The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza and Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21) present The Lightning Testimonies and The Sovereign Forest by Amar Kanwar, two major installation works by an artist whose practice is defined by the gathering of testimony of India’s most vulnerable populations. (02/27/2019 - 05/19/2019)
Co-commissioned by TBA21, both works explore notions of justice and the way it is applied to individual actions, to laws, and to public polici05/19/2019)es—topics that are especially relevant in today’s climate of fake news and fabricated narratives. Curated by Chus Martinez to coincide with ARCO Madrid,The Sovereign Forest and The Lightning Testimonies is part of an expanding collaboration between the museum and TBA21, founded by Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, daughter of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza. (Text: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza)