Ernest Curiel, Médard Verburgh, Eugene Holbrook, Richt Miller, Ellis Jacobson and Steve Afif, among others.

Oriol Angrill wins the first Premi KrekoArt

The inauguration also included the presentation of the first Premi KrekoArt, a biennial award created by the Consell de Mallorca to select an artistic intervention for the main façade of the Museu Krekovic.

Award-winning artist Oriol Angrill Jordà, vice-president of the Consell de Mallorca Antònia Roca, and the director of Culture, Andrés Ferrer.

The jury awarded the prize to the artist Oriol Angrill Jordà for his project Memoria de marès: El rostro de Krekovic. The proposal combines hyperrealism and references to Mallorcan identity through a large profile portrait of the painter, executed with a monochrome bas-relief effect (trompe-l’œil) that appears to be carved directly into the stone.

The geometric background, inspired by traditional tela de lenguas, creates a dialogue between the museum’s artistic heritage and Mallorcan popular culture. According to the jury, the work stands out for its ability to turn the façade into a new visual landmark in the Llevant neighbourhood and for offering a contemporary interpretation of Krekovic’s legacy.

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