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Volta Basel 2024 | Alejandro Monge
Alejandro Monte's artistic work is characterized by a socio-critical attitude - and his masterfully crafted sculptures can therefore also be read as a critical examination of the image of female beauty.
While his small and large statues of woman made of synthetic resin, cement and fiberglass question the image of femininity in a youth culture influenced by Japanese manga, his interracial portraits of women carved in stone (Inverse Shape) poetically address the question of the origin of life and beauty itself. Monge's work is characterized by artistic quality and a conceptual language that addresses universal themes such as youth culture, ideals of beauty or the value of money with an ironic and critical view of the world around him. A versatile artist who works in the fields of painting, sculpture and installation, Monge is known for his meticulous and detailed works, whose technical and aesthetic perfection always captures the viewer's attention.
Alejandro Monge studied at the art academy in Zaragoza. He later exhibited his works in Spanish museums, foundations and art galleries, where he first gained recognition. He has exhibited at the Camon Aznar Museum in Zaragoza (official Goya museum), where he received the prize of the Spanish government delegation, and at the Casa de Vacas del Retiro in Madrid, where he received an honorable mention at the BMW Awards. His works can be found in various private and public collections in Spain, such as the Maria Cristina Masaveu Peterson Foundation, the Lluís Bassat Foundation, the Vila Casas Foundation, the Fran Daurel Foundation of the Spanish Government, the Pablo Serrano Museum of the Spanish Government, the Aragon Ibercaja Foundation, the CAI Foundation and the Lluis Coromina Foundation.
