Crítica de exposiciones [Badajoz y Cáceres]

The article provides a critical overview of the main exhibitions held in Badajoz and Cáceres during the winter of 2003–2004, highlighting their importance for the dissemination of classical and contemporary art in Extremadura. In Badajoz, special attention is given to the exceptional arrival at the Museum of Fine Arts of the exhibition devoted to Carlos de Haes, on loan from the Museo del Prado, regarded as a milestone in the reception of nineteenth-century Spanish landscape painting. The review also examines exhibitions at the MEIAC, including the retrospective of Eugenio Granell and the projects of Michael Biberstein, Lourdes Murillo, Manuel Vilariño, and José Bedia, which consolidate the museum as a center of international contemporary art. In Cáceres, the initiatives of the cultural institution El Brocense and various art galleries are discussed, with particular attention to the exhibitions of Manuel Serrano, José Manuel González, Amancio González, and Juan Carlos Lázaro. A notable contribution is the assessment of the work of Emilio González Núñez, whose clay-and-ash sculptures, close to constructivism, are considered one of the most interesting and innovative artistic proposals of the moment. The overall balance highlights the quality, diversity, and growing professionalization of the exhibition landscape in Extremadura, as well as the decisive role played by museums and cultural centers in shaping it.