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Don Archer Goes to Spain (with art)

Her Spirit
by Don Archer
Year: 2001 - Fractal Art

Medium: Digital reproduction on canvas
Dimensions: approximately 30in x 24in

Don Archer, director of the Museum of Computer Art and a fractal artist for many years, has been invited to represent the United States in an exhibition of art celebrating the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the Supreme Court of Spain (1812 - 2012). This event is organized by the Supreme Court of Spain and the Juan Carlos III Foundation.

This invitation was exclusive to 24 American and Latin American artists, each representing "the best examples" (as the organizers say) of the art of their own countries.

The exhibition was opened in the Magna Chamber of the Supreme Court in Madrid on June 18. High Spanish government and arts officials attended, along with representatives from Hispanic countries.

There will be a traveling exhibit of the art within Spain.

Digital prints signed by each artist will be sent to each of the countries of Latin America, Europe and the United States where Institute Cervantes are located. The organizers will also publish some 5,000 books about the Bicentennial and the artists. The books will be widely distributed to museums and institutions beyond Spain.

This initiative is curated by the Century XXV CosmoArte Gallery, based in Spain and New York, in collaboration with the Fundacion Carlos III, MOCA Virtual Museum of Computer Art of New York, QCC Art Gallery City University of New York, National Gallery Dominican Republic Fine Arts, Visual Arts Center / Museum of Paraguay Barro, MARS Museum of Art of El Salvador, and Jose Luis Cuevas Museum in Mexico.

CosmoArte Century XXV, consultant and event coordinator for the Supreme Court of Spain, in collaboration with the Fundacion Carlos III, is the gallery in charge of the project, the book commemorating the event, and the exhibitions for the event in different countries and museums.