Beatriz Cordero, Ph.D.
Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Art History
Education
Ph.D. in Art History, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
Dissertation: James Johnson Sweeney, Tastebreaker and Tastemaker. Contributions to modern art narrations:
1934-1975. Directors: Dr. Jim茅nez-Blanco (UCM) and Dr. Basilio (NYU).
Practice Areas
- Art of the 20th century
- Museum Studies and Art Collecting
- Transatlantic Links between Spain and the US
Publications and Media Placements
Books and Books chapters
鈥淭he Irascibles and the Museum. A story of convergence and divergence鈥�; 鈥淭he Curators:
Robert Beverly Hale, Alfred Barr, Dorothy Miller, James Johnson Sweeney, and Hermon
More鈥�; 鈥淐hronology鈥�, 鈥淏iographies鈥� and 鈥淭he New York of the Irascibles鈥欌��,in Bradford
Collins, Manuel Font谩n, In茅s Vallejo and Beatriz Cordero (eds). The Irascibles: Artists Against the Museum. New York, 1950. Madrid: Fundaci贸n Juan March, 2020.
鈥淛os茅 Guerrero鈥檚 Peregrination鈥�, in Francisco Baena, In茅s Vallejo and Beatriz Cordero.
Jos茅 Guerrero: Pelegrinaje (1966-1969). Exhibition Catalogue. Granada: Centro Guerrero, pp.40-63, 2010.
鈥淔orma y abstracci贸n en la obra de Cort茅s鈥� in Mar铆a Dolores Jim茅nez-Blanco and Beatriz
Cordero (eds). Cort茅s. Retrato y Estructura. Exhibition Catalogue. Madrid/C谩diz: Fundaci贸n Telef贸nica/Unicaja, pp. 18-25, 2018.
鈥淓l arte espa帽ol en EE. UU.: de la vision rom谩ntica de Louise Havemeyer a la institucionalizaci贸n
de la vanguardia por James Johnson Sweeney鈥�, in Perspectivas actuales, horizontes ins贸litos: Din谩micas y aportaciones te贸ricas en
la Historia del Arte actual (2014-2017). Madrid: Aguja de Palacio Ediciones, pp. 417-437, 2018.
鈥淭he Fundamental Role of James Johnson Sweeney in Promoting Spanish Artists in the
United States (1934-1975)鈥� in Julio Ca帽ero (ed.). North America and Spain: transversal Perspectives, New York: Escribana Books, pp. 164-177, 2017.
鈥淟a habitaci贸n de Maruja Mallo. Breve apunte sobre sus escritos鈥� in Maruja Mallo. Orden y Creaci贸n. Exhibition Catalogue. Madrid: Galer铆a Guillermo de Osma, pp. 68-69, 2017.
Esteban Vicente and the Classicism of a Modern Painter. Exhibition Catalogue. Barcelona: Marc Dom猫nech Gallery, pp. 11-35, 2017.
鈥淭he Museum of Modern Art, New York鈥�, in Mark Rogl谩n (ed). Spanish Art in America. Madrid: El Viso, pp. 163-175, 2016.
Articles
鈥淪ubjectivity, Spirituality, and Modern Art. James Johnson Sweeney鈥檚 views on Abstraction鈥�
in La relation critique en France 1944-1964. Rennes: Universit茅 de Rennes 2 and Archives de la critique d鈥檃rt. (In press).
鈥淛ames Johnson Sweeney: A fundamental liaison between Europe and the US in the institutional
framework of the Cold War鈥�, in Reframing the (Art) World- Commitment, Challenges and Crises of International Art
Criticism since 1945. Rennes: Universit茅 Rennes 2 and Archives de la critique d鈥檃rt. (In press).
鈥淎rtistas contra el museo. Breve recorrido por la cr铆tica institucional estadounidense
entre las d茅cadas de los sesenta y noventa鈥�. Anales, Revista de la Universidad Complutense, Vol. 29, Madrid, pp. 245-264, 2020.
鈥�(Des)vistiendo la arquitectura: La minimalizaci贸n de los espacios expositivos en
EE.UU. De Art of This Century al White Cube鈥�. Vestir la arquitectura. XXII Congreso Nacional de Historia del Arte. Burgos: Universidad de Burgos, Vol. 2, pp. 1689-1693, 2019.
鈥淎lgunos aspectos sobre la ense帽anza de las Bellas Artes en EE. UU. a mediados del
siglo XX. Aportaciones de artistas emigrados. Jos茅 de Creeft, Esteban Vicente y Luis
Quintanilla鈥�. La formaci贸n art铆stica: Creadores-historiadores-espectadores. Santander: Universidad de Cantabria, Vol. 1, pp. 640-652, 2018.
Conferences and Lectures
鈥淐hillida and Other Basque Sculptors鈥�, XIV Complutense Symposium: 鈥淪pain, History,
Art and Territory鈥�, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, 2020.
鈥淎scendentes (1954)鈥�, Series 鈥淔orty Paintings in Search of a Voice鈥�, Centro Jos茅 Guerrero,
Granada, Spain, 2019.
鈥淪panish Art in New York. Jos茅 Guerrero y Esteban Vicente鈥�, Masters on Spanish Art,
Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, 2019.
鈥淛ames Johnson Sweeney: A fundamental liaison between Europe and the US in the institutional
framework of the Cold War鈥�, International Two-Day-Conference Reframing the (Art) World, Universit茅 Rennes 2, Rennes, France, 2018.
鈥淟ightness and Rightness. Eduardo Chillida and James Johnson Sweeney in the Museum
of Fine Arts, Houston鈥�, Meadows Museum, South Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 2018.
鈥�(Des)vistiendo la arquitectura: La minimalizaci贸n de los espacios expositivos en
EE.UU. De Art of This Century al White Cube.鈥� Four-Days Symposium of Spanish Art Historians,
Universidad de Burgos, 2018, Burgos, Spain.
鈥淎bstract art and Plastic Redirections in 20th Century Art. A Reflection on James Johnson Sweeney鈥檚 work as a critic and curator.鈥�
International Two-Day Conference L鈥橝rt abstrait en qu锚te de definitions, Paris-New York-Tokyo, 1944-1964, Universite Rennes Rennes, France, 2018.
鈥淓l papel del arquitecto Jos茅 Luis Sert como promotor cultural en EE.UU.鈥滻II International
Three Days Congress on Historical Links between Spain and North America: Hispanic
roots and Heritage Yesterday and Today, Universidad de Alcal谩 de Madrid, Spain, Henares,
2017.
鈥淪obre la ense帽anza de las Bellas Artes en EE. UU. a mediados del siglo XX. Aportaciones
de artistas emigrados: Creft, Vicente, Quintanilla鈥� National Three-Days Symposium,
Palacio de la Magdalena, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain, 2016.
鈥淭he Fundamental Role of James Johnson Sweeney in Promoting Spanish Artists in The
U.S. (1934-1975).鈥� II International Three Days Congress on Historical Links between
Spain and North America, City College of New York, New York, NY, 2016.
鈥淓l coleccionismo de arte espa帽ol en EE. UU.: James Johnson Sweeney.鈥� VIII Symposium
for Young Researchers, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, 2016.
Exhibitions curated
The Irascibles. Painters Against the Museum (New York, 1950), Fundaci贸n Juan March,Madrid, Spain, 2020.
Cort茅s. Portraits and Structures, Fundaci贸n Telef贸nica & Unicaja, Madrid and Cadiz, 2018/2019.
Honors and Awards
George Gurney Postdoctoral Fellowship, Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington DC, Summer 2020. Research on the influence of the Spanish Civil War on American Artists.