Ivorypress presents a conversation between Jeff McMillan and Manuel Fontán del Junco

Last Monday 3 March 2024, Ivorypress hosted a conversation between American artist Jeff McMillan and Manuel Fontán del Junco, Director of Museums and Exhibitions, Fundación Juan March. The event was presented by Elena Ochoa Foster. A selection of works from McMillan’s biblio series will be on view at Ivorypress until 15 May.

biblio is a series of works on paper created with books the artist shipped from the United States to the United Kingdom in the late 1990s—mainly monographs of twentieth-century painters. McMillan wraps each book in paper and dips it in ink or oil paint, transforming it into a new composition that explores artistic lineage and the physicality of printed matter.

McMillan’s work is also featured in the group exhibition Lo tienes que ver. La autonomía del color en el arte abstracto at Fundación Juan March, which explores colour as an autonomous force in abstraction. The exhibition includes painting, sculpture, photography, installations and artists’ books—offering a rich context in which to view McMillan’s practice.