Atlantic Center of Modern Art
{{Short description|Modern art gallery in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{infobox museum
|name= Atlantic Center for Modern Art
|native_name =Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno
|image = Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno.JPG
|imagesize = 250
|caption = The CAAM building in Vegueta
|map_type = Spain Canary Islands
|coordinates = {{coord|28.10097|-15.413472|type:landmark_region:ES|display=inline,title}}
|established = {{Start date and age|1989|df=yes}}
|location = Las Palmas
Gran Canaria
Spain
|visitors =
|website = {{URL|www.caam.net}}
}}
The Atlantic Center for Modern Art ({{langx|es|Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno}}) (CAAM) is a contemporary art museum in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is in Vegueta in Las Palmas, the capital city of Gran Canaria.
The building was designed by the architect Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza, retaining the façade of two older neoclassical houses.{{cite book |title=Guía del patrimonio arquitectónico de Gran Canaria |year=2005 |publisher=Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria, Patrimonio Histórico |isbn=84-8103-419-3}}{{cite web |author=Guardian Staff |title=Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/aug/05/guardianobituaries1 |website=The Guardian |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=5 August 2000}} It was opened on 4 December 1989, initially to house the collections of Canarian art of the island council, the Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria.{{cite web |title=CAAM : History |url=http://www.caam.net/en/historia.php |website=Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno |access-date=2 February 2019 |language=en-EN}}
Collection
File:El arte abstracto de Gorchov y el conceptual de Hidalgo, en el Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM) de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (5988153747).jpg Juan Hidalgo in 2011]]
CAAM has a permanent collection of over 2600 works, many of them from the Americas, Africa and Europe, reflecting the influence of the culture of three continents on the Canarian archipelago.{{cite web |title=Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno – CAAM |url=http://www.spain-grancanaria.com/en/what-to-do/culture/museums/centro-atlantico.html |website=www.spain-grancanaria.com |access-date=2 February 2019}} The museum promotes this theme of "tricontinentality" - the dialogue between the European, African and American continents - as an approach for appreciating Canarian works of art.{{cite web |title=Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno (CAAM): Museums in Gran Canary, Spain. Cultural tourism in Canary Islands, Spain. |url=http://www.spainisculture.com/en/museos/gran_canaria/centro_atlantico_de_arte_moderno_caam.html |website=España es Cultura |publisher=Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte |access-date=2 February 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=CAAM, Vegueta's Shock to the System |url=https://www.spain-holiday.com/Las-Palmas-de-Gran-Canaria/articles/caam-veguetas-shock-to-the-system |website=Spain-Holiday.com |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=13 September 2013}}
It has a noted collection of Canarian art, particularly works by artists from the {{ill|Grupo El Paso|es|El Paso (grupo)}} and the Informalist movement such as Manolo Millares, Martín Chirino, and Pablo Serrano. Works from the 1980s and 1990s by Spanish artists such as José María Sicilia, Cristina Iglesias and Luis Gordillo also feature in the collection, along with works by Andreas Schulze and Jiri Georg Dokoupil.{{cite web |title=CAAM: The Collection |url=http://www.caam.net/en/coleccion.php |website=Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno |access-date=2 February 2019 |language=en-EN}}
CAAM is a popular visitor attraction in Las Palmas.{{cite book |last1=Corne |first1=Lucy |title=DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Gran Canaria |date=2010 |publisher=Dorling Kindersley Limited |isbn=9781405350266 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L_mIbFA4yhgC&dq=CAAM%20%20las%20palmas&pg=PA37 |access-date=2 February 2019 |language=en|page=37}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno}}
- {{cite web |title=Organismo: Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM)|url=http://cabildo.grancanaria.com/-/organismo-centro-atlantico-de-arte-moderno-caam-?customArticleId=49225 |website=Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria |access-date=2 February 2019|language=es}}
- {{TripAdvisor|2446854|Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno CAAM}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Las Palmas
Category:Tourist attractions in Las Palmas
Category:Museums in the Canary Islands
Category:Art museums and galleries established in 1989